Oreo's...

Juan came home late last night from a scouting event and I was already in bed but still up watching some tv.  He peeked his head around the corner and said,  "I stopped at the store on the way home.  I got those cookies you like."  Cookies?  That could have been only one of two--Chips A' Hoy or Oreo's.  "I got BOTH."  I laughed.  Great.  Chips A' Hoy, for some reason, I can only eat in the morning with a tall glass of milk.  This is not a hard one for me.  They are not appealing at any other time of day.  But Oreo's?  Not so much.  I can, without exaggerating, sit down and eat an entire package, even on a full stomach.  My friend, Elizabeth, recommended the peppermint kind they only sell at Trader Joe's during the holidays, but I knew I couldn't try them, because I would instantly love them and then crave them all year long.  In fact, I don't buy the regular kind at all because of the craving.  Well, I didn't until about a month ago.  I brought them home for Christmas break for "something fun we hadn't had in a long time", truly believing I could have a few and be done.   Bad idea.  Now we are both buying them.  Ugh!  

Yummy, sweet and good, but still, Ugh!  I turned off the tv and smiled as I promised myself I'd only eat a few tomorrow, later in the day, after I'd had a healthy breakfast and lunch.  Then, I woke up.  I was going down to the kitchen when I looked over and there they were, at the top of the stairs, waiting to be returned to the kitchen. Apparently, Juan unlike me, had no qualms about eating this sugary snack at midnight.  I opened the package and there they were, chocolatey hard cookies with a creamy center. Hmmm...  maybe I'll skip the Chips A' Hoy and have just a FEW of these sinfully good snacks.  I would never let my kids eat this kind of breakfast but, hey, I'm past my "your growing and you need nutrients" years.   Although, my double-cookie-chin might argue otherwise.  Ah well, you only live once and today I had my dessert first.  I filled my with cheeks with my Oreo's, then I kissed Juan for bringing me my Oreo's, and then, after swallowing  my Oreo's, promised my body, "I'll have a good salad for lunch AFTER my Oreo's!"