Blogging funk

I had thought I would be right on top of blogging with the kids going to school...but this has just been a whole different world. There is some quieter time during the day, but now it is a constant baby holding, baby watching day without my helpers around. The evenings are nonstop until the last little bit goes to bed...usually later than I want, seems there is no downtime ever. When I do have a spare moment, I just don't feel like blogging. Or even reading blogs really. I miss that too, but I think I am just in a funk. Lots of goings on...lots of changes, lots of adjusting. I feel I am just making it through the day most days. I have had several appointments for baby C lately, getting ready to start therapy for Z, school functions, homework, and we have had a sick household for over a week now. I don't deal well with sickness...never have. With 7 people in the house, it is just trickling around, and lingering for too long for my liking. This round has gotten every single one of us. The babies have been so grouchy....and a not feeling good, over busy momma.....well she is grouchy too. I am so tired.

Cause ya have a bad day....

Leah is growing up. I am seeing it so much these days. She is very mature acting, reminding me of how my sister was at that age....but her personality also reminds me much of her daddy's. With this maturity, brings about her dis-interest in playing. She would rather read, do crafts, watch t.v...or just be left alone. Rachel, on the other hand loves to play, and hates being alone. She fights alot with Noah, and they share very few interests. Rachel also got along really well with Amber when she lived here....they played together a lot, Amber was usually the one following Rachel around. Rachel will not leave Leah alone. Leah comes downstairs often and says, "ssshhh...don't tell Rachel where I am". She can really drive her crazy, and I hear her often saying "I don't want to play, I need time to myself, or just leave me alone." It makes me feel bad for both of them, b/c I understand how they are both feeling.

One day, Leah had really just had enough. She woke up in a mood, and nothing was going right. She kept asking Rachel to leave her alone, and she kept following her around. It was enough that I was interveining telling her to just leave her alone. Then Rachel was upset, thinking Leah doesn't like her anymore. They were both so frustrated and upset. Rachel dissapeared for awhile, and then came back with this drawing.

Leah took one look at the picture, a smile spread across her face, and her whole mood was turned rightside up again. I praised Rachel for being so sweet, and she was just beaming! It really changed Leah's mood, and the next thing I knew, they had run off to play together. Just like that. Rachel said this photo if of them playing stuffed animals and dolls together.

Talan and Rachel

Having baby Christian, and everyone around here being sick, we haven't been able to go visit Talan in almost a month. We had been going every week. I have really been missing him. This photo was taken the last time we went, and I just love it.

I have been in a blogging funk....just haven't been in the mood, but I hope to get back to it soon, and catch up on everything that has been going on.

My favorite from this weekend....

Hunter and Amber came to see us this weekend, and we had a great time. I will share more later, but this one is one of my favorite photos.

Do you have a favorite cookbook?

I am a little ashamed to show you mine, but it is also funny to me. See that shelf of cookbooks? I spot Noah's Star War's one, 2 of Leah's Kids Cookbooks, Clay's Emeril and Martha Stewart (yes, they are his, and Martha has some great tips to make food really yummy!) Can you guess which one I love, and use the most? It is right there in the middle.

Yep, the ratty, torn up, overflowing old notebook....that is obviously old, b/c it has Maury Linder written all over the top of it.
It was apparently an old College Notebook,and I apparently didn't even know for sure what classroom I would be in. :)

My very first recipe? Maccaroni Squares. Clay's family all-time favorite. Which has even been scribbled all over. Do your favorite recipes have big stains all over them? Mine do.

I have quite an eclectic assortment of recipes. This one, I was e-mailed from Debbi,

She had a cooking/freezing party, and then passed along her recipes. I can't tell you how many times I have cooked the sour cream enchilada and the chicken spaghetti.

This one came from a facebook friend

This came in an e-mail from a friend after we visited them....a spice bread recipe, recipe for laundry detergent, and a message, all in one.

Got these free in the mail once

My favorite....hand written by my grandmother

A sticky note from my sister

Someone obviously much more together than me. When Leah was born, she cooked me a meal, then thoughfully brought the recipe card along with the meal.

The best Coconut Pie ever from Clay's mom....again, note all the stains

Noah's favorite, and another recipe passed along from a friend, b/c of the yummy meal she made when one of our babies were born.

My notebook finally exploded, and now all the papers spill out.

Seriously, these are the main recipes I use....and I spend a lot of time flipping through this mess looking for what I need, as you can tell. Maybe, someday in my "spare time" I will organize it, retype it, and put it in a binder in plastic sleeves....ahhh that would be glorious!

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