Try, Try Again

If at first yelled at by a 6 year old for making something new and different, try, try again! I guess that's my new motto. So if you haven't read about Coleman's reaction to the oatmeal chocolate chip muffins I made for breakfast this morning, scroll down and check out the post below...
Caught up now? Great! So my next idea was that I could make better chewy granola bars than Mr. Quaker himself. And guess what... I can!!! At least Brian, Spence, and I think I can. Allie hasn't tried them yet. Coleman had about 4 bites, and with each bite he gave me the thumbs down sign. Ugh. That kid.

Click here for the recipe! I didn't follow the directions exactly. I used some of the tips that others had left in the reviews. If you plan on making them, let me know and I can give you a few of the best tips, like substituting some of the oats for Rice Crispies! They didn't set as well as I would have liked, and the chocolate made them a little messy, but overall I like how they turned out. And I like that I know exactly what's in them and they aren't packed with preservatives enough to give them a shelf life of 3 years!

So those are my adventures in cooking. On another note, I'm feeling a twinge of sadness mixed with a whoosh of freedom. I've made the hard decision not to watch the new season of Dancing With the Stars. I know, I know. It's been my favorite show. But every year I get annoyed, and Brian gets doubly annoyed, with how many hours it's on each week. I usually just DVR it then I can skip some stuff, but it still takes a big chunk of my time. My decision was a little easier since I don't even know half the "celebrities" that are on this time around. So I made it through the premiere tonight without even turning on the TV! What will power I have...