22 Weeks and Oatmeal Cookie Chunk

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Two things stand out to me when I look at that picture:

1. WTF are my feet?
2. Belly button ring looks really tiny now. Time to get that pregnancy piercing!

It was a busy weekend for us but we still didn't get as much done as we had hoped. I ended up stuck at the salon on Saturday for 4 hours due to an appointment mix-up. I finally got my hair cut and colored for the first time since early October. I'll have to get a picture up tomorrow or Tuesday. We were waiting for two deliveries on Saturday morning, both absolutely necessary for getting our projects done, and for about an hour it was looking like neither one was going to come through, but they finally did and the Home Depot screw-up worked out in our favor - since they "forgot" to transfer the basement shelves they gave us a free upgrade and we got the bigger & better shelves for a freaking steal. Here's Charlie showing off his newly organized (well, partly) basement:



The floor installers come in tomorrow to finally fix the office flooring. We painted the trim that they'll be installing this morning and I started repainting the toy box that was mine when I was little so it can be passed along to Baby Charlie. Charlie ripped the old trim out of the bathroom and plastered the holes so we can paint next weekend. Yay!

On to the fun stuff. This week I decided to get Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk in honor of my sister-in-law Becky. Becky is also pregnant and is due only 2 months after I am! Baby Charlie is so lucky to have 2 other cousins who are just his age. I was the old and boring cousin in my family and always wished I had someone my own age to play with at family events. Anyway, I talked to Becky a few weeks ago about my ice cream mission and she mentioned that Oatmeal Cookie Chunk was her favorite.



"Sweet Cream Cinnamon Ice Cream with Chunks of Oatmeal Cookies & Fudge"

This is a Ben & Jerry's classic, originally released as a limited edition flavor but so popular that they decided to make it a permanent member of their line-up. An oldie but goodie, I find this particular flavor to have the largest cookie chunks out of all the cookie-themed varieties. The cinnamon ice cream is unusual but tasty with the perfect spice component. I enjoy the fudge chunks but the ice cream and cookie chunks could really stand alone. Raisins might be an interesting addition, but who am I to question the genius of Ben & Jerry?

I'm lucky enough to have this flavor readily available in most of our local grocery stores. Becky, on the other hand, isn't so lucky. Rumor is that she made her husband drive her all over their town, checking store after store off her list, until she was able to locate her beloved ice cream. So sorry Becky, for putting that craving in your head, but lucky you to have a husband awesome enough to drive you around until you got what you needed. See? It's not just me :)