Sick Or Not

 Sick or not, the world still turns without you and you'd better hang on. Last night we got out and got to enjoy seeing our granddaughter in her school pageant. She did not place but her class had 17 contestants.  She was so beautiful.  She did so awesome. She spotted all of us and her daddy and the waving and blowing kisses started. 😘 

We made it home and crashed. My throat was hurting and we were coughing. 

The weather was crazy that day too. We went from 70 degrees and tornadoes spotted to 50s that night. The next morning it was in the 30s and spitting snow. No wonder everyone is sick. 

Sick or not, people still need to be fed. I have breakfast covered for the next few weeks. All this and breakfast burritos. I portioned everything out and put in ziploc bags and we can heat and go when we want breakfast.  

If you want to know where I got the dough recipe,  Google, 5 Minute No Knead Artisan Bread. This dough is literally mixed in 5 minutes,  resting and fermenting for 2 to 8 hrs, then refrigerated. No fuss. You have ready made dough on hand at a moments notice to make fresh bread or literally anything, including desserts for supper. It is not just for Artisan loaves. 

The girls came for a few hours yesterday and we played for a bit before mommy came to pick them up. Sometimes you just gotta play baby dolls. 👶 

I will finish the rest of the week cleaning and getting ready for next week with Caroline and school runs with Atleigh. 

Gonna be a busy week. 

See ya'll next week. 

Weekly Ramblings

 Sorry I didn't get to post last week. 

We were busy all week with granddaughters. School runs, and the other one home with me everyday entertaining each other. 😁

They had been sick all week, but we were trying to hang in there. They coughed their heads off and we went through boxes of kleenexes but at least they weren't running any fever. 

I guess Poppie makes her feel better than I do. Nothing like poppie snuggles, and warm echinachea tea with honey for your cold and throat.

When she tells you how to fix her hair for school, you try your best. ❤️👸 yes Princess.

Caroline was not feeling good a few days. 

Me: Let Gmaw get something to eat and we can do whatever you want. 

Caroline: Can you hurry and eat so we can read books?

Well, we're off to read 

100 books. Starting with book 1. ❤️❤️

I love teaching phonics. 

She is getting better spelling and writing her name. ❤️❤️ we have done letters and numbers this week.

We had to keep Atleigh home from school one day because they lost sleep the night before coughing all night. So we read more books. 

I have been working on Psalm 23 teaching it to the girls and they are doing great. 

We celebrated my daddys 79th birthday. 

My sweet daddy is 79 today. We are so blessed to have him in our lives. He is also our dear Poppa ❤️. Happy birthday to you today. We love you.

Friday night came and we wanted to take them out to eat for Valentines since they wouldn't be here for Valentines day. 

When we got back, we got ready to watch a movie and eat popcorn. They spent the night. 

The next morning, they were kind of irritable because of their colds so.....

What do you do when it's dreary and cold outside, every body is sick and irritable? You make Valentines cookies. Couldn't take pics of us because we were in our pj's and bed head hair. 😴 but 55 cookies made and decorated. These were for her class Valentines party. 

We all took a very long nap and daddy came to get them. He had been on call all week and weekend. 

I missed church Sunday morning because: 

The girls loved on us so much this weekend, they gave us their awful colds. 😖 We are too old for this. Oh well, maybe they feel better. 😏

This week is nothing but resting and trying to get better I guess. Dear hubby and I have been running a low grade fever and coughing. I get little spurts of energy and try to do something and then I start feeling bad. Eventually I will get my house clean. Lol. 

Maybe next week will get back to normal. We will see. 

Just a Work Week

 This week is just a work week for us. The girls are with their mommy and other grandparents.  They are having a good time. 

We are just catching up on projects, cleaning and weathering the ice storm. 

We got some more things done in the girls room, and have been adding some lights to the living room ceiling and rearranging some lights that we have taken down during our kitchen renovation. 

We got the garden burned off but some heavy brush wouldn't burn so we will have to bush hog it down when the ice melts and garden dries up. 

Dear hubby has been working on making summer sausage and it is delicious. Working on that video for our YouTube channel. 

5 minite no knead bread dough makes great crescent rolls, bagels and monkey bread 😋 forgive the missing bite. Some body had to taste test

Home canned fermented saurkraut makes good saurkraut and Cajun sausage paired with home canned peas. Yummy. 

Yes, I heard "cha ching" every time I cracked an egg this morning. But they sure go good with chopped ham, peppers and cheese and left over biscuits make good open faced toasted, buttered biscuits. 😊

I had alot of thoughts running through my head this morning while I was working on the girls bedroom. 

To understand a child is to get on their level and think like a child. We have been lead to believe that children are just in our world and are made to tag along for the ride. When in reality, they are some times our saving grace and the Bible calls them a blessing.

Yes I do have alot of toys in my house. Yes, we do have to clean them up after playing, but you know what? To children, their things and personal belongings are their "safe place and comfort". It's things that are familiar, comforting, brings them peace, and they cling to in times of stress, trouble etc. Each toy, each stuffed animal, blanket, pillow, bed, books, etc., brings them joy. So, yes, i will keep picking them up.

I have been working and recording some videos coming up in the next few months.  

I didn't feel good at all on Monday. I felt nauseous all day and so tired. 😪 

I started feeling a little better Tuesday.  

Finally getting around to scrubbing my kitchen down after all the holiday baking and cooking. Took me 3 days. So sore and fatigued. Had to take frequent breaks. 

Went to see my momma and daddy and helped get their WiFi hooked up and running for them. Then dear hubby and I had a lunch date. Came home and tried to finish cleaning up a bit. Just rested the rest of the day and night. 

The last few days of theweek, I was so sore I couldn't move. My butt literally hurt. No exaggeration.  😁 

I had to finish the rest of the week with computer work and ended Sunday with church.