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Expired Soup

It's the little things in life that make us smile. Today I was thrilled and delighted that the baby napped during the lunch hour, and thus I was able to actually not only make lunch, but eat it as well. This is unusual for me. Lately I've found myself scavenging around 2pm-ish for whatever is lying around.

But today was a treat. I made a grilled ham and cheese (with Healthy Choice Ham and cheese made with 2% milk.) And because the baby was being so damned delightful I took my chances and opened a can of tomato soup. Now normally, I don't worry about my canned goods, but this can of [store] brand soup had a date clearly imprinted on the top of the can. February 28, 1997. Almost a year ago.

Is it possible for a can of soup to expire? What exactly happens during the expiration process? The soup (which I continued to heat and eat) tasted fine to me. It is now 4 hours later and I have no major complaints. No blurred vision, no seizures.

Maybe this was just a hint that I should clean out the canned goods shelf a little more often. I shouldn't have things in there from stores near where we used to live before we bought the house three and a half years ago. This is my "healthy tip of the day".

Mini M&Ms

Don't tell anyone, but I just found the bag of leftover baking M&Ms that we had in the spice drawer. They were leftovers because I don't like to add the whole bag when I'm making cookies. That's right, Mars, Inc. - I like a little more cookie in my cookie. So we only put in half the bag. A little more than that, actually, but for discussion sake, half the bag.

I'm only going to eat a few, because I don't know what chocolate will do to Mookie's tummy (some babies can NOT handle chocolate/caffeine well).

Okay, I just put the bag back. But I know where it is.

Bumpersticker from Hell

Oh, did I ever see an odd bumpersticker the other day. You know how you see something and then you think to yourself "where on earth does one SHOP for such a thing? That is what I did when I saw this bumpersticker. Ready? Okay. I [heart] the old Latin Mass

This was on a minivan. So you would assume the owner of said minivan was, well, relatively young. I personally am 33 years old these days, and I am of prime minivan driving age. And yet, I have never attended a latin mass. So Mr./Ms. Minivan driver, if you are reading this, we'd like to know how old you are, when you heard a latin mass recently, and why you like them so much.

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