Energy peanut butter balls!

Most amazing peanut butter balls

• 1 cup organic (dry) oats   (I use old-fashioned oats)
• 1/2 cup organic coconut flakes (shredded and un-sweetened)
• 1 cup organic peanut butter  
• 1/2 cup organic ground flax seed and/or chai seeds
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips minis   
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon   (optional)
• 1/3 cup local raw honey
• 1 tsp. organic vanilla
• 1/4 cup raisins  (optional)

To make:
Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed.  Let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like.  (Mine were about 1″ in diameter.)  Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.

I also put nuts and dried fruit in sometimes.

Cops came to the door

So after thee initial shock wore off, I realized just how crazy the whole event was. So I decided to write what the cop must have been thinking verses what really happened.

Cop gets several 911 calls from a young female... He looks into the information they have on the homeowner the calls are coming from. Oh great they have guns... Better get my armor on and get over there fast..

Me: Cedes comes into the room and wakes me up. Baby starts crying.. ugh, I better go get him. I lay back in bed with the kids and try to wake up.

Cop pulls up.. Hmmm, house seems innocent enough. Wait pretty small maybe the wife killed her husband to collect life insurance money.

Me: kids STOP jumping on bed before someone falls of it. We're getting up in 2 mins.

Cop: I better get in there. Where's my gun... Bangs on door. No answer. Bangs again. Still no answer. Oh crap something is definitely wrong. Time to brake down door.

Me: who the heck is knocking at the door that LOUD! Probably the water meter guy, he always knocks LOUD! Well I better check just to make sure. Oh s***! it's the cops! Why in the world is he here. AHHHHH!!! I got to get dressed and quick before he brakes down the door! Oh wait take mouth guard out!!

Cop: Ok, the door is coming down! Oh wait someone's coming. Lady answers. She looks like she's been drinking or drugs and wait what is that blood on her shirt!!

Me: OH man, I can't seem to open my eyes. Oh great I have a huge ketchup stain on my shirt... Looks like blood. He's asking about Cedes falling, wait no, that's a birth mark. Oh good he believed me.

Cop: 2 cute kids she has. Oh just a birth mark. Oh phone is right at child level. Looks at mom who is checking her phone. Sure enough dumb mom leaves phone for kid to call 911. Ok, I'm out of here.

Me: Thank goodness he's leaving... Sit down and calm down. Oh this would be a good FB post.

Thanks for reading. And yes, I wasn't dressed, barely awake, mouth guard wearing and ketchup stained shirt.