new day

Well...that was quite the hiatus!  Life has been hard...eye bleed, convict sister, off the wagon mother and jobless hubs.  But all in all, hanging in there.  I have a theory that if I stay behind the slow car, patiently, eventually they will turn and I will have clear roads ahead.  I do believe this.  Try to hurry and pass, and get screwed.  So I am hanging in.  DD is growing in all direcitons, and DH is too.  Wish us well!

Well, It wasn't food poisoning after all...although I am mad at Campbell's for keeping BPA in their cans, they cannot be blamed for my tummy flu.  The rest of the family got the bug, and we were off.  Wow, so sick.  But now we are all better and here I sit, in my house, ALONE!!!!  Daddy took D to her gym class, and I get 2 hours ALONE!  I don't know what to do first...make bread, sew, crochet, dance around to loud 70's music!  All of the above! 
We are hunkering down for winter and really starting to connect as a family again.  After change and sickness, it always takes time to settle back in.  We are making progress, and that feels good. 
I know you secret blog readers are out there reading my blog...so I have a request.  I am working on something that is really really important to me, and I need prayers and well wishes. 
thanks.
Have a great day, and find your solace!

k.o.'d

This is probably one of the last postings of my magical wing-ed unicorn...she has really enjoyed being a unicorn, and I will encourage her to be one as long as she can.  She does tell me that her unicorn hair gets in her eyes though!
This has been a hard week.  I am going through some stressful times, and as stated earlier, had the respiratory infection a few weeks ago...and finally was better!  So I went to yoga (hot, for those who don't know me!) Thursday night and WOW!!!! I really felt great!  Came home, and had a can of Campbell's soup.  Now, I do love a can of soup, but have been pondering if maybe some homemade broth might be better?  Well, it will be.  I got the WORST case of food poisoning ever.  I have never been so sick.  For those of you who have had food poisoning, it is just that...poison.
So, I am at work, 36 hours later, and not feeling great.  I need some nurturing, and really, some time.  But this life is not providing it, so I will take what I can get.
This leads me to my final thought today, which is whole living.  It is time I start enjoying life again, and part of that has to do with food for me.  Making it and watching my family be nourished and enjoy it is really important, and more importantly, safe! I cannot imagine my little unicorn being that sick...so out cans of soup, in homemade broth.

All Hallow's Eve

Halloween is here.  And we are ready!  D is going as a wing-ed unicorn.  No trick or treating this year.  With her food allergies, we thought it best to discover the fun of halloween instead of the sugar coma.  So we are going to the local Waldorf school's Gentle Hallow's Eve event.  There is