I thought mom's had this sickness immunity. Maybe it just seemed that way, because my mom was pretty much super mom. But this week I have been sick with what I believe is a secondary infection from allergies. I've felt pretty bad. Throat kills, can't breathe from my nose, pounding headache from sinus pressure. And to top it off, AF is in town.
My parent's bought a house further away. I don't know how I feel about that. I mean, we may be moving on the other side of the planet, so I guess I shouldn't complain. Them moving out of my childhood home will be kind of rough though. Being sick and on AF while hearing about this though...rough. Knew it had to happen. Needed to happen. There is a comfort in the familiar that people can get stuck in though, and thus never know God's best for them.
That's why we're going for Japan!
We have all of our work in to SIM. It's the waiting game. Trying to be actively praying about this, since that's all I can really do. Also trying to focus my thinking on other things so that I don't worry about it. Who adds a day to his life by worrying, Paul asks. Disneyland trip is in 16 days! Then we'll be helping my parents move, followed by Thanksgiving, and a family wedding in early December and a million other December activities. In the midst of all of that, we should find out about SIMstart and get our tickets to Charlotte if God wants us right now in Japan.
I guess that's a good thing about my parents moving. I am a middle child, so I can tend to be a little clingier to what I know. Them moving to a unfamiliar area just breaks me, melts me, molds me, uses me to His Glory. I was willing before, but it makes me more willing to move to Japan and start a new life there.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Better Batter
I had always heard in the gluten free community, that Better Batter was pretty much the end-all/be-all of mixes. I've tried a lot in this last year of being gluten free, but hadn't had the chance before last week to try these mixes.
Thank goodness for the Gluten Free Allergen Free Expo! Although they were sold out by the time I hit them, they offered the expo pricing on their website along with a code for free shipping. Another awesome thing about this company, besides their sweet owner, is that they have finance options for low income families and they are a huge advocate in the autism community.
The first thing I made was chocolate cake. It was my dad's birthday and my mom hadn't baked a cake yet, so I offered to make one. Besides a slight difference in texture, no one could really tell it was gluten free. Color me impressed! Then I decided to break in to the seasoned flour and made fried okra. It rivaled my Granny's (shhhh, don't tell her)! It had a definite kick to it. Very addictive. No one could tell at allllll that they were gluten free. Then I did something I shouldn't have. I took the brownie mix and made grasshopper brownies. My waistline is shot. I have found my go-to brownie mix. Again, no one could tell they were GF. There wasn't even that kinda funky texture. They were just really, really good brownies.
Here's the link to their website: http://betterbatter.org/
Thank goodness for the Gluten Free Allergen Free Expo! Although they were sold out by the time I hit them, they offered the expo pricing on their website along with a code for free shipping. Another awesome thing about this company, besides their sweet owner, is that they have finance options for low income families and they are a huge advocate in the autism community.
The first thing I made was chocolate cake. It was my dad's birthday and my mom hadn't baked a cake yet, so I offered to make one. Besides a slight difference in texture, no one could really tell it was gluten free. Color me impressed! Then I decided to break in to the seasoned flour and made fried okra. It rivaled my Granny's (shhhh, don't tell her)! It had a definite kick to it. Very addictive. No one could tell at allllll that they were gluten free. Then I did something I shouldn't have. I took the brownie mix and made grasshopper brownies. My waistline is shot. I have found my go-to brownie mix. Again, no one could tell they were GF. There wasn't even that kinda funky texture. They were just really, really good brownies.
Here's the link to their website: http://betterbatter.org/
Monday, September 24, 2012
Outrageous Baking Company review
At the Gluten Free Allergen Free Expo, I had the delight to try the Outrageous Baking Company.
I didn't try them the first time through, because they were located right across from my local joint I usually go to. I felt like a traitor. I went back the next day since I volunteered so I got in for free. I went towards the tail end, so a lot of the samples were eaten up. However there was a little bit of pumpkin bread, which is a favorite of mine especially this time of year, along with some lemon poppyseed bread.
The lemon poppyseed was surprisingly delicious! I didn't think I would like it quite honestly, but it was wonderful. There was a delightful crunch from a sugar glaze on top. Both breads were so moist, which is hard to achieve. You couldn't tell either one of them were gluten free!
The pumpkin bread.....oh my. Best pumpkin bread ever, gluten or non gluten. Period. I bought 2 loaves. Need to buy more. STAT!!!! The spices were just right, and like I mentioned before it is so moist!
I need to make it to Boulder! But at least they deliver :) Check them out: http://www.outrageousbaking.com/
I didn't try them the first time through, because they were located right across from my local joint I usually go to. I felt like a traitor. I went back the next day since I volunteered so I got in for free. I went towards the tail end, so a lot of the samples were eaten up. However there was a little bit of pumpkin bread, which is a favorite of mine especially this time of year, along with some lemon poppyseed bread.
The lemon poppyseed was surprisingly delicious! I didn't think I would like it quite honestly, but it was wonderful. There was a delightful crunch from a sugar glaze on top. Both breads were so moist, which is hard to achieve. You couldn't tell either one of them were gluten free!
The pumpkin bread.....oh my. Best pumpkin bread ever, gluten or non gluten. Period. I bought 2 loaves. Need to buy more. STAT!!!! The spices were just right, and like I mentioned before it is so moist!
I need to make it to Boulder! But at least they deliver :) Check them out: http://www.outrageousbaking.com/
The Artist review
I Netflixed The Artist today. I was curious after all of the awards it won and it seemed different.
