{"id":689,"date":"2011-11-30T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/11\/pumpkin-style-pie-what-will-they-think-of-next.html"},"modified":"2011-11-30T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T02:06:00","slug":"pumpkin-style-pie-what-will-they-think-of-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/11\/pumpkin-style-pie-what-will-they-think-of-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin "Style" Pie? What WILL They Think of Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Took this picture yesterday at the Commissary.  I’ll let the picture speak for itself.  The subtitle below says “Creamy taste and texture of pumpkin pie flavored with natural cinnamon & ginger”.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what to say about this pie-ish product.  Many times you guys have known me to whine about processed foods<\/a>.  That’s not to say I keep my house free of them.  Depending on how busy our lives are, I’ve been known to stash a tray of frozen chicken enchiladas in the freezer or Kraft Macaroni & Cheese in the pantry. <\/p>\n

You’ve also known me to buy some of these crazier foods and do taste tests with my kids<\/a> comparing it to a homemade version.<\/p>\n

But I couldn’t bring myself to buy this.  Heck, I’m even somewhat uncomfortable buying canned pumpkin for pie, although according to the can there’s nothing in the can except pumpkin<\/a>, right?  Mashed steamed pumpkin makes the pie SO good!<\/p>\n

That’s all I have to say ’bout that…<\/p>\n

Dave goes back to work tomorrow.  He’s in really good shape to return and is ready to get back to society.  Not 100% pain free, but most of his day he’s pretty comfortable.  He’s tapered off his meds enough that I think he’ll be okay, so long as he takes it easy physically.  I think mentally he’s definitely good to go for returning to work!<\/p>\n

And then I can get my house back!  And clean things up some!  It’s been utter chaos…Dave has traditionally helped with SOME of the housework — whether it’s folding laundry or washing dishes a few times per week.  I’ve been able to keep the house clean…i.e., free of dirt, but it’s been cluttery beyond even MY personal standards!<\/p>\n

Also, tomorrow’s the last day of NaBloPoMo<\/a>.  I didn’t succeed in the full challenge, but I am proud for having blogged every day in the month of November so far, except for the 20th<\/a>.  Where I simply had a brain fart, I guess.<\/p>\n

Later this week I’ll be dusting off my holiday cookie posts from years past.  I make a couple of fun, unique cookie recipes, along with the classic sugar cookies and spritz cookies.  I’ll just re-boot the older posts.  I don’t plan to change anything this year, I promise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Took this picture yesterday at the Commissary.  I’ll let the picture speak for itself.  The subtitle below says “Creamy taste and texture of pumpkin pie flavored with natural cinnamon & ginger”. I don’t know what to say about this pie-ish product.  Many times you guys have known me to whine about processed foods.  That’s not … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[20,91,616],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-dear-husband","tag-processed-food","tag-ranting"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t