A New Year Crept In

I spent New Year’s Eve Day begging a headache to go away. It failed to listen. It became a migraine instead. That refused to respond to any medications. Then it was nice enough to become stomach issues, that also refused to respond to medication.

Today is my first day back on my feet.

Thanks to all who listened to me whine via Facebook and text message.

I did send hubby a Facebook popcorn idea that he tried. It turned out great.

You cover the bottom of a glass bowl with popcorn kernels and cover the bowl, we used a Pampered Chef batter bowl with a dinner plate. The recipe says to put it in the microwave for 2 minutes and 45 seconds. Hubby found it worked at about 4 minutes. He then added butter and salt. It was yummy without the awful smell of microwave popcorn. I hate the over-the-top smell of microwave popcorn. This didn’t smell and tasted good on my mad tummy. We will do it again and again.

I’ve also pretty much given up diet coke. I have replaced my habit with decaf iced tea. Maybe that will support my quest for less mad tummy days. I am also keeping a food journal to share with my family doctor to see if she can identify anything that should be axed.

Monday will bring the start of our school year in 2014. We are forecasted to get about 10 inches of snow by Monday morning, but that won’t spell a snow day for us. Don’t tell the girls.

I am making an addition to our schooling Monday. We will start Explode the Code (phonics) with Caitlyn and Sue. I’m concerned it will be too easy for Caitlyn, so we may end up skipping through much of the book, but we really need some phonics instruction for Sue. I know the rules of English, but I am struggling to get them across to a 6 year old. The English language has soooo many rules, and yet, it rarely follows any of them. Darn language. Have to give Sue all the tools to get through Fancy Nancy and the Dazzling Book Report so mama can get some dazzling hair!!!

We went up north to visit my family for the Christmas holidays. Hubby did a great job fitting everything in the car to get up there and even better getting it all in to come back. My girls might have gotten spoiled for Christmas!!!

I tried to be a little more present and a little less behind the camera, but here are a few pictures.

This is our Jesus Box. It is the first thing we open during our family Christmas. It has the Christmas story in it, which daddy reads, and lights (flashlights) for each of the girls to remind them we as Christians are called to be the light of the world.