So, last night when I came home from work to moans of hunger and neglect, I decided to try this new recipe. They seemed identical in ingrediants to cream puff pastries, which my children and I are always picking at until we get them put together, so I guessed they might be a hit. So the dozen that were done at 10, got gobbled up...even the dog jumped up and stole one. :(

The girls had been asleep, and woke up feeling rather slighted, so as soon as I am done here, I will make another batch!

They are really identical to cream puff pastries, a little denser, because they are cooked in a muffin tin. I had exactly 1 teaspoon of maple syrup...YUMMY! They were also eaten plain(with a wee bit of sparkly sugar crystals) and with honey...also yummy.

So...another fun thing that I did this year is get chickens. I found this picture on an old memory card, of my wee person holding our new chicks. So cute! I love my chickens...and my chubby handed wee person! I want to get my hair cut just like this again...I loved it. I also want to feel like I did at this time. I was not my ideal weight, but I was active and taking good care of my body, and I felt strong and confident. Hmmm...how to accomplish this? Actually, I really know how...it is just finding the time, energy and backbone to do it!

New Year

Well, it has been quite awhile. The problem with this blog, is that I want it to be thoughtful and enlightening for myself...and finding a quiet time to really think about what I am writing is rare.

So I want to do an assessment of the past year. It was a rough year in many ways, but I grew a lot as well.

Here are some things I did that I like.

• I stuck with counseling for a whole year...yay me!
• I started a blog and found out some interesting things about myself. (my blog habits reflect a lot about me!)
• I changed to a new doctor who I really like better than the last one.
• I spoke to said doctor and started taking antidepressants, and am feeling much happier and more in control of my emotions...(most of the time).
• I reconnected with a dear friend and can hardly figure out how we managed to be apart for so long. I have missed my sister-friend, and am relishing having her back in my life.
• I re-learned to knit.
• I spent a whole LONG weekend away from my family...and we all survived. Thank you to all who made it happen!!!

Here are some things I would like to do in the coming year...

• Learn to knit a soft cozy kiddo sweater.
• Learn to feel less guilty about everything in my life..and perhaps in yours. (really...I may have perfected guilt..)
• Spend a whole LONG LONG weekend away from my family.(maybe 4 days and three nights)
• Blog more regularly...let's see..can I commit? Hmm...how bout a regular three times a week..Sunday...Tuesday..and Friday. (there..note on wall above computer)
• find a stick to it-able health plan...

Crazy?

I think it may be official...I am crazy...ill...

I took my boy to seminary today (yay! Boy!) and when I got there, was going through the usual battle of to walk or not to walk..wondering how cold I would get waiting in the car, or if I would have to cave and go inside...when I saw that the sidewalks were not shoveled!

I confess that I felt a thrill...a shiver of excitement. I shoveled and shoveled and shoveled...it was just so fun. I got to exercise, a nice full body work out, and I was serving others! Yippee!

I wish you could have seen the look on my boy's face...as he told me I was sick...incredulous doesn't quite do it!

p.s.
The video camera is broken, and off to the company to hopefully be repaired under warranty...so no pictures for awhile...

For your education....

So, a member of the family was ill this morning. Actually, he has been ill for the last week, but we were trying to get him through it without a doctor's appointment. Alas, this morning the illness became acute.

He had terrible ear pain and that was his main complaint. But, as I looked at him, I realized that things were worse than that. He was pasty, red-eyed, and just sick looking. So, I called the doctor's and off we went.

The poor boy had bronchitis....sinus rhinitus...and and acute double ear infections...complete with a completely educational moment for both of us. He had "Bullous Myringitis....! I guess that means that his poor inflamed ear drum had blisters on it.

So this is what his nostrils looked like...swollen almost shut from inflammation.
And this is what his eardrum looked like, though he had more than one blister. (the doctor showed me)
And the image on the right...what his lungs were doing.

So..three different medications..rest and fluids...and we might keep him healthy for a week or two.

So...I think I have three hens laying! I should have four....but I have a crowing rooster instead. My boys have promised to do him in for me...but they haven't yet. I was letting it go, because he is just a handsome fellow. But then he attacked my girly...so I am not feeling so warm and fuzzy towards him now. More on that later.

They are very productive!
So, back when I was feeling rather productive....I found a bureau beside the road...and we need bureaus! So I sent the big boys and a friend down to fetch it. Actually, it was while the family was down and out with the flu that I worked on this.

I did not want to spend money on handles...and I really did not like the ones that were on it....so I crocheted some up! I like the way it looks like a face!

See...happy faces...for my big girl!

Hello!

Hi! I have not felt very bloggy lately. Life has also been very very busy. Excuses? Of course!

Really, though, life has been very challenging, so that I have not felt like I have extra energy, mental, or otherwise, to put into doing fun things, like blogging.

However, I have been missing it, and I recognize that perhaps it is a good way to take time for myself, when things are rather busy, tense and overwhelming.

(Oh...you want to know why things have been overwhelming? Well, it seems that we cannot keep our household illness free for more than ten days...literally...bunch of sickos! And we have had some mental health issues coming to a head. This involved some very uncomfortable and sad climaxes...Good news, these events have led to some powerful commitments to getting help and pursuing change. So...I think we are on a better path, but I am weary of the trying to get there.)

So, for today....a commitment to blog...I am busily taking pictures to liven things up. See you again soon!