busy bees.

wow.  march 2nd already.  how is it possible that we're in the last month of the first quarter already?

today we've been busy, busy bees.  travis and i woke up and poked around the house for a bit.  then we got ready for the day and headed out to do a bit of grocery shopping.  i had planned to stop at aldi in owasso on the way home from work yesterday, but i missed the turn, and travis and i were both just so tired.

we headed out at about 9:30 and left haley to work on her vanity (she's in the process of stripping and sanding it down so we can paint it).  we hit up aldi, then the meat market in coweta, and then walmart.  i loathe running errands, but it's not so bad when i'm spending time with travis. i hate shopping at aldi, but i've found that the prices on a lot of things are almost half the price that i pay at reasor's or walmart.  sooo, even though i hate it, and going there stresses me out, i am trying to be conscious of what we spend on food.

while shopping, travis kept spotting items and getting inspired.  he put a bag of vanilla wafers into the cart.  i asked what they were for.  "you're going to make banana pudding later."  oh.  excellent.  good to know.  =)  he was teasing of course and i like to whip up stuff in the kitchen, so i didn't mind.   i picked up a box of lasagna so i could make the mexican lasagna that i made a few weeks ago and travis asked, "are you going to make me lasagna tonight."  i told him my plan, but he decided actual lasagna sounded much better.

when we got home, haley had made a lot of progress on the vanity, and travis was able to start painting it.  we all got the groceries put away, and then i called haley into the kitchen to help me make the banana pudding.  after that, we started on the lasagna (which smells amazing, by the way).  the recipe has been awesome so far, and i can't wait to taste the finished product. 

while we were letting the meat sauce for the lasagna simmer for an hour and a half, we mixed up some homemade oatmeal cups.  they're kind of like granola bars but instead of being in a bar, they're in a baking cup.  and our contain no granola.  just oats, honey, and a few fun toppings.  i'll post the recipes for everything a little later.  for now, i'm going to go remove the foil from the lasagna so it can finish cooking.  and i don't want to miss the last of lady and the tramp. still an all-time-favorite of mine.

happy weekend from the lear family!