Can the two mix? Sure they can! My dh is a diabetic and a big eater. So getting him full with out overloading him on carbs is a daily challenge. He (we) prefer to use diet to control his blood sugar level. Pills are a last resort (usually). So I hit upon this idea...When I'm making a casserole, I make extra meat for dh and don't mix it into the … [Continue]
Freezing? Broken??
It has been soooo cold here! Like single digit cold! and the ice! and the snow! Well, not a lot of snow, like in Boston! Just enough snow to hid the ice underneath, can you spell dangerous?? I managed to stay upright, put while going up the ramp to the drs office, I started sliding backwards. No, really, I did! "I'm sliding!" I said, (yelled, … [Continue]
Yikes!
I just took this picture. Not good for the old electric bill when the heat goes on every 15-20 minutes. The thermostat is already set on 62, you can't go much lower than that, and still call it "heat"! … [Continue]
1930’s Wife
98As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test!Yep, that's Me!! … [Continue]
Friday, Friday
Well, the week has gone by very quickly, again. We just had hot out of the oven homemade biscuits. yum. Get this.... we had them with homemade apple butter, homemade carmel apple jelly and homemade applesauce on the side. Double yum... And yes, we had a bumper crop of apples last fall. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their bicuits, then they started … [Continue]
Works for Me Wednesday: Holiday Reminder Notes
This year (well, 2008), when I unpacked the Christmas decorations, I found this note that I had left myself.I had forgotten that I had written it, so it made me laugh. lol But I remembered to put something under the Advent candles, so they didn't drip on the furniture.Leaving notes for myself in the holiday decorations for next year, Works for Me! … [Continue]
There, but for the grace of God go I
Tonight, I did something that was brutally hard for me.I went, with the kids, to the viewing of a 12 year old girl that died of leukemia.The kids have been to lots of viewings and funerals for my family, but this was the first one that we went to for a child. I wasn't sure how they were going to take it. But they did better than I did, I think.They … [Continue]
