Week 6 weigh in!

I'm pretty excited today, I weighed in twice just to make sure it was right! This week I lost another -4lbs!! I didn't think I was doing that well on IP, I mean ... I don't feel like I have restricted myself so much that I am missing out on things. I haven't "cheated" at all with sugar, I passed up on all the little Halloween chocolate bars and I changed from using milk in my coffee to using half and half - which is way lower in sugar but a little higher in fat, but it gives the coffee a creamy taste that I have been missing. I was wondering if it would have an effect on my weight loss but I don't think it has so I will keep using half and half. I have "cheated" a couple times with higher fat foods, I made mashed potatoes but with cauliflower but felt like it was missing something so I added butter to my helping. And having a slice of cheese here and there but I have been pretty good at staying away from sugar (with the help of Splenda) and staying away from bread. I do crave bread still and thought by now that would pass, every morning I crave breakfast - a nice egg sandwich or breakfast burrito, I can't wait to have breaky!! :)

So thing are going pretty good I think ... I am at my half way point, I have finally passed the 10% mark and can't believe that I am almost out of the 190's !! :D I would like to be at 179 by Christmas, which is another 14.2lbs in 6 weeks - which works out to 2.4lbs a week, I think this is very reasonable!! I plan on going off plan during the Christmas holidays just like I did at the retreat. Not too crazy but I will probably enjoy a few high carby things. Then January 1st or so get back on the program to loose my last 10lbs!! :)

The weeks seem to be flying by, I can't believe that Christmas is only about 6 weeks away. I think I am almost done my shopping but I still have to wrap them and set up my tree. We are in the process right now to move the office downstairs and adding a craft table for me. Then we are making the office Jacobs playroom. We have to do it fairly quick though cause we are on a deadline (if we don't so something with his toys we won't have room to host Christmas or put up a tree) so we won't be painting either room for now. There seems like so much to do just to move one room downstairs!? I plan on working on that tonight and Thursday cause I have the 11th off!! Above I posted my graph chart... I like to see how close I am to my goal line and how it is dropping, kinda puts a smile on my face!! Pretty soon I will have to buy new jeans again but this time they will be a much smaller size!!

lots on my plate

So not literally "lots on my plate" but I do have lots on the go right now, we are trying to get the backyard finished and play set assembled in time for Jacobs 2nd birthday party (June 12th) and of course it's not just a matter of putting up a new swing set. We had a large cement pad in the middle of our yard that we had to jackhammer and take to the dump, then there were two large tree stumps that we needed to use a stump grinder on and then we decided to get rid of the grass and put in artificial grass!! Which somehow involved the removal of our fence and now we have to add that to the list! We are actually on track for the yard work part but the artificial grass (that I ordered today) is going to take 8-10 days to get which means it won't even get here till around June 8th - 3 days before the party!!! And we can't really build the play set until the grass is laid cause it goes on top! I pray that the grass will come early and we can get it all done, or else my backyard will be big dirty mess for all the kids to play in!! :(

We are also in the process of purchasing a travel trailer so that Jacob and I can spend more time at the track with hubby but this is becoming a more difficult process then I had hoped!? I feel like we are spending LOTS of money right now when we should be saving or catching up on other bills?! And although I'm almost certain that things will work out in the end, I can't help but worry about it all!?

My Dad just got admitted in the hospital again but I think this time might be for longer then last? I think he is tired, tired of fighting a loosing battle, tired of feeling like crap all the time, tired of living. My SIL thinks that he wants to hear me and my brother tell him that we are 'ok' with him not continuing treatment that that we are will be ok and are ready for what is to come. And although I feel like I am mentally ready to say my good-byes and I think I might be strong enough to handle what is to come I know that will probably not be the case. I will be a babbling fool, it will hit me hard and I will probably not handle it well. Even though it will be an end to his suffering and I've had almost a year to prepare for it - I still don't want to face what will happen.

I haven't been to the gym for over a week and feel like I might have been "bad" on the weekend, I also noticed that my energy level isn't as high as it was when I went more often. But I did plant my flowers yesterday, which I thought was a good workout and gymnastics with Jacob makes me sweat! I got hubby to come to the gymnastics class last Saturday and he took some pictures so I just need to get them off my phone and I can post a few on here!! I am really enjoying the gymnastics class and I feel like Jacob is learning a lot too! He practices his "donkey kicks" at home and "stop hands" I'm actually surprised that he remembers when I ask him to do donkey kicks and he does them. I loves the "popcorn" at the end of class and usually sits there with a huge smile, I will have to try and get video of it.

