This is the End...

The end of a chapter. Just as life cannot go on forever, neither can my "Life" blog. I will be starting a new blog, dealing with recipes and cooking and baking. Hopefully, it will do well. This has been a grand little adventure, my first blog. To those few, precious friends who have read it and prayed for and encouraged me, thank you. I love you.

Bruschetta

Bruschetta Recipe: (this is for a relatively small amount. You can always multiply it to make more!)

1/2 red onion (baseball sized onion)
fresh basil or dried basil, depending on availability
4 cloves garlic
2 Roma tomatoes
small splash of vinegar
2 Tablespoons olive oil or safflower oil (olive oil has more taste, but safflower oil is ridiculously good for you)
pinch of course kosher salt

Just throw it all in the food processor and pulse until it is the consistency of a salsa.

Enjoy!!

Our bruschetta day included:

                         Breakfast - bruschetta eggs with cheese and Jimmy Dean turkey sausage links. Yum!

Lunch - toasted onion rolls with melted mozzarella and (cold) bruschetta!

Dinner - Bruschetta crusted pork roast and buttered noodles. Mmmm!

Enjoy!!

A Calm Tuesday

Today really has been a pretty good day. My oldest is away until tomorrow, so I miss her immensely, but I did have fun with the other two. We did our schoolwork early, then we began making flowers for the Resurrection Day cake I'm making. Then we had lunch and decorated some eggs. After that, we went to the park. On the way home, I bought them ice cream. (I bought one for me also, but it was way too sweet!) Then my Mother n Law came over with beautiful Easter outfits for the kids. They were so nice! I think they can just use the ones I got them for whenever; You can never have too many dressy clothes!

My one concern today is all of the tornadoes in Texas, right near where Ali and the boys are. But she texted that they are alright, so thank God for that!! (It's sweet little Judah's birthday today.)

I also went nuts with the bruschetta today! I will post the recipe and ideas separately.

Tonight's dinner is bruschetta crusted pork roast, egg noodles, and salad.

May God bless you! Have a good night!

Lachrymose

Just feeling it all today. I haven't yet rested since I got home, the children are all out of sorts (as, I'm sure, is my friend who had them the whole time!), and I'm worried very much about some people I love. Praying for them, but I also want to be able to DO more.

Hubby may have found me a car. It needs a few things, but the price is right (or will be, when we have money). It's a tiny little car, no more big, fun truck. But will it be safe? And will I be okay driving? I know he can't understand, but the idea of driving has me frozen in fear right now. What if something happens again?
Maybe I'm over-thinking and under-trusting the Lord.

My Aspie daughter almost broke my fingers today. That was not fun. She actually got to the point where I went to give her a swat on her bottom, and she picked up a chair and swung it at me. So the chair and my fingers met mid-air, and all I can say is "Ouch!!" I think I actually shouted out, "Fudge!!" at the top of my lungs when it happened. I was so mad. I never spank her. It is counter-productive with a child like that. I should've known better.

As for sugar, all is fine. I bought some no sugar added mint chocolate chip ice cream. It's a joke. It has splenda in it, which is so much worse than sugar, and it tastes like it's from a powder. Ick. But I had a bowl last night, since I paid for it. It's still in the freezer. Don't know if I can bring myself to throw it out; It cost so much. But I don't really want it, either.

I'm probably going to put the child with Asperger's into public school next year. They think it will really help her. And it is so hard to teach the other children some days, with her needing my constant attention. Hubby and I have to pray about it. I really just want to do what is best for her.

Anyway, if anybody even reads this, I hope that you have a good day. God bless you.

Tonight's dinner: probably breaded chicken breast fillets and pasta salad.

Back from Texas

It was so good to see Ali and the boys!! But now it is so good to be home! I just finished a meeting with the school board about my Aspie. Have some pretty big decisions to make. But I'm way too tired today!!

I had some sugar in Texas, but I don't think I like it much anymore. It was way too sweet!! I didn't even like the taste of a peanut butter cookie or frosting from a cake!! Thank you, Jesus!!! So I am done with the detoxing, just have to make sure I don't fall into any old ruts.

It is so good to see my children! They are all fighting and acting up and whiny, but I missed them so!

2 Weeks Down!!

2 Weeks of no sugar!! Yay!!

2 more days until I see my Ali!! I think we're getting a little taste of the weather there today!! It's beautiful!!

I made chicken soup this morning, and pretzels (finally!!)

Tonight's Dinner: beef stew with white rice, salad, garlic bread. =)

13 days

Got to go to church today. Such a good message!

 I am so thankful today for all that God has given me!

3 days left between now and when I get to go see my Ali!!

tonight's dinner: I think we're ordering pizza. yay!