1. My father-in-law has Cirrhosis of the liver not because of alcohol use but because of a lifetime of eating fatty everything combined with diabetes. He's not a transplant candidate due to his age (70) and his poor health. We found out in May but it just hit Mr. Ella that his Dad is going to die within the year.
2. My baby had a rash on his bottom so I cleaned him up and let him crawl around naked in the backyard. Tater Tot immediately decided that he needed to be naked too. Was he motivated by empathy or is he a budding nudist?
3. Louie, my oldest daughter, has been inspired by Teeny's recent trip to California to see SuperCroc. She's decided that she's going to save her money so that we can go to Sea World in San Diego. She picked Sea World because she LOVES sharks and they have a pool with just sharks. She won't get to swim with them, much to her dismay, but I guess seeing 30-50 sharks swimming together makes her happy.
4. I'm still recovering from a bout of strep throat (I'm still mad my parents didn't have my tonsils taken out when I was little) and am having a hard time getting to sleep. I've been falling asleep around 5 am.
5. I am tired.
6. I'm addicted to protein smoothies. Some vanilla protein powder, orange sustain (a gatorade-like drink) powder, banana and pineapple.... seriously good!
7. I went for a walk with my husband last night and since I don't know how to walk slowly, it only took 10 minutes to walk a mile. I don't know how to dawdle.
8. The tan I acquired from my recent vacation has finally started to go away! I've worked hard at not maintaining it. I like being pale.
9. This morning I gave Teeny and Tater Tot a hair cut. I was so proud that Tater Tot sat quietly through the whole thing.
10. Lately, Teeny has become obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine.
Ella
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June 18, 2012
June 6, 2012
California Trip
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| The view just a one minute walk from our hotel |
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| I discovered I have a bridge phobia because the thought of driving over 8 1/2 miles of bridge to get to San Francisco scared me to death |
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| So we took the ferry |
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| We met Claude the albino alligator at the California Academy of Science |
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| Doesn't Claude look creepy and hungry? |
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| Teeny named his momento Suchhi (because it kind of looked liked Sarco suchus Imperator or SuperCroc) with Mike, Junior and Abel her babies |
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| Teeny in front of the Oakland California Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Isn't it beautiful? |
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| And here is the whole reason for our trip. I'd like to introduce you to SuperCroc. It's mouth was so big I could have easily fit in it. |
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| It looks like SuperCroc decided Teeny would make a nice snack |
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| This elephant knew it was time to eat and was patiently waiting at the food drop off spot |
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| Teeny channeling his inner alligator |
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| View of San Francisco from the ferry on our way to Pier 39 |
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| Alcatraz island |
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| We weren't the only one crazy for alligators and crocodiles. Here's what we found in the window of Boudin's Bakery; bread shaped into a momma alligator and her baby with a few turtles. I'm not sure why turtles but they're cute. |
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| Our last morning in California. I had promised Teeny could make a sand castle everyday but we never got to it. Here's is our last minute attempt made with a juice cup from breakfast. |
Ella
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June 1, 2012
Freezer Meals
In my last post I mentioned the frenzy of freezer meal making I recently went through. My motivation was realizing this summer is going to be warmer than usual and since we don't have air conditioning, I decided to cook the stuff that would really heat up my house a.k.a. meat. We're lucky enough to have a freezer chest that we only stock with meat and cheeses so I was able to cook up meat that we already had.
I made over 40 meat portions for meals and it really didn't take that much time. I made everything in 7 nights only working for 2-3 hours. And since I cooked the meat overnight in order to avoid heating the house during the day, there was some work the next morning when I shredded the meat but it didn't take more than 30 minutes. I also have 2 crockpots which really made things easier. It was nice to be able to have BBQ beef and pulled pork cooking at the same time. I also prepped all of the veggies beforehand. I chopped all of the peppers and onions at the same time and pulled them out of the fridge when I was ready.
I froze everything flat in Ziploc freezer bags to make it easier to store the meals. By freezing everything flat, you're able to stack things sideways or on top of each other. This allows you to fit more meals in your freezer.
When you defrost the food, place the freezer bag into the fridge the night before to allow time to defrost. Reheat the food and serve.
In honor everyone else who doesn't have air conditioning and tries to avoid heating up an already hot house, I thought that I would share some of the recipes with you.