So that's about all, hopefully things will work out, I'm sure they will, just will they work out in time for everything else!?!?

Lots of first's ...

1st Halloween -- So Jacob celebrated his 1st Halloween and I must say it was kinda fun, not as much fun as it will be when he actually knows what is going on but I took him visiting to a few places close by (My Dad's work and the Grandparents) and by the time we got home I think he already had enough of his costume! But we needed milk so I walked to the store with Jacob and the dog all in costume!! It was fun!

1st Sleep over!! -- Jacob also had his first sleep over at my in laws! We had a banquet to attend for the race track and every time I thought of Jacob I had a drink!! I ended up having 4 wines which really isn't too bad in 10 hours!! But the 4 wines were enough to make me a little tipsy, I don't think I've had a drink since I found out I was pregnant so that would make it a year ago!! We had a good time at the banquet and I'm sure Jacob didn't even really know the difference, except apparently he didn't have a very good time at bath time? I'm not sure if it was the sleep over or the day light savings time but the next day was a little tricky with naps and bedtime?! I think sometimes my FIL gets too excited and almost over stimulates Jacob, he didn't eat half as much as I thought he would at the sleep over and I'm not sure if that was because my FIL kept him so occupied that he never thought about food or if he just wasn't hungry? I do know for sure that he is definitely going to be a kid that won't be able to have a bowel movement unless he is at home cause he never went the whole time he was away but as soon as we walked in the door it was like he knew and went ... a few times! ;)

The last 1st Jacob had this month is his ....

1st diaper rash !! -- Yup - it sucks, it's not too bad but I still feel bad for the little guy. I'm sure it must be uncomfortable?! I'm actually thinking it is from swimming cause that is when it started, and I'm not too sure if it is from his swimming shorts or the chlorine in the water? Every time after swimming I would notice his diaper area would have little red dots and every time it gets worse so now I'm a little paranoid about going tomorrow cause what if it gets even more worse ?? I'm going to put some Vaseline on his diaper area to try and help prevent it from getting worse and I'm kinda thinking that it might be his swim shorts cause if it was the water he would have a rash all over not just in that area? But of course today I went to Walmart and thought I would try to find him a new swim suit but they are not in season so all I could find were winter mitts! There is only 2 weeks left of swimming anyway so I don't want to spend too much on swim gear that he will grow out of in a matter of weeks but if the rash gets worse tomorrow then I don't think I have much of a choice to search for a new suit!?

Tomorrow is a busy day for us, swimming in the morning then the "Mom's group" wants to meet again (I think this is going to be a regular Tues afternoon thing - which is nice) and tomorrow is 10% Tuesday at the grocery store so I will be leaving Jacob with Dad after supper and I will go shopping! I will also be leaving Jacob with Dad on Wed. night (which I also think is going to be a regular outing) so that I can get out and go to my girlfriends for a visit! Last time I left Jacob alone apparently all he did was cry so I think it will be good for him too - he is starting to turn into a "mommas boy" (which is cute now but when he's 20 it's kinda weird?) so I would like him to bond with his Dad a little! Then Thurs is swimming again and Friday will probably be movie night at my hubbies "new friends" house (it is in quotations for a reason that I would rather not mention right now - but some of you already know what that's about). Hubby told me today after I almost cut my leg on the washing machine door that on Sat he would be working on the basement and will move my washing machine into the laundry room!!! WOOT WOOT!! But we'll see if that really happens?! ;)

Kitchen

Another quick post ..... Jacob is having a cranky kinda weird day maybe it's cause he is a Gemini but he goes from grump to cute in 2 seconds flat! One minute he's starving and crys to eat the next he is playing with the nipple so you take the bottle away and he's crying again cause he's starving!? I don't get it ~ he spends more time playing with the bottle then he does eating!? Anyway I wanted to post a few pics of my project -- painting the kitchen cupboards. I have only done half the kitchen and still need to do the side where the fridge and stove are, hopefully this week I will get on that! So here is a before and after pic -- I like it, I think it brightens up the kitchen and I like the new hardware we put on the doors. Hopefully I can post more this week but with swimming (which is really fun but I'm surprised that it doesn't tucker Jacob out more, I actually think he naps less since we started swimming?) and I actually have a date night this week with a girlfriend I may not be able to post much!?

