Friday, February 10, 2012
Messed up Soup
So, last night I was making chicken noodle soup. I had simmered chicken in the crockpot all day, and I don't normally fix it in the crock pot, but I was feeling adventurous... So i poured in my frozen stew vegetables, and without thinking that would immediately cool down the piping hot broth, I then laid my noodles on top, hoping they would be soft in just a few minutes... Oh but that was not the case. Before my very eyes they began to stick together and I knew I had messed up the soup. I stood there complaining, berating myself for ruining the chicken soup, but quickly moved it to the stove to bring to a boil and salvage what I could. Hayden sat on the couch, running fever, sick with strep throat and as i stood there mumbling to myself about how could I mess up the soup, he replied "you messed up the soup? Man... I really needed that tonight" i said "don't worry, we're still having soup". Sarah had been playing with her baby dolls, not appearing to be paying attention to all that was going on, but at this precise time, she piped up to say "WHAT??? You're feeding us MESSED UP SOUP???" oh heaven forbid I feed them "messed up soup". My wonderful husband told me after dinner "I'm still trying to figure out what you messed up" <3 him!!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A new journey
I'm excited to say that we finally found a new doctor for Dewayne's diabetes management. The place is called Diabetes America. After struggling the last 6 years to even stabilize his sugar, I am hoping this place is the haven we've been looking for. So far, I've been very impressed with their level of attention to his care.
Part of this journey in caring for his diabetes always includes diet and exercise, which we never get enough of, but I really believe this time we are both ready to kick this thing, and there's really no excuse, because we've been given tools this time that we've not had before. so wish us luck, I'm sure if it's anything like the last 6 years it's going to be a bumpy ride - let's just hope that it's not more of the same y0-yo type effects.
Part of this journey in caring for his diabetes always includes diet and exercise, which we never get enough of, but I really believe this time we are both ready to kick this thing, and there's really no excuse, because we've been given tools this time that we've not had before. so wish us luck, I'm sure if it's anything like the last 6 years it's going to be a bumpy ride - let's just hope that it's not more of the same y0-yo type effects.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
2011
Okay, so yeah, it's been 2 years, almost to the day since I've blogged at all - but I figured I would get back to it...
I can recap 2011 in one word - Magical.
The highlights of my year include watching God work in miraculous ways, not only in my own life, but in the lives of those around me. I have seen so many answered prayers this year that it just never ceases to amaze me. My faith was increased over this last year, definitely. Blessings still abound. I can't even think of anything negative to say about 2011, that's how good it was.
And then we took a very magical trip - to the most wonderful place on earth - Disney World.
It was nothing short of amazing. I still love hearing the kids get their books out and say "remember when..." like it was ages ago - when really, it was just over a month ago.
So, what's in store for 2012? probably not the end of the world, but even if it is, I'm prepared for that too... I want to focus on getting into a more healthy lifestyle. With my husband having diabetes, I feel like it's becoming a necessity to get him off as many medications as we can by improving his health. And I'm not getting any younger, or any healthier either. I also want to lead my kids by example. So here we go, taking the leap this year into a more organic lifestyle, a more active lifestyle, and hopefully a more a adventurous lifestyle as well - not that D and my kids don't already keep me on my toes!!
So I'm back to blogging - keeping a record of our journey, trying to motivate myself, and the blogging makes me accountable, at least on some small level! I figured if I was going to keep a diary, it's better to do it here than on facebook anyway!!!
I can recap 2011 in one word - Magical.
The highlights of my year include watching God work in miraculous ways, not only in my own life, but in the lives of those around me. I have seen so many answered prayers this year that it just never ceases to amaze me. My faith was increased over this last year, definitely. Blessings still abound. I can't even think of anything negative to say about 2011, that's how good it was.
And then we took a very magical trip - to the most wonderful place on earth - Disney World.
It was nothing short of amazing. I still love hearing the kids get their books out and say "remember when..." like it was ages ago - when really, it was just over a month ago.
So, what's in store for 2012? probably not the end of the world, but even if it is, I'm prepared for that too... I want to focus on getting into a more healthy lifestyle. With my husband having diabetes, I feel like it's becoming a necessity to get him off as many medications as we can by improving his health. And I'm not getting any younger, or any healthier either. I also want to lead my kids by example. So here we go, taking the leap this year into a more organic lifestyle, a more active lifestyle, and hopefully a more a adventurous lifestyle as well - not that D and my kids don't already keep me on my toes!!
So I'm back to blogging - keeping a record of our journey, trying to motivate myself, and the blogging makes me accountable, at least on some small level! I figured if I was going to keep a diary, it's better to do it here than on facebook anyway!!!
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