BBQ Beef
1 2-3 lb. lean chuck or bottom round roast
Sauce:
1 1/2 cup ketchup
1 chopped onion (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tbs. brown mustard
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. liquid smoke flavoring
1 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper, I prefer freshly ground
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Place the beef roast in the crock pot with the fatty part facing up; this allows the fat to baste your roast while it's cooking. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the sauce. Whisk together well. Pour the sauce over the roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until tender. Remove the roast and shred the meat. Place the shredded meat back into the sauce in the crockpot. Stir to coat the meat.
Allow the bbq beef to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the bbq beef until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the bbq beef is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
Dressed-Up Sloppy Joes
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1 green pepper, chopped (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1 Tbs. minced garlic, I use the pre-minced store bought garlic
3/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp. mustard
3 Tbs. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
3/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbs. tomato paste
1/3-1/2 cup water to reach desired consistency
freshly ground pepper to taste
Brown the ground beef with the onion, green pepper and garlic. Season to taste with salt. In a bowl mix the remaining ingredients except the water. Whisk together. Pour into the hamburger mixture. Stir to combine. Stir in 1/3 cup of water. Add more water if desired. Cover and turn heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take off heat.
Allow the sloppy joes to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the sloppy joes until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the sloppy joes is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
Source: slightly adapted from Our Best Bites
Easy Crockpot Pulled Pork
1 large Vidalia onion, sliced thin
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 Tbs. paprika
2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 4-6 lb. boneless pork butt or shoulder
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Rinse pork roast under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Placed the thinly slice onions in the crock pot. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, paprika, kosher salt and pepper. Mix well. Rub mixture all over the roast. Place the roast in the crock pot on top of the onions.
In a two cup liquid measuring cup; combine the apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar, dry mustard, garlic salt and cayenne pepper. Whisk or stir with a fork to combine. Pour 1/3 of the mixture over the roast. Cover and refrigerate the rest of the vinegar mixture.
Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 10-12 hours. Pour the remaining vinegar mixture over roast when there is only 1/2 hour cooking time left. Cook for the remaining time. Remove roast leaving the sauce in the crockpot. Chop or shred the meat. Put the meat back into the sauce.
Allow the pulled pork to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the pulled pork until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the pulled pork is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
After you defrost and reheat the pulled pork, you can drain some of the sauce according to your taste.
Source: slightly adapted from My Baking Addiction
All of these recipes are beloved by my family. In fact, my sister hated sloppy joes and bbq beef until she tasted these recipes and now she's first in line when they're on the menu.
Ella
© Ella's Place
I made over 40 meat portions for meals and it really didn't take that much time. I made everything in 7 nights only working for 2-3 hours. And since I cooked the meat overnight in order to avoid heating the house during the day, there was some work the next morning when I shredded the meat but it didn't take more than 30 minutes. I also have 2 crockpots which really made things easier. It was nice to be able to have BBQ beef and pulled pork cooking at the same time. I also prepped all of the veggies beforehand. I chopped all of the peppers and onions at the same time and pulled them out of the fridge when I was ready.
I froze everything flat in Ziploc freezer bags to make it easier to store the meals. By freezing everything flat, you're able to stack things sideways or on top of each other. This allows you to fit more meals in your freezer.
When you defrost the food, place the freezer bag into the fridge the night before to allow time to defrost. Reheat the food and serve.
In honor everyone else who doesn't have air conditioning and tries to avoid heating up an already hot house, I thought that I would share some of the recipes with you.
BBQ Beef
1 2-3 lb. lean chuck or bottom round roast
Sauce:
1 1/2 cup ketchup
1 chopped onion (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tbs. brown mustard
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. liquid smoke flavoring
1 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper, I prefer freshly ground
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Place the beef roast in the crock pot with the fatty part facing up; this allows the fat to baste your roast while it's cooking. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the sauce. Whisk together well. Pour the sauce over the roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until tender. Remove the roast and shred the meat. Place the shredded meat back into the sauce in the crockpot. Stir to coat the meat.
Allow the bbq beef to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the bbq beef until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the bbq beef is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
Dressed-Up Sloppy Joes
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1 green pepper, chopped (or 1 cup if pre-chopped)
1 Tbs. minced garlic, I use the pre-minced store bought garlic
3/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp. mustard
3 Tbs. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
3/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbs. tomato paste
1/3-1/2 cup water to reach desired consistency
freshly ground pepper to taste
Brown the ground beef with the onion, green pepper and garlic. Season to taste with salt. In a bowl mix the remaining ingredients except the water. Whisk together. Pour into the hamburger mixture. Stir to combine. Stir in 1/3 cup of water. Add more water if desired. Cover and turn heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take off heat.
