Ode to My Childhood, Apparently

I'm not sure that I actually accomplished anything at all yesterday. I was very tired (after getting a mere 11 hours of sleep on Saturday night (?!?!?!?)), so I let myself sleep until 8:30 and promptly decided that I would not be going to the office. The morning sort of disappeared in a blur of oatmeal, expense reports, bills, dry cleaners, and essential grocery shopping. I don't like to do the majority of my shopping at Gourmet Garage because it's so overpriced and ours is very small, but it's a really pleasant shopping experience, and it's very close by. I stopped in for soymilk, bananas, and OJ. I never buy juice because it's empty calories, but I was feeling lightheaded and needed the sugar -- thanks for the advice, Mama Allison. It was fresh-squeezed and DELICIOUS! Who knew! I had a little more this morning. I used to like to add seltzer to it for a little homemade Orangina.

I love working from home, because I can do things like spend my morning that way, but I also hate it because I still have to do my work! It wasn't a terribly busy day, but I did have a lot to get done in the afternoon. I stayed at the computer until 7 knowing I should probably have worked a little longer, but I decided to go to the gym instead. Oh well. I will be making up for it today/tomorrow. I actually had a really good 4 mile run on the treadmill, which is unusual for me that late in the day.

Gluten free still going well! For lunch I had leftover matzo ball soup minus the matzo balls, aka mom's homemade chicken veggie soup, and a hummus avocado half-sandwich on rice flour bread. Sound disgusting? It was! The loaf feels like a BRICK. I could have used some Mario power to get through that thing...

Sorry, Mario, but your bread is another castle.

I toasted it, but I think not for long enough, because the bread is very moist and dense and barely darkened in the toaster. Maybe toasting it longer would get rid of the moisture? I'm going to experiment with it again later, but that stuff may not be a permanent solution if I do, in fact, go gluten free for good.

And now, a game! "One of these things isn't like the others, one of these things just isn't the same..." Guess which of the 3 things pictured below contains wheat:

1. Trek Mix granola
2. Sweet Hot honey mustard
3. Supremely Spicy Sabra hummus

Place your votes and I will reveal the answer tomorrow night! Reading ingredient lists is exhausting, but I'm glad I checked.

I leave you with one more of my favorite childhood memories, since I seem to be on that path today... ROSENSHONTZ.


Amanda is the only other person I know who remembers the glory of Rosenshontz, but they were the best. My parents bought me their tapes after deciding that they couldn't listen to another moment of Wee Sing. Amanda, I found the lyrics to the song I was telling you about, where they reference Staying Alive! Turns out they're not official lyrics, but after the part about John Travolta, one of them sings the BeeGees in the background. I bet it was Bill. He was always the joker. Mom, Dad, do you know what I'm talking about?