Cheerio Bip-Bip and All That
A ministry guest who was here in April brought us a Costco-sized box of Cheerios. I just had a bowlful — with bananas — and felt compelled to blog. Joy truly does come from the little things.
It’s ironic when I think about it. Growing up, my mom wouldn’t allow us to have sugar cereals. Kix was as far out there as she’d let us go. Cheerios was a staple in our house, and although I enjoyed it I also disliked it because it was unsweet and boring. (I can recall that whenever I slept over a friend’s house, I would devour as much Lucky Charms and Fruit Loops as I possibly could, feeling so deprived at home!) Now that I’m thousands of miles from home, able to purchase all the sugar cereals I want, I miss the good ol’ basics like Cheerios and Kix. We brought back a box of Kix from Germany last October (as we got to shop on the American military base) and received the Cheerios in April. It’s a good cereal year!
Dave has seasons 1-3 of The West Wing on DVD; last night we watched the finale of season 2. It’s taken us–Niel, Dave, Rebecca, and I–a year (or maybe a year-and-a-half?) to get through the first two seasons. I have really been enjoying them; the writing is unbelievably riveting. I recall watching the show back in 1999/2000 during the short times I was in the States. My older brother Mike was an avid fan; I only watched the occasional episode with him. I remember struggling to keep up with fast-paced dialogue; now that’s one of my favorite aspects of the show. I’m looking forward to starting season 3. Good times.
It’s 66 degrees today; the air is still pretty cold, but it’s nowhere near as cold as it was last week. Rejoice. Rejoice. Again I say, rejoice.
fun! I love little things like that. And I love you…
My mom was the same – Golden Grahams were huge for us. We were trained to look at the box and if “sugars” read more than 10 we didnt even ask. I have vivid memories of staying with relatives and scoring with boxes of sugar cereal! :)
Shame it’s that cold there! I’m excited for nice/cold weather again! Today it was upper 90s–maybe even the 102 degrees my thermometer read at home! YIKES!
Hi Kitty! Just caught up on your blog today… the recent entries and all the photos are GREAT. Hope you are well- and warm! Love you! Maymes
Interesting how you, me, Danielle (who commented here) and probably many others experienced the same thing w/ sugar cereals. My older brother Mike and I took turns choosing one sugar cereal a month- one of us like Golden Grahams… anyway, I LOVE cheerios now, and I never did as a kid (cuz they get soggy, i still eat them dry), and I’m SO HAPPY that MYLES loves them too- only problem is, as you know, ya can’t get ‘em here. It’s on my “wish list” this year that I sent to mom… Hope we score a box!Also love West Wing. Missed out on a lot tho’, when I was last in the US there was a very different cast. Maybe I can borrow DVD sometime??? The photos were beautious :) love ya.
Where are the photos of Nigel?
Add another to that list, Christen. My Mom never bought us junk food or snacks, and sugary cereals were definitely out. I’m rather glad of that now, ’cause there’s almost no temptation to eat junk stuff! It was the kind of thing that we bucked all the time growing up, though. Hmmm. Glad the weather is treating you … a little nicer.
Glad to know I wasn’t alone in my sugar-free upbringing! And none of us are any the worse for wear because of it… :-)
WCSN – I’m just waiting for Niel’s Glamor Shots to get finished up and then I’ll be sure to post them!