Strings attached

We read a book recently about a Halloween Party (Curious George of course) so today I was talking to my daughter about Halloween. We were thinking of costumes and I told her that she can go to people's houses and say "trick or treat" and they will give her candy. Her only question was whether she has to go potty on the toilet in order to get that candy. Um....yes, yes you do.

Today we had to drive 20 minutes to go to Whole Foods. I can't believe that, we live in the where Whole Foods started, you'd think they'd be all over the place and yet, no. The one nearest our house is small and located in a mall where traffic sucks so you can never go on a weekend because it's too crowded. But I had to go because they are the only place that carries my oatmeal. Seriously, get that oatmeal, it's so good. I'm trying to follow what Dr. Oz says these days and he's a big proponent of oatmeal. He also says you should have sex twice a week but I'm guessing he doesn't have a two year old who got up for an hour and a half the other night to talk and read books at midnight and then didn't sleep any later in the morning.

Also, here's something else that doesn't suck. The Brothers All Natural Freeze Dried Fuji Apples. We get the Disney ones at Costco and it's like $8 for a package of 20. I can't stop eating those things. The wee one loves them too. I've seen some people complain because they are made in China but I don't care if they are coated with a thin layer of lead and formaldehyde, they taste good and I've been eating them for a while and I'm not dead yet. I sort of think I have early onset Alzheimer's but really that preceded my apple consumption so they probably aren't related. And the other day as we drove home from the library someone in the back seat told me "I'm licking my library books" so I've got bigger issues than dried fruit from China.