Last day of class

I've actually had a fairly busy week so far, I didn't even realize that it was Thursday already and I haven't even posted yet about our last baby class!! So... the class was good, I got to ask my questions about bathing and there was one idea I really liked ~ one Mom said she fills the big tub with about 2-3 inches of water, puts a towel on the bottom of the tub (to prevent slippage) and lays her baby on the towel. She said her baby just loves it and has a great time splashing around! I think I will try this next time, I'm pretty sure Jacob would also like splashing around. We had the "safety lady" come in and talk about car seats, dangerous household poisons and other house hold safety stuff. She was pretty good and I learned a few things from her as well, like where the chest clip on the car seat is suppose to be. I think we will have to buy a permanent car seat soon cause carrying Jacob in the portable car seat is starting to get pretty darn heavy!! At the end of class we all got a certificate saying they completed the class and we took a class photo, oh and we also exchanged emails and a lot of us have stayed in contact on Facebook so hopefully there will be some get togethers?!

I think I am nesting???! I never really did when I was pregnant but lately I have felt the need to clean? Like crazy cleaning not just the regular dusting and vacuuming stuff. On Wednesday I decided that the kitchen would be my first "victim" and after I did the regular cleaning I got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the floor (usually I just Swiffer) and since I was on my knees I washed the cupboard doors, then cleaned out the fridge. But of course I got interrupted and so today I took down all the M&M candy dispensers we have on top of the cupboards and scrubbed them, tomorrow I am going to go buy some white paint and paint the cupboards! And I will see how expensive new handles are cause I might buy some of them too! I just feel like I want to get stuff done and I want it done now! I think I will pick a new "victim" every week and that will be my project, next I think is the master bedroom!

Tuesday night I picked up my scrap booking stuff and of course ordered more, I admit I'm addicted! I got my inlaws to watch Jacob for a couple hours while I picked up my stuff cause hubby was busy in the garage. He is trying to get a car finished for this weekend and I then we will finally have our garage back (not that I get to park in it but at least this project will be finished). I still want to go visit my Grandma and haven't got around to that yet, maybe this weekend? Other then that not much else is new, next week Jacob has to get more shots so I think I will drag hubby there again and he can hold him.

Another week at work

Well my doctor appointment went well on Friday, she was running late as usual and I had to sit in that tiny room for like 20 minutes waiting for her (I almost laid down for a nap!!). Every time she sees me now she asks if I'm tired, I think I just look extra tired from being bored but yes ... I am more tired now then before. She never did do a internal, probably cause she thought I was still only 36 weeks along?! She is a really nice doctor and all but sometimes I wish she would maybe look at my file before seeing me!? But even though she didn't do an internal she seems to think that I still have another 4 weeks to go!! :o In a way I hope not, I'm very un-comfy but in a way it would be OK - more time to get things put in place!! So this Friday might not be my last day, I don't want to sit at home too long waiting - I think I would go stir crazy! ;) O - on a plus note, I asked about my GBS test and she said it came back negative so I don't need a IV for that, only if I choose a epi.

After my doctor appointment I headed home for a very quick power purr, then headed out to the track just to find out that it was raining out there. After two hours of trying to dry the track we were ready to race .... just in time for it to start raining again!! We never did get any cars to go down the track, called the race and headed home! But of course it now too late to go shopping or even work on baby room. Saturday we headed out to the track and I would have put money on the fact that we would be home by noon, due to rain, but no - it never did rain and there wasn't very many cars there so I thought at least we would get out of there early!? But no - that didn't happen either, the very last car oiled down the track and hubby had to stay and clean it up! However this didn't stop me from taking him shopping still, even though he was "tired"!! Too bad - we are going shopping!! ;) We bought almost everything for babies room except the baseboards, chair rail and flooring. These items we found in a flyer for a good price at Timbertown that is only open on weekdays so we will go buy them tonight. And the blind machine thing at Home Depot was out of order so we couldn't get the blind.