Allow the sloppy joes to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the sloppy joes until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the sloppy joes is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
Source: slightly adapted from Our Best Bites
Easy Crockpot Pulled Pork
1 large Vidalia onion, sliced thin
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 Tbs. paprika
2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 4-6 lb. boneless pork butt or shoulder
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Rinse pork roast under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Placed the thinly slice onions in the crock pot. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, paprika, kosher salt and pepper. Mix well. Rub mixture all over the roast. Place the roast in the crock pot on top of the onions.
In a two cup liquid measuring cup; combine the apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar, dry mustard, garlic salt and cayenne pepper. Whisk or stir with a fork to combine. Pour 1/3 of the mixture over the roast. Cover and refrigerate the rest of the vinegar mixture.
Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 10-12 hours. Pour the remaining vinegar mixture over roast when there is only 1/2 hour cooking time left. Cook for the remaining time. Remove roast leaving the sauce in the crockpot. Chop or shred the meat. Put the meat back into the sauce.
Allow the pulled pork to cool. Transfer to a gallon freezer bag; I use Ziploc. Squeeze all of the air out of the bag and seal it. Lay the bag flat on a cookie sheet or cutting board; shmoosh the pulled pork until it's even and flat inside the bag. Put the cookie sheet/cutting board into the freezer. Once the pulled pork is frozen, remove the cookie sheet/cutting board and store in the freezer.
After you defrost and reheat the pulled pork, you can drain some of the sauce according to your taste.
Source: slightly adapted from My Baking Addiction
All of these recipes are beloved by my family. In fact, my sister hated sloppy joes and bbq beef until she tasted these recipes and now she's first in line when they're on the menu.
Ella
© Ella's Place
May 31, 2012
Ice Cream
So I just got home from a very long ceremony at my children's school. We were outside for over 2 hours and it was hot. And I walked. All I can say is thank goodness for an amazing baby stroller that made everything so much easier. I had the two younger boys in their seats and Sweet Cheeks sitting on the foot rest. It was perfect! So after I put the two boys down for a nap, Sweet Cheeks and I decided to reward ourselves with ice cream.
I love ice cream! I love ice cream with nuts and chocolate even more. Throw a little caramel in and I'm in heaven. The only problem is that I want a bit of nuts, chocolate and caramel in every bite. But that never happens. So I'm one of those people. You know those people that dig out the nuts and chocolate bits but leave the rest of the ice cream behind. It always annoys me to no end when someone else does that. But I just can't stop myself. We need to send a petition to the ice cream companies demanding nuts and chocolate bits in every bite! I might even stop digging around if that actually happened.
I love serving ice cream to the younger kids because they don't realize that I've already eaten all the good bits out of their portion. I'm sneaky! I can't get away with it when it comes to the older kids though. So I have to take advantage of it now while Sweet Cheeks, Tater Tot and O'Henry are still gullible. I don't know what I'm going to do when my children are all old enough to realize what I'm doing.
So, I have to apologize to you yet again. So much has happened in the past 2 weeks that I've neglected you. I went to San Francisco for 5 days and it was so much fun but I'll post more on that later. Than I had decided that I needed to make and freeze lots of meals because the summer heat was going to be too much for me to want to actually cook (we don't have air conditioning) so I decided to get all of the hard stuff (meat) out of the way. I cooked over 250 meatballs, 2 batches of pulled pork, 3 batches of pork burrito meat, 9 batches of sloppy joes, 4 batches of BBQ beef, 3 batches of taco meat, 7 lbs. of chicken (cubed), a whole turkey (shredded), chocolate mint cookies and snickerdoodles. The cookies are already gone. Then I had to try to catch up on all the blogs that I follow which is way too time consuming. Then I procrastinated a bit. Oh and I read a lot of books. And that was what I've been doing the past 2 weeks.
Ella
© Ella's Place
I love ice cream! I love ice cream with nuts and chocolate even more. Throw a little caramel in and I'm in heaven. The only problem is that I want a bit of nuts, chocolate and caramel in every bite. But that never happens. So I'm one of those people. You know those people that dig out the nuts and chocolate bits but leave the rest of the ice cream behind. It always annoys me to no end when someone else does that. But I just can't stop myself. We need to send a petition to the ice cream companies demanding nuts and chocolate bits in every bite! I might even stop digging around if that actually happened.
