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Friday, November 19, 2010
My name is Eva and I'm a www.stumbleupon.com addict..
My friend Marie-Eve mentioned in one of her blogs about this site. I check it out! BOOM!! I'm hooked..a homeschooling paradise! You go from quotes by Nietzsche to art history to buttons that make farting noises!! We also checked out huge toothpick sculptures that we are going to try and make. Move over math and reading...we are going to submerge ourselves in toothpicks and Elmer's glue!! Can not wait for Monday!
In other news, Sergio is sick. Always the last to get stuff..Fever and sore throat. Thankfully he has tomorrow to sleep in and relax..poor guy!
Isaac made some major progress in sharing his feelings today. While watching The Polar Express, he told me that the part when the conductor punches the children's tickets makes him want to cry because they all learned what they needed to learn...pretty big stuff for a kid who "shouldn't" (because of autism) be caring about how others feel. Earlier this morning he was telling me how lucky he feels to have brothers..he said he always has a friend to play with. These children are teaching me more than I can ever teach them..
Oh, another fun thing today, I got to talk with my Mom, Aunt Debbie, Macy, and J.R on Skype. Can I tell you how much I love THAT..Macy looked and looked! I miss her so much. I love technology!
In other news, Sergio is sick. Always the last to get stuff..Fever and sore throat. Thankfully he has tomorrow to sleep in and relax..poor guy!
Isaac made some major progress in sharing his feelings today. While watching The Polar Express, he told me that the part when the conductor punches the children's tickets makes him want to cry because they all learned what they needed to learn...pretty big stuff for a kid who "shouldn't" (because of autism) be caring about how others feel. Earlier this morning he was telling me how lucky he feels to have brothers..he said he always has a friend to play with. These children are teaching me more than I can ever teach them..
Oh, another fun thing today, I got to talk with my Mom, Aunt Debbie, Macy, and J.R on Skype. Can I tell you how much I love THAT..Macy looked and looked! I miss her so much. I love technology!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Mexican Lasagna
Tried a new recipe last night and it was a huge hit.
~Mix a can of refried beans with a large jar of salsa.
~Boil a package of lasagna noodles.
~Spread small amount of salsa mix in the bottom of 13x9 baking dish, then a layer of noodles, another small layer of salsa mix, noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, sprinkle cheddar and mozzarella, noodles, salsa sauce, noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, sprinkle Cheddar and mozzarella, noodles, last of sauce, top with mozzarella.
~Bake for 45 minutes until bubbling...HUGE HIT WITH THE TROOPS!
~Mix a can of refried beans with a large jar of salsa.
~Boil a package of lasagna noodles.
~Spread small amount of salsa mix in the bottom of 13x9 baking dish, then a layer of noodles, another small layer of salsa mix, noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, sprinkle cheddar and mozzarella, noodles, salsa sauce, noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, sprinkle Cheddar and mozzarella, noodles, last of sauce, top with mozzarella.~Bake for 45 minutes until bubbling...HUGE HIT WITH THE TROOPS!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
3 years post heart failure...THANKSGIVING
Every Thanksgiving these feeling well up in me now..Thanksgiving 2007 Sergio's heart started to fail...
That Thanksgiving in the hospital was probably the roughest, emotionally, of all days for me. The children were all spread apart..and here we were in rainy Seattle in a hospital facing a major giant. But I remember how God made provisions for us and how He made that Thanksgiving one of the best I ever had. First, my grandparents lived close to the hospital and visited everyday..they brought us a pumpkin pie. Then the Mormons (God love em) came and turned the gloomy waiting room into a glorious feast for the families left there over the holiday...I went to thank one of the older ladies and couldn't make it through without crying (crying now as I write this). She held me for a long time and told me she had been in my very shoes and knew what some turkey and mashed potatoes can do for the soul...there was only one TV channel working in Sergio's room that day..and the one movie that was playing was The Holiday..my all-time favorite holiday movie...I climbed into that hospital bed with Sergio..I had a full tummy and my favorite movie and a husband I thought I was going to lose...but for a moment..it was the perfect Thanksgiving...