Sunday we were back at the track only until noon though cause we were rained out. After four hours of the guys working on the track to get it race ready they decided to call the race cause the track just wasn't drying!? When we got home I let hubby relax for a couple hours then put him to work installing the ceiling fan and new decor plugs/ switch's. Unfortunately we forgot to buy a bulb for the fan so we couldn't see what it looked like lite up. I hung some pics on the wall (using the old holes that were in the wall already) and took the tape off the wall, I actually think the room looks awesome even though it's not done yet! I can hardly wait till it's finished!! :) However hubby is a little stressed about it, he over booked himself with projects this week and needs to finish a few things for customers by Thursday so my plan and his plan don't really work together!! I was hopping that tonight we go shopping, tomorrow he can paint the baseboards etc., and then on Wed we can put it all together (install the floor, closet organizer and chair rail etc.). Then Thursday put the crib together and I could put everything in it's place!! But I don't think hubby will have the time to do all that this week, he agreed to go shopping but said he has to finish these projects so he might not have time to paint or install the floor till next week!! :o Nothing like leaving things to the last minute!?

37 weeks !! Officially at term!

It's official, I'm full term today and could potentially have a healthy baby any day now!! The other night I was sterilizing nipples and soothers and hubby walked by and asked "you're doing that already?" - now I'm not sure if he was trying to be funny or if he seriously doesn't realize just how close we are to having a baby!? I just gave him a look and he walked away! ;)

My boss has been letting me leave early the past few days, usually around 3ish, which is nice cause I'm so tired around 2pm - especially yesterday cause I didn't sleep so well the night before. Speaking of sleep, my crazy pregnancy dreams are back! I sometimes like to remember my dreams but some of the dreams I have been having aren't very nice ones and I really would rather not remember them!? I will be leaving extra early today cause I have my 37 week doctor appointment at 2pm and probably won't be coming back to work after. I think I get an internal today so I'm curious to see how close I really am to giving birth!? Then next week I think I will only be working till 1ish, depending on how busy we are - it seems like the busy we are the easier the day is but when we are slow I get very sleepy!! Then Friday the 13th will probably be my last day!? Even though I'm kinda superstitious and don't really like the idea of leaving on Friday the 13th~!?

On my way home yesterday I stopped in at the diaper service store and picked up my diaper pail, then after a quick nap and supper hubby finished painting the babies room. It looks pretty good so far, now we just need to finish it!! I feel so helpless, if only I could help hubby with the room it would probably go faster but instead I made muffins! ;) We have quite the list of things we still need for the room so I'm seriously hoping it rains all weekend (or at least in the morning, just enough to cancel the races then get nice again!). We need to still buy baseboards, chair rail, a vent, plug-ins/ covers, shelves, ceiling fan/ light, a heavy blind, flooring and some white paint!! :o It's suppose to rain but it was also suppose to rain yesterday and never did so keep doing that rain dance (at least in the morning) ! ;)

I also packed my bag last night, so I guess I'm kinda ready now!? Hopefully I remembered everything, if not I'm sure we can pick it up at a store or it's not really needed!? I do still have a few things I need to pick up, like a nursing bra, nursing pads and a change table cover but hopefully if it rains I will have lots of time to go shopping while hubby works on the bedroom.

Busy night

I feel like I had a busy night last night, I had to take a delivery on the way home then stopped at the grocery store to get a few lunch items which made me late getting home but it was OK cause hubby wasn't home anyway. He was off at the race track trying to get it all ready for this weekends races. I had a quick bite to eat then started with laundry, I think I am now officially finished washing all babies bedding/ clothes - it will probably be the first and only time I will ever be "finished" baby laundry. Then I headed outside to plant my flowers that I purchased almost a week ago, they were starting to look a little ill. Marigolds, pansy's and petunia's - I bought two flats from Costco, $10 each flat, so they didn't cost very much but half way through planting them I was wondering what the heck I was thinking buying sooooo many flowers!! :o Not only was I running out of places to plant them but my back was killing me and I was huffing and puffing so bad, I think it has more to do with just being pregnant - I am really out of shape! I can't wait to get back into a walking routine, a walking routine that consists of more then a 20 minute walk! ;) I also realized half way through planting my half dead pansy's that I should probably give them a good watering before I go back inside but ..... hubby had disconnected the water taps outside when he was renovating the basement so we have no working water taps outside!?!? How am I going to water these stupid flowers now!? I really don't want to make 100 trips in and out of the house to fill up my watering can!