I love serving ice cream to the younger kids because they don't realize that I've already eaten all the good bits out of their portion. I'm sneaky! I can't get away with it when it comes to the older kids though. So I have to take advantage of it now while Sweet Cheeks, Tater Tot and O'Henry are still gullible. I don't know what I'm going to do when my children are all old enough to realize what I'm doing.
So, I have to apologize to you yet again. So much has happened in the past 2 weeks that I've neglected you. I went to San Francisco for 5 days and it was so much fun but I'll post more on that later. Than I had decided that I needed to make and freeze lots of meals because the summer heat was going to be too much for me to want to actually cook (we don't have air conditioning) so I decided to get all of the hard stuff (meat) out of the way. I cooked over 250 meatballs, 2 batches of pulled pork, 3 batches of pork burrito meat, 9 batches of sloppy joes, 4 batches of BBQ beef, 3 batches of taco meat, 7 lbs. of chicken (cubed), a whole turkey (shredded), chocolate mint cookies and snickerdoodles. The cookies are already gone. Then I had to try to catch up on all the blogs that I follow which is way too time consuming. Then I procrastinated a bit. Oh and I read a lot of books. And that was what I've been doing the past 2 weeks.
Ella
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May 21, 2012
Missing
My husband was gone on a business trip last week. I have to admit that at first I missed him. But then I didn't. It's not as bad as it sounds, let me explain.
I love my husband a lot. He loves me back. He shows his love for me by taking care of me and I let him because I understand why he does it. I will admit that I do enjoy being taken care. I didn't think I would at first. I was firmly independent. I almost never asked for help with anything. I just did it myself.
After a few years of being taken care of, I wondered if I had become too dependent upon my husband. About 4 years ago my husband left on his first extended business trip. It was wonderful! I was able to prove that I could not only take of myself but my children as well. At least for a week.
So when I found out my husband was leaving again, I started to get excited. I've had 2 children since that last trip and I wanted to see how I would do by myself.
When he left, I was sad to see him go and I missed him quite a bit that first day. Then I was caught up in the joy of independence again. I was able to take care of myself and all 5 of my children. It was like finding a piece of me that had been missing.
In addition to exerting my independence, I appreciated the more serene atmosphere that permeated the house with my husband gone. He's our drill sargent. He keeps us on our schedule and co-ordinates the house cleaning. There may be some grumpiness and yelling involved in his tactics...... But I'm glad he's back. I don't want to have to take care of my family without him. He does such a good job at it!
Ella
© Ella's Place
I love my husband a lot. He loves me back. He shows his love for me by taking care of me and I let him because I understand why he does it. I will admit that I do enjoy being taken care. I didn't think I would at first. I was firmly independent. I almost never asked for help with anything. I just did it myself.
After a few years of being taken care of, I wondered if I had become too dependent upon my husband. About 4 years ago my husband left on his first extended business trip. It was wonderful! I was able to prove that I could not only take of myself but my children as well. At least for a week.
So when I found out my husband was leaving again, I started to get excited. I've had 2 children since that last trip and I wanted to see how I would do by myself.
When he left, I was sad to see him go and I missed him quite a bit that first day. Then I was caught up in the joy of independence again. I was able to take care of myself and all 5 of my children. It was like finding a piece of me that had been missing.
In addition to exerting my independence, I appreciated the more serene atmosphere that permeated the house with my husband gone. He's our drill sargent. He keeps us on our schedule and co-ordinates the house cleaning. There may be some grumpiness and yelling involved in his tactics...... But I'm glad he's back. I don't want to have to take care of my family without him. He does such a good job at it!
Ella
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May 14, 2012
Bits and Pieces
1. We finally got running water (toilets, showers, washing machine....) Tuesday night!!!
2. Showers are absolutely AMAZING!
3. Tater tot borrows a skirt from his sister so that he can dance along when we watch Dancing With The Stars.
4. My baby licked the bottom of Sweet Cheek's shoe today. At least he's building up his immunities.
5. Did you know that Home Owner's insurance doesn't cover a dime of replacing your sewer line?
6. Despite my efforts the school board approved of the changes in curriculum and uniforms at my children's school. I'm not very happy about it but I'm going to pester the Principal with requests for information on every aspect of the changes. Then I'm going to constantly follow up. In short, I'm going to make a nuisance of myself and make sure that they know that I'm watching them. Either they'll make a mistake or it will up their game and everything will turn out all right.
