Bulk

This is part of my loot from our Costco trip last night. I love buying in bulk, so much for so cheap! Miraculously, we actually made it out of the store without draining our entire bank account too. 😉

We go through at least 3 cartons of eggs over a 2 week period so this tray of local, Nova Scotia (*ehem* Dad) eggs for only $6.00 was a steal! Yes, even at Costco you can find local products! Obviously not all the products but it’s nice to see that they do try.

Wonder how long it will take us to get through 5kg of oats? Care to place a bet? I say by the beginning of October we’ll need more.

This morning I woke up looking forward to having a bowl of the Kashi Toasted Berry Crisp cereal. I tried this back in February as a sample and thought it was delish. The nutritional stats are on par with other Kashi products – 3/4c has 210 calories, 4g fat, 35g carbs, 8g fibre & 9g of protein.

I had 1/2c with 1/2c 1% milk, topped with fresh blueberries and blackberries. Can’t wait to have local berries, strawberry season is just around the corner!

French press with blend cream & sugah!

It’s been awhile since I had cold cereal for breakkie, here’s hoping it tides me over.

I’m going into work for the morning and then have the afternoon off so that I can rest up before Relay. Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t look like it’s going to cooperate for our 12 hours of walking. 🙁 Please cross your fingers for us.

The rest of the weekend includes getting our garden in, going to see SATC 2 and I’m looking forward to spending a hew hours with my newest read – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It’s nice to have gotten back into books. I used to read all the time but the past year I haven’t done too much.

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan nonetheless grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan , the son of Amir”s father”s servant, is a Hazara, member of a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When the Soviets invade and Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

Have you read it? What did you think?

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday! Thanks again for all your support with Relay For Life, I’ll be back tomorrow with a recap. xoxo