When I finished planting all my flowers I was just about to sit down to relax when an old friend pulled up outside. We had a good, short visit and will hopefully see each other again next weekend at our friends wedding. So hubby is suppose to reconnect the water tap outside today so that I can give them a good soak tonight and I also asked him to vacuum so that all I have left to do is dust, windows and bathrooms. Sometimes I think having a dog is just as bad as having a toddler, she presses her nose against the window and leaves smears all over them, brings dirt in from outside and doesn't pick up any of her toys! ;) Tomorrow is my 36 week doctor appointment, it will probably be the same as all the other appointments, hopefully she has my GBS test results back?! I can't believe I have less then 30 days now ..... I am in the 20's! ! It's exciting and scary all at the same time, part of me can't wait to get to the end and the other half wants to go back to the beginning and have another few months to get stuff done?

stiff and sore

I didn't get a very good sleep last night but there really isn't much new about that, I don't think I've had a full nights sleep since I was 3 months pregnant!? Lately my neck has been stiff and sore which leads to a headache and a all around crappy feeling! I don't expect it to get any better even after baby is born. Lack of sleep usually leads to tension in the neck which leads to headaches and I don't expect to get deep sleep once baby is here, just little "power purrs"!

FIL came over again last night and helped work on the basement, I think they are now finished mudding and sanding. Which is great cause not only does that mean we are one step closer to putting paint on the walls but the amount of dust in the house will be next to nothing now! I can't wait to dust off my washer and dryer and not have to worry about dropping an item of clothing on the dusty floor while trying to get all my clean clothes into the dryer! I figure maybe by mid-May we will be working on the baby room? It's hard to say for sure though, with summer here it seems like every weekend is booked with something - either working at the track, helping family (build a fence/ roof a house), going quading or a wedding and those are just the things I remember going on !! And during the week we work so there really isn't too much time to start projects at 7:00 at night or we have our baby class!? It's quite overwhelming - I'm not worried that it won't get done but I'm just not sure everything will get done before baby is here!? O - well! ?

New stove ...... almost!?

I almost got myself a new stove last night!~! On the way home from work I decided I wanted to make homemade pizza for supper (since that is the only way I can really have pizza right now) so as I started to decorate the pita bread with all the different veggies I realized I hadn't turned the oven on yet. So I went to preheat it, I turn the nob (as usual) and pushed a button to set the temperature .... the stove beeped twice at me - which isn't normal and then the clock part froze up .... I couldn't set the temperature!? So what is a starving pregnant lady to do? First I call hubby, tell him I broke the stove and that he is the "fixer" and needs to fix it if he wants supper. He asks what I did and why!? WTH ?? Like I did this on purpose .... I'm starving and really want pizza! ?! ;) Now maybe if I was just doing cookies or something !? he he He went downstairs and played with the fuse box, pulled some fuses out of the back of the top of the stove that I didn't even know existed!? But to no avail ... nothing worked! I was just about to suggest we go shopping when I fiddled with the nobs, set the time (cause the blinking was driving me nuts) and to my surprise it was working! So good news is that we got to have homemade pizza for supper but bad news is that I have to wait a little longer for my new stove! :(

I get to leave early today, probably around 2pm for my doctor appointment at 3 in St.Albert. Although even though I get to leave early I probably still won't get home till 5 or later!? I think this is the last 'simple' doctors appointment, my next one will probably involve a pelvic exam as well!? I will also find out today if I passed my diabetes's test, which I can only assume I did cause I did that test like 2 weeks ago and never got a phone call!?

~~ FRIDAY! ~~

This weekend is daylight savings time change, so everyone will loose an hour! I wish we didn't have to do the time change, like Saskatchewan, cause honestly I don't really understand it? I think it's for the farmers to get an extra hour of daylight but I don't think there are as many farmers now a days then there was years ago and maybe they should just get up earlier if they want more day light? Why do we all have to change? ;)

So I've really been thinking lots about the babies room lately, I'm stuck between two different bedding's and they both have pluses. The first one I like cause it is really nice material and I like the colors, more earthy but it is really expensive and I'm not sure I like the idea of spending that much on bedding that baby isn't really going to care much about (it's more for me)!? And the second one has a really nice price tag ~ I could buy extra sheets with this one and it would still cost less then the 'earthy' one. It also seems like there is more matching things available for this one, such as lamps and window treatments. But I'm not too crazy about the fabric or colors?! Knowing me I will probably go with the cheaper one cause I like to try and get the best deal/ value and don't usually base my purchases on appearance/ looks. Then I'm also stuck on paint .... should I base my paint choices on the bedding I choose cause I know it would look good at first but then it would limit me if I ever wanted to change the bedding? Which I will probably do more then once, I like to change things up a bit usually every season ~ rearrange the furniture, change the accessories (candle holders and fake flowers) in the room to go with seasons. But the thought of having a 'theme' room sounds kinda cool?! O -- so many choices!?

