I saved a puupy yesterday! At least I hope I did. I take a "shortcut" when coming from my parents to pick up Juliette from school. I say shortcut b/c it's through a neighborhood with speedbumps, and it really doesn't seem much shorter. Anywho, I almost hit a chihauhau. He was just hanging out in the street, so I pulled over a picked up the little guy. He was ADORABLE. I thought for about 1/10 of a second on just getting right back in my car and driving home, but ... I was more sensible than that. I knock on this lady's door, and she pointed across the street. She was sweet, but she said "Oh, he gets out all the time." I walked across the street and the lady who owned him thanked me about a million times. But, it worries me that he gets out a lot ... but you can't make people be good parents to children or dogs, you just hope they learn sometimes.

So, good deed of the day Check!

It was lightning really badly when we got home, so dinner was frozen waffles and bagles. It's no fun to be in the middle of a thunderstorm cooking dinner ... and your power goes out. I also gave Julie these little frozen yogurt bars I concocted. She LOVED it. All I did was take plain yogurt, peaches, and honey ... puree and freeze. It was like eating slightly sour icecream, the peaches did that. I bought some strawberry yogurt this week and some blueberries and bananas, all things I can freeze and use when needed.

I've spent $100 this week on groceries, which is A LOT for us. The thing is, if I've planned this right, we'll have enough food for at least three weeks. I'll have to buy milk, and possibly eggs and cheese, but everything else we've got plenty of. This includes fresh fruits and veggies, which are huge budget busters, plus all the staples, flour, sugar ... everything. Today I am going to start cooking, I even "spurlged" on chocolate chips for cookies. My daughter, like most toddlers, is a nut for sweets. Hence why I made her the frozen yogurt bars (her ice cream), and I hate to think of the horrid things that are in premade cookies. Plus, a little mom love goes a long way with cookies and children. I have more broccoli, spinanch and mushrooms than I know what to do with ... but luckily she'll eat all of that. Can you see me beaming over here ... my toddler eats veggies!

Today I am going to blow a little bit more of the money ... I mean, I'm going to actually do something for myself. I'll be heading out to check out Harry Potter ... but I'm bringing popcorn and soda with me. Our movie theater lets you bring in food, which I didn't know until I took my sister a few weeks ago and the family in front of us brought in subway. I guess they would rather you come and bring food than not come at all. I just finished reading book 6 again, waiting for my book to arrive on the 21st, and cried like a baby. Books always make me cry, but you know it's a good writer when you cry the 2nd or more time you've read a book.

Oh, and my roomie sprung on me night before last that there friend is bringing another friend down for his trip. URGH. They told me a bit ago that they have a friend coming into town. I don't have a problem with someone sleeping on the couch, not a big deal, as long as they are aware that Julie and I are early risers and sometimes that means a fight from her. Now, though, I'm agngry that he's brining a friend with him. First of all, we have one couch, and two love seats, not exactly the biggest either ... so I don't know where this other person is sleeping. Secondly, they told me this on Monday, and the people are coming on Friday. This angers me more than anything. If I have to, I can stay at my parents house, I know they won't mind, since they are out of town until Tuesday, but I don't feel like I should evict myself from my own house. We'll see though. On the other hand, I just got word that my brother is getting leave in late August, he's going back to Iraq in September. I told him to PLEASE come and sleep on my couch and harrass my roomies, and he laughed. He'll probably stay over though, so he doesn't get into it with my mother. Now, I have to think of something to get him for his birthday. He'll be turning 21 right before he comes home, but it needs to be something he either doesn't mind leaving behind for however long he is going to be over there this time, or something he can take with him. I am thinking about making a basket like thing, with a bunch of 80's candy and finding a Tennage Muntant Ninja Turtle stuffed animal like he had when we were kids. I don't know if this is a good idea, but my brother is hard to buy for. I am also giving him a tupperware thing of sand, just incase he doesn't see enough of it in Iraq.

I'm off to cook!