Caffeine!

I've received so many emails and phone calls regarding the caffeine thing so I thought I would give you a little insight into my caffeine consumption. My mom was the original Britney Spears. She fed me Pepsi (which we always called Coke) in a bottle. Now in her defense, that was no big deal back then. No one would look at you like you were the worst mom ever if you gave your kids caffeine in the 70's. Every night my dad would line up three little red juice glasses and fill them with Pepsi (Coke) and my brother's and I would all have a little night cap, brush our teeth and go to bed. I recall on many, many, many occasions that my dad would have to run down the street to QT just to get a 2 liter of Pepsi (Coke) so his poor children could have their caffeine before bedtime. Throughout college I recall several boyfriends bringing me 12 packs of Pepsi (Coke) rather than flowers or other gifts. I loved it! If you know me well, you know that caffeine is the way to my heart. When Nathan and I got married I actually switched to Coke because that was what he drank. It made stocking the fridge much easier. I did quit caffeine cold turkey when I was pregnant with Graham, cut down to one every couple of days while pregnant with Nora, and let's not talk about my caffeine consumption while pregnant with Charlie. I'm a HUGE Diet D.P. fan now. I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I drink about 6 - 8 cans a day. PLUS, I usually sneak in a fountain drink. BTW, the best Diet D.P. fountain drinks are at the Fiesta Mart at 91st and Delaware in Tulsa. I'm just saying...
So, just to answer all the emails and phone calls I have no desire to cut Diet D.P. entirely. I seriously think I might slip into some sort of coma if I tried. I cut down to 1 a day last week and I'm not sure I would have considered myself in a fully functioning state. I've decided 2 -3 a day is good for me. That's much better than 8+...don't you think??