Well, it's been forever since I have posted & so much has happened! I was swamped working at the school everyday! 100's, of cookies,rolls, bread, brownies, cake, etc. I was always exhausted. later I find out I'm Pregnant! Dont remember If I posted this earlier in the blog but we recently miscarried ~that pregnancy was a surprise too but a welcome one! after we lost the baby I went to the Dr & was told that I have Polycyctic Ovarian Syndrom because I had all these cysts in my overies, I had gained weight, my insulin was all wonky, and I had "facial hair" (uugghh!!!) all Textbook signs. well, he started me on metformin, and the pill to get my cycle regular. then my grandmom got cancer ( she's in remission now). I went up there to see her and finished my pills while up there. came back home, life happened & just never got around to getting my refills. So, I guess it wasn't that much of a surprise that I got preggers again.
I was terrified to say the least that I would lose this baby as well. Every day I looked for the signs, every cramp made my heart skip a beat, every bathroom visit I was sure I would find blood, when we made it past the first trimester I was so happy. When I hit the 20 week mark I started letting myself enjoy being pregnant, finally! I had to stop working though, guess my pregnancy has made my immune system, nearly non-existant because I have been sick with something since last november. Every time one of my 4 kids gets sick, so did I. If someone at school was sick, so was I. Everything got me sick. I also, was working at Liberty Tax this tax season. Something I actually enjoy doing ALMOST as much as baking. Well, there is a week and a half left till tax seasons over, I have been working there my 1 day (4 hrs) a week, just to get out of the house & have a chance to socialize. It's been nice.
Obviously, my home baking has been put on the side with the rest of life taking over my plate. Lukas's 5th b-day is this weekend & usually by now I would have made the cake itself so that I can start decorationg it on thursday & finish it by friday ~ He wants another spongebob, and that takes a LOT of freehand detail. Well, I'm sick so, I cant bake till I'm better. Been feeling this way since sunday, and if I don't feel better by tomorrow I might have to do the unthinkable ....."Store Bought Cake" LOL! Anyway's, if they have any kind of spongebob stuff (usually they throw some plastic toys on top & call it a day) Lukas will be happy. Karl is sick too, so I can't get him to bake the cake.
Now back to the present, I would like to get back into the kitchen again. Everytime I so much as think it though I get to feeling horrible. I really have been sick like constantly. I think I am only better the days I have Dr. Appt's to discuss how sick I'm feeling,lol! The irony of it all. I have been going thru my head things I would like to cook, recipes I haven't made in a while for dinner, baking new things , Idea's I get from our beautiful world wide web as well as books & magazines & such. Every time I think I'm gonna make something wonderful I feel terrible. If I do start feeling better soon, my first order of business is either half moons & whoopie pies, or peanut butter flavored cupcakes, with bananna pudding inside & chocolate on top. or maybe chocolate cupcakes, bannana pudding, & peanut butter buttercream frosting on top. I wan't to make something I can pass out to Lukas's class next week. Well, enough of my crazy life drama, time to get back to posting about yummy sweets & snacks, & things that make you go, YUM! I will post again soon, especially since, I am now a stay at home mom again,so happy! :-) I actually miss it so much! I'll post about how THAT feels next time.
Lov lots, Melissa
