I can cross off goal #32!  I took the kids on the haunted hayride tonight at Lake Farmpark, and it was definitely not "haunted" scary.  The rain refused to hold off one more hour, so we ended up a bit soaked which may have taken away some of the haunted effect.  I'm definitely not complaining about that!  The kids had fun, so that's all that matters.

I have to say that it is a true testament to my determination and will-power to stick to the 21-Day Challenge (Hear that, Cindy?  Major sacrifice going on here!)  We ate at the mall since Olive Garden had a one-hour wait.  I had already determined that I was not going to totally deprive myself on a fun night out; I was really looking forward to Olive Garden's salad, skip the breadsticks, and maybe some grilled vegetables.  The Food Court proved a bit more challenging, so I got rice and Bourbon chicken at the Chinese place.  I know it was loaded with sugar but no gluten.  I even ordered the veggie mix of cabbage, broccoli, and carrots...the stuff that I'm always wondering who actually orders!  Jacob ordered the thin crust pizza, the only kind I like, and he just had to sit by me.  I also let the kids get Auntie Annie's cinnamon-sugar pretzels with glaze dip for dessert...oh the humanity!  The ultimate test came when we walked through the farm park--past the funnel cakes and fresh-cut french fries and caramel apples.  I was never so happy to get back to the car and my emergency stash of Skinny Pop popcorn.

Tomorrow's recipe is going to be my own version of lettuce wraps.  I saw a recipe on, where else, Pinterest.  It has considerably more ingredients than I have available and that I'm allowed right now, so I'm going to modify it a bit.  I love spring rolls (which my mom is making on Tuesday...can't wait!).  Everyone else in my family likes to dip egg rolls and spring rolls in my mom's homemade fish sauce which has a bit too much kick for me.  I'm a soy sauce girl.  Unfortunately, soy sauce is on my no-no list.  Fortunately, I discovered Braggs which tastes exactly like soy sauce but is way healthier--even Jacob will eat it--so I'm planning on trying that with my lettuce wraps.

It's been a wonderfully relaxing, but not totally productive, weekend. We are headed to Grandma's tomorrow for lunch and the Browns game then back home to grade.  At this point in the weekend, I always wonder why I procrastinated, but it doesn't seem to motivate me to start right now.  Instead, I'm going to go read a bit! 

Have a good one!