I can't believe I am almost under 100 days, well maybe not quite almost but pretty darn close to 99!! I'm sure after I get past the 100 day marker it will go even faster then it has been! Which I'm actually quite excited about!! Not too many plans for this weekend .... finish cutting flannel and I might go drop it off at the aunts, maybe bake some more of the oatmeal raisin cookies cause I'm all out of banana muffins, the usual housework stuff (laundry, bathrooms,etc.) and I think that is about all!?

Another Monday

Well another weekend has past and as usual I could have used just one more day off!! ;) I feel like we got lots done this weekend. Hubby worked in the garage all night Friday with one of his buddies, I didn't even feel him crawl into bed at 1am!! :o Apparently I'm not as "stealth like" when I come home late! Saturday morning I did some house cleaning and after supper went out to St.Albert to babysit my niece and nephew. When I got out there my youngest niece was sleeping, apparently she had a busy day, it was only 6pm. They said she may wake up or she may sleep through the night till the next day!! I thought this was amazing ~ do most kids (one year old) sleep that long!!?? So I only had to watch my nephew (6 yrs old) and niece (10 yrs old), I had brought some crafty things with me so we did that first - painting those stained glass things. Then worked on a activity book thing I got them, by the time I knew it, it was bed time! My brother and SIL didn't get home till 11:30

and after talking for a bit I finally left at midnight. The youngest niece never did wake up! I guess I wasn't as nice as hubby though when I got home late and apparently woke him up! opps he he Sunday, I finished my house work and did some baking, more banana/ blueberry muffins and some oatmeal chocolate bars both low fat of course! ;) O - we also had our first BBQ'd steak of the year on Sunday, with baked potato and Caesar salad! YUM ! I also wanted corn on the cob but I guess it's not the right season!? Hubby was busy all weekend working on the basement and got lots accomplished!! All the demo was done by Sat. and he got almost all the walls put up by Sunday! My laundry room has probably shrunk in half but now the main rumpus room is a lot bigger! I can't wait to see what looks like when it is finished, which I know won't be for a few months still but I'm excited~!! :) I forgot to mention too that I did some fabric cutting Friday night, I will probably do more tonight or during the week so I can give all the fabric to hubbies aunt on Thursday at bowling.

Just another day ...

So if you don't already know we are going to try and use cloth diapers instead of disposables. I'm not doing it to be enviromental or for other reasons people may say but I would like to use cloth because I've heard that it is easier to potty train the child, they will recognize the "wet" feeling sooner then kids that use disposables. My hubbies aunt is going to sew them all for us, all we have to do is cut the pattern and she will zip them together. But lately she has been bugging my MIL as to where the material is so I guess she wants to get started on them, which is nice ~ at least she wants to be prepared! ;) So, the inlaws stopped by last night after dinner to drop off the diaper material that needs to be cut still. My MIL has already cut all the white flannel that goes inside the diaper (5 dozen regular size and 3 dozen newborn size) she has also cut all the flannel with a pattern that goes on the outside for the newborn diapers so all I need to do is cut 5 dozen diapers out of the patterned material and the absorbant pads that get sewn in between. So I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend! Which is OK cause hubby will probably be working in the basement. Last night he finished the demolision process so hopefully this weekend he will be building walls! ? :)

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

2/3C Sugar

2/3C Packed brown sugar

1/2C Butter

1/2C Shortening

1 tsp Baking soda

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Vanilla

1/2 tsp. Baking powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 lg. Eggs

3C Quick oats

1C Flour

1C Raisins, nuts OR chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 375F.

2. In a large bowl beat all ingredients except oats, flour and raisins with mixer. Stir in oats, flour and raisins.

3. On ungreased cookie sheet drop by rounded tablespoon about 2 inches apart.

4. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown.

1 Cookie = Calories 120, Fat 6g, Chol 20mg, Sodium 95mg, Carbs 15g, Protein 2g

***Lighter version*** For only 3g of Fat and 95 calories per cookie use Unsweetened Applesauce instead of shortening, 1/2C Egg beaters instead of eggs and increase Cinnamon and Vanilla to 1 1/2tsp.