Bring back global warming...

Hark! Is that the sun? I was such a FAN of 'global warming'.  Not so much this 'climate change' stuff.  Everyone, put away those gas savers and get back on the road with those gargantuan SUV's!!! Seattle-ites will thank you.  (Secretly, those greenies)  Of course, those of us with large families are doing our best to keep everyone warm, even tho it's not really appreciated all that much.  Oh well, they'll thank us once again when our children are paying their social security.  Back to my opening line, since the sunshine is calling, I'm going to finish pruning those blueberry bushes.  Only 10 more to go!

Do I really have to go...

The way my brain operates, when there is something looming that makes me nervous,  I JUST DON"T THINK ABOUT IT.  But  it's only two weeks away....So, we'll be flying to MN together, Kerry and I, and Elinor.   I really don't want to leave all our children parent-less. Sure, what's meant is meant.  I'm trying to summon up those feelings I had when the flu knocked me over, about how I am not afraid to fly anymore.  Helps, a little.  But here's the deal.  We have to rewrite our will.  I guess you can't just scratch something down on paper these days, it has to be sorta legal.  I already cleared it with Lindsey.  She and Todd will get the life insurance policies, along with the farm, as long as they agree to keep the kids together here.  Sniff, boo hoo, sniff.   I'd rather just come back home, safe and sound.  Please?!

When good ideas go bad....

I had such high hopes. The shower curtain was coming along just great. *Sigh*.  But it turned out...ah, shall we say, not the best. I winged it; this is my usual method when it comes to sewing something.  Um, do I really need all those pins and patterns and stuff? I just like to hurry up and finish so I can see what it looks like.  In fact, if you don't look too closely at the craftsmanship, it looks okay.  Problem is, I used an old vintage blanket and cut it so the pattern made sense.  But, when a person is constantly pulled from the project at hand (just a few minor skirmishes to referee was all), one loses focus.  So, said shower curtains' pattern now hangs sideways.  I might fix it someday. Probably not, though, because that would require a seam ripper, which I can't find.  I already looked.  Who knows where it went, or why? One of the wonders of this world...

Anything coconut....almost.

Coconut+ coconut oil+almond butter+ vanilla+ dark chocolate=pure bliss!

I am a coconut fanatic. Coconut in jello salads? No thanks.  Kind of similar to cottage cheese in jello. Yuck.   But a macaroon? Swoon.  And coconut milk in smoothies...to die for! The oil is amazing for so many things.  I eat it just by itself, yum, the pure cold pressed virgin unrefined coconut oil.  So, where am I'm going with this? To this fabulous recipe I tried over the weekend.  I'm so obsessed.  It is all good with no added sugar.  It says that its kid approved but, judging from my perspective as a mom, kids don't usually like the texture of coconut.  I could've cried, because I served these at my Norwex party on Friday night, and one of the kids took three, and took one bite of each and disapproved of all three just the same. Boo hoo.

Chocolate Coconut Clusters (kid-approved!)

Not sure how it happened, but there's the link.  I'll get this figured out someday.  And,  the photo on my blog is more true than the one on the link.  Oh, whistle tweet tweet, these are just divine!