Friday, February 25, 2011

Custard

For the past 2 days, I have wanted to just curl up in a ball and hide. I think I got a bug from my mom, but the doctor thinks it is allergies from the high winds we have been having around here. I kind of hibernated all day yesterday,took my meds and drank hot tea, but this morning I needed to be upbeat as I spoke for a school chapel.
Thankfully, I woke up feeling a lot better, but still had a nasty cough. Could I talk for 10 minutes without coughing like a maniac? As it turned out, I made it through and the little ones didn't seem to mind my raspy voice. Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved the taste of warm, homemade custard when I am feeling yucky. So, on this windy day, I opened my pantry and saw the custard mix. Granted,it was far from homemade, but the Jello brand cook and serve filled the bill. It is a comfort food for me. I don't always have it when I'm sickly, but the combination of the blustery day and the under-the-weather feeling,made it just the right pick-me-up. On days that are warm and sunny and when I am feeling chipper, the frozen-variety is a yummy treat too. Yes, I do like custard.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Peace

At this point in time, my mom has an infection and a fever. She is on an antibiotic to get rid of this same type of infection that she gets several times a year. She is on tylenol for the fever. Her lungs are clear and the nurse said that although many on staff and the patients at the home where mom is, have the flu, mom however, doesn't. Good news, huh. Mom is in God's hands. I realize that at her age, she could lose her battle with this nasty infection and fever to boot, but to her credit, she is a fighter and she has super strong genes. My prayer for my mom is for peace. I have peace that God is in control and that if He chooses to take her to her heavenly home soon,then I know she will be whole and happy and at peace. If He chooses to allow mom to be in her earthly body longer, then I know that is for the best as well. Thank you, Father, for Your peace that passes all understanding.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Not Mellow Yellow


It has been about a month since I last wrote. I have been busy stripping wallpaper from my kitchen walls and painting the walls pineapple cream. In layman's terms, that yellow. We had new cabinets put in the second week of January. It took f-o-r-e-v-e-r to strip the wallpaper. First, I just used a clothes steamer and did about 2 strips in 5 days. Then a friend mentioned a product called Dif and once I scored the wllpapaer with a fancy little disk and sprayed on the dif to help dissolve the paste, voila, I was finished stripping, wallpaper, that is. Then another 2-3 days and the room was complete. Here is a picture. I love the bright yellow and white trim. It is so bright now, that when the lights are on, it looks like the lights are dim in comparison to the walls. Anyway,after 20 years of the same 2 deisgns of wallpaper, it is great to have fresh new walls and cabinets.