I took a break (and other randoms)

What started as just a facebook break turned into a computer break in general.  It was really nice and I am embarrassed to admit that I finally realized why I had no time.  After being off the computer all I could think was, "I feel alive again" and "My creativity is back!"  And I had to admit it is pretty exciting to me to be creative and a fun mom again.  I baked, sewed, crafted, played games and even decorated my house.  I am back from my break now, but have been much more disciplined as far as computer time goes. 

Today I am not feeling well and am spending a little of nap time on here.  I recently read back through some old blog posts of mine and was encouraged to make sure that I keep on blogging.  It is the only "scrapbook" I have of our family's memories and I want to keep that up. 

 Tomorrow is Thea's birthday and I am praying I will feel better so we can get out and do something fun.  I had hoped to take her to the beach, but I am thinking I won't be up for that.  She's pretty happy to do anything so I'm sure I can talk her into bowling or pottery or even the pool.  That one should be easy!

 
Today is Grandma's birthday.  We are sure missing her here.  During her visit we had a birthday celebration.  This cake was the best carrot cake I have ever had and the kids actually have considered having it instead of their beloved Reece's Cake.  I could eat it all day long and it really is low in sugar compared to a lot of baked things.  Doesn't it look like Grandma's plate is the cake pan and she's going to eat it all with her cup up at the top??  Haha.  Thankfully she did share with us! 

Right now Ashton is in the kitchen making Thea's birthday cake.  Giddy was crying to Ashton is letting him "help".  What a good big brother he is.  Gideon can be a huge handful.  They are using the electric mixer and I hear Ashton making funny sounds with him.  Too cute. 

Today I saw an article on Yahoo about a family that lives on 14,000 a year.  I went to her blog and found that she's a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom.  Anyway, she had a recipe for making pancake mix that you make in bulk and use as needed.  Here it is.    This is really appealing to me because we used to have pancakes a lot, but I quit feeling like making the batter and I hated using the mixes with aluminum and white flour.  I just bought a big glass container that I think would be perfect 

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