January 22, 2012

Tonight a friend of mine posted a link on Facebook to her sons' classmate's Caring Bridge site.  It is a 12 year old girl who just found out a week or so ago that she has liver cancer.  Yes twelve years old.  They are unsure if it is curable - but are seeking treatment at the Mayo.  It just kills me to think that a girl Emma's age who was just a normal teen a month or so ago is now fighting for her life.  Hug your kids - and say a prayer thanking God for their health.

I really, really, really dislike driving in the Winter.  Did I mention I really don't like it?   I headed down to Albertville this morning - even though I wasn't meeting Em's dad til 1:30.  I tried to beat the frizzle that was already starting mid-morning here.  I'm sure glad I bought a jug of the windshield washer 'de-icer' stuff before I left, because I certainly needed it.  the rain was very light, but it would freeze on the windshield as soon as it fell.  I was glad to get back home and stay put for the rest of the day.  I'm foreseeing a yucky commute tomorrow too.  Spring please?

It was Thanksgiving all over again tonight at our house - well, in the way of food that is.  I had a turkey breast in the freezer that I put in the oven this afternoon.  I also made a new recipe for Cheesy Potatoes that will replace my previous version - I like this one better as it has no 'cream of whatever' soup in it - all fresh ingredients.  I didn't go so far as to make real stuffing - Stove Top won out there.  But it was a pretty good meal for mid-Winter, and by now the 'sick of turkey' feeling had worn off from last Fall.  Nice to have all the kids here too.

Emma mentioned in the car today that she wishes it were Summer.  I do too.  I'm sure you can tell that Winter is my least-favorite season.  When you walk outside and all you can think about is how cold and blustery it is, it doesn't make it fun to do anything out there.  I dream of the days of laying in the sun by a lake, reading a book, and feeling the warmth of the sun on me.  Ah...for just a second I was there.  Only in my dreams I guess, at least for a few more months.

That's all for tonight.  Goodnight.