7. I worked the soil and laid out the garden this weekend. Now all I have to do is finish planting. I hesitate to plant because it's May in Idaho. It may be warm right now but snow can't be ruled out til June.
8. My baby has been eating almost non-stop lately. Last night for dinner he had 2 pancakes, 1/2 of a banana and a bottle. Then he had another bottle, 1/4 of a apple and two 6 oz. bottles of baby food just a few hours later. I'm pretty sure a growth spurt is coming.
9. I had a wonderful Mother's Day! I got to sleep in, take my time getting ready, came home from church to find a scavanger hunt love story, got a nap, had an amazing breakfast for dinner and got to spend time with my family. It was the best!
10. Exactly a week from now I will be in California!!! I'm so excited! My son can barely contain himself. Yay!!!
As I wrote this, my baby crawled up and started sucking my toe. I think he likes feet.
Ella
© Ella's Place
2. Showers are absolutely AMAZING!
3. Tater tot borrows a skirt from his sister so that he can dance along when we watch Dancing With The Stars.
4. My baby licked the bottom of Sweet Cheek's shoe today. At least he's building up his immunities.
5. Did you know that Home Owner's insurance doesn't cover a dime of replacing your sewer line?
6. Despite my efforts the school board approved of the changes in curriculum and uniforms at my children's school. I'm not very happy about it but I'm going to pester the Principal with requests for information on every aspect of the changes. Then I'm going to constantly follow up. In short, I'm going to make a nuisance of myself and make sure that they know that I'm watching them. Either they'll make a mistake or it will up their game and everything will turn out all right.
7. I worked the soil and laid out the garden this weekend. Now all I have to do is finish planting. I hesitate to plant because it's May in Idaho. It may be warm right now but snow can't be ruled out til June.
8. My baby has been eating almost non-stop lately. Last night for dinner he had 2 pancakes, 1/2 of a banana and a bottle. Then he had another bottle, 1/4 of a apple and two 6 oz. bottles of baby food just a few hours later. I'm pretty sure a growth spurt is coming.
9. I had a wonderful Mother's Day! I got to sleep in, take my time getting ready, came home from church to find a scavanger hunt love story, got a nap, had an amazing breakfast for dinner and got to spend time with my family. It was the best!
10. Exactly a week from now I will be in California!!! I'm so excited! My son can barely contain himself. Yay!!!
As I wrote this, my baby crawled up and started sucking my toe. I think he likes feet.
Ella
© Ella's Place
May 6, 2012
Sunday Morning Surprise
I feel like crying. I woke up this morning to find out our sewer line had collapsed by the main line connection. How did we know? When my son flushed the toilet, water backed up in the bath tub. That's never a good sign. The plumber came out at 7 am this morning and it took him a couple of our before we got the harsh verdict. I'm hoping that I'm still asleep and this is all a horrible dream.
What does that means to us? We can't use the toilet or shower til Monday night at the earliest. We can use the running water as long as we don't let it go down the drain. And it's going to cost a lot of money that we don't have.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how this is going to work with 7 people in the house.
Is it wrong to be grateful that my sister is out visiting family instead of being home?
Anyways, I'm stressed and since I had already decided to cut sugar out of my diet for the next week, I can't enjoy the glow of a chocolate coma. And obsessively eating carrots and celery is not that emotionally satisfying for some reason.
On a happy note, we did go to the drive-in last night to see "The Avengers" and "John Carter of Mars".
Ella
© Ella's Place
What does that means to us? We can't use the toilet or shower til Monday night at the earliest. We can use the running water as long as we don't let it go down the drain. And it's going to cost a lot of money that we don't have.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how this is going to work with 7 people in the house.
Is it wrong to be grateful that my sister is out visiting family instead of being home?
Anyways, I'm stressed and since I had already decided to cut sugar out of my diet for the next week, I can't enjoy the glow of a chocolate coma. And obsessively eating carrots and celery is not that emotionally satisfying for some reason.
On a happy note, we did go to the drive-in last night to see "The Avengers" and "John Carter of Mars".
Ella
© Ella's Place
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