It was a really good movie! I can see why it got award after award. It deserved every one of them. It is brilliantly executed and a unique approach on an era in the movies that I had never really known about. Although a bit of a downer as the protagonists career, marriage, and economic standing fail, it does end well and leaves you smiling.
Masterfully done. Go see it! You won't be sorry.
It was a really good movie! I can see why it got award after award. It deserved every one of them. It is brilliantly executed and a unique approach on an era in the movies that I had never really known about. Although a bit of a downer as the protagonists career, marriage, and economic standing fail, it does end well and leaves you smiling.
Masterfully done. Go see it! You won't be sorry.
Introduction to Reviews...
In an effort to start blogging more, I will have some reviews over various products I encounter. This will be my own thing. Companies won't find out unless they google and somehow come across my humble blog.
I'm not a reviewer, that I can eloquently describe taste and texture of a food or the symbolism in a movie or book, but my hope is to tell how I honestly feel about it and maybe give you an idea whether or not you would like to try that.
So here it goes....
I'm not a reviewer, that I can eloquently describe taste and texture of a food or the symbolism in a movie or book, but my hope is to tell how I honestly feel about it and maybe give you an idea whether or not you would like to try that.
So here it goes....
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Our Progress
Well, things are coming right along with SIM, praise God!
Yesterday we took several psychological evaluations (which was a psychological evaluation in itself!). It took us about 4 hours to get through them. We sent those in along with all of the info they needed regarding medical stuff even though they won't get out until Monday. I just didn't have DH's lab results back, but I figured I needed to get all of this in since we had it for the past few weeks and I can always scan and email those results. Just couldn't do that with all of it. I tried, but the files were too big. It took a while to compile all of it.
I guess when I finally get the blood work in, they will send out a short theology survey to make sure our beliefs and theirs don't contradict each other. Then it's the waiting game! We should hear mid-November whether or not we are invited to SIMstart in January. That's when we get to meet everyone face-to-face in Charlotte and have quite a few interviews, meet with the psychologist, and find out what else we need to do! By the end of that, we'll know if SIM will send us.
Please continue to pray for us. Pray for patience and peace for us and for wisdom and discernment for our SIM team. We are very excited and know we have been called to Japan, but we know that we can't just hop on a plane and that it is a process. God is doing some pretty amazing things in our lives in the meantime!
Yesterday we took several psychological evaluations (which was a psychological evaluation in itself!). It took us about 4 hours to get through them. We sent those in along with all of the info they needed regarding medical stuff even though they won't get out until Monday. I just didn't have DH's lab results back, but I figured I needed to get all of this in since we had it for the past few weeks and I can always scan and email those results. Just couldn't do that with all of it. I tried, but the files were too big. It took a while to compile all of it.
I guess when I finally get the blood work in, they will send out a short theology survey to make sure our beliefs and theirs don't contradict each other. Then it's the waiting game! We should hear mid-November whether or not we are invited to SIMstart in January. That's when we get to meet everyone face-to-face in Charlotte and have quite a few interviews, meet with the psychologist, and find out what else we need to do! By the end of that, we'll know if SIM will send us.
Please continue to pray for us. Pray for patience and peace for us and for wisdom and discernment for our SIM team. We are very excited and know we have been called to Japan, but we know that we can't just hop on a plane and that it is a process. God is doing some pretty amazing things in our lives in the meantime!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Another week
We are coming right along with SIM. I know at least half of my references have gotten their forms back in to them. We are just waiting for all of our medical records to come in to send in. Then we should know pretty soon if we are approved to go to Charlotte for SIMstart in January. Very exciting to see what the Lord has in store for us!
We had rain all day yesterday. It was needed. Q and I made a countdown chain for Disneyland. Can't believe it's 35 days from now! We went to get gift cards for our trip. She did pretty well on our outing, but she was ready for her nap by the time we left.
It's frustrating going places lately with her. I guess with her being fairly new at the potty trained thing, she feels she has to go about 50 times when we're out. And her words for potty and iPad sound so similar, I don't always know if she is throwing a tantrum to play with the iPad. So I've pretty much taken the iPad out of the picture, majorly limited her media, and take her potty if it sounds like she says it. It really has helped a lot. Her attitude started greatly improving when I limited the media. It had gotten a bit out of control. 2 days a week she has school, then there's Sunday school, so there are 3 mornings when she is occupied anyway.
Her Uncle Derek is in town though, so that should make her pretty excited. She got to see Aunt Sherrie yesterday, and she just loved her! It should be a great week!
We had rain all day yesterday. It was needed. Q and I made a countdown chain for Disneyland. Can't believe it's 35 days from now! We went to get gift cards for our trip. She did pretty well on our outing, but she was ready for her nap by the time we left.
It's frustrating going places lately with her. I guess with her being fairly new at the potty trained thing, she feels she has to go about 50 times when we're out. And her words for potty and iPad sound so similar, I don't always know if she is throwing a tantrum to play with the iPad. So I've pretty much taken the iPad out of the picture, majorly limited her media, and take her potty if it sounds like she says it. It really has helped a lot. Her attitude started greatly improving when I limited the media. It had gotten a bit out of control. 2 days a week she has school, then there's Sunday school, so there are 3 mornings when she is occupied anyway.
Her Uncle Derek is in town though, so that should make her pretty excited. She got to see Aunt Sherrie yesterday, and she just loved her! It should be a great week!
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