That Thanksgiving in the hospital was probably the roughest, emotionally, of all days for me. The children were all spread apart..and here we were in rainy Seattle in a hospital facing a major giant. But I remember how God made provisions for us and how He made that Thanksgiving one of the best I ever had. First, my grandparents lived close to the hospital and visited everyday..they brought us a pumpkin pie. Then the Mormons (God love em) came and turned the gloomy waiting room into a glorious feast for the families left there over the holiday...I went to thank one of the older ladies and couldn't make it through without crying (crying now as I write this). She held me for a long time and told me she had been in my very shoes and knew what some turkey and mashed potatoes can do for the soul...there was only one TV channel working in Sergio's room that day..and the one movie that was playing was The Holiday..my all-time favorite holiday movie...I climbed into that hospital bed with Sergio..I had a full tummy and my favorite movie and a husband I thought I was going to lose...but for a moment..it was the perfect Thanksgiving...
Monday, November 15, 2010
Homeschool woes..
It was one of THOSE days!
You know the ones where you actually call the public school registration office to request papers to send your children away for 6 hours a day..oh, it was tempting. Then the Lord placed a phone call to me through a friend who reminded me that this is not the path I chose but is the one He chose...so I'm ready to mount the steed again in the morning...
Shepherding children is not for the weak!!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
23 children (2-7 yr. olds) in my Sunday School class today!!!! It was absolute guided chaos! We read some stories, ate rice crispy treat w/apple juice, stood in line and took turns jumping from a chair to a pile of bean-bag chairs on the floor, made "quilts" by gluing squares of fabric on an extra large piece of paper (very amazed at the ability of Anat's girls and Gigi's kids..wow), we then had a race to see who could fill their cup with water first using just a sponge, everybody got a prize for coming, we finished by feeding them all pizza before sending the angels to their parents..whew!! I'm pooped! Enjoying a glass of Merlot in my cozy jammies..
It was a good day!
It was a good day!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Noah is making dinner...pot stickers and egg rolls! Yum.
Off the phone with Sonia and she told me that after her mammogram last Thursday they called her back for something suspicious. With her sister Sandra just having been DXed she didn't want to concern any of us until she knew further. Thankfully after another test, all was well. But I've been a little weepy since getting off the phone. She is such a wonderful friend, and when I think about losing someone like her...whew! I'm so glad she is OK.
I'm meeting her at her house in the AM and we are taking the kids to the beach..meeting Veronica and her kids, too. Looks like it will be cooler weather, but I really can't wait to feel small next to the enormous ocean..makes me feel safe knowing that there are things so much bigger. The smell is worth a months therapy sessions... with Sonia and coffee I should be so lucky to have such a friend.
Off the phone with Sonia and she told me that after her mammogram last Thursday they called her back for something suspicious. With her sister Sandra just having been DXed she didn't want to concern any of us until she knew further. Thankfully after another test, all was well. But I've been a little weepy since getting off the phone. She is such a wonderful friend, and when I think about losing someone like her...whew! I'm so glad she is OK.
I'm meeting her at her house in the AM and we are taking the kids to the beach..meeting Veronica and her kids, too. Looks like it will be cooler weather, but I really can't wait to feel small next to the enormous ocean..makes me feel safe knowing that there are things so much bigger. The smell is worth a months therapy sessions... with Sonia and coffee I should be so lucky to have such a friend.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
November 9th 2010
House smells of warm spiced apples and downy (have been folding laundry all afternoon). Quiet. Littlest ones sleeping, waiting for older two and gorgeous man to come home from Bible Study at Montebello. A traveling brother from Europe is speaking.
Have started my Christmas movie list...you know, to get into the spirit. The Holiday, The Family Stone, Nothing Like the Holidays, Deck the Halls, A Christmas Story...the list is long. But it is only November, What are your all time favs reader? Is there one out there I have missed..you are challenged to find me a great movie!
Making my famous "Candy Apple Salad" this week. If you can call it a salad! It tastes just like a caramel apple but is easier to eat.
Chop 6 Granny Smith Apples,
Refridg. until serving.
Have started my Christmas movie list...you know, to get into the spirit. The Holiday, The Family Stone, Nothing Like the Holidays, Deck the Halls, A Christmas Story...the list is long. But it is only November, What are your all time favs reader? Is there one out there I have missed..you are challenged to find me a great movie!
Making my famous "Candy Apple Salad" this week. If you can call it a salad! It tastes just like a caramel apple but is easier to eat.
Chop 6 Granny Smith Apples,
stir in 8 oz. cream cheese
and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
Raid the kids Halloween candy,
and add 10 to 12 mini Snickers (chopped).
Thaw a tub a Cool Whip and fold in.
Refridg. until serving.
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