Poor, poor neglected blog.  Between the car trouble, the CNA class I just started, which occupies me four times a week, potty-training, and the rest of life in general, this blog just hasn't been updated for a while.

I did make a change to my food storage use.  The homemade oatmeal packets that I made in this post
did not turn out at all.  Nearly three months in, I'm giving up in defeat.  They don't have the same texture as the store-bought packets, and the flavor isn't as good when you use the freeze-dried fruit, as opposed to the flavored sugar bits that come in the store-bought oatmeal.  Most importantly, the girls don't like it, so they aren't eating it, so what's the point?  The store bought packets were on sale for a dollar a box this week, so I bought 24 boxes. It's worth it to spend the extra few dollars each month if the kids will eat it. I still use oats to make oatmeal; I make cinnamon-raisin oatmeal in a pan on the stove, and it works out fine.  I also make baked oatmeal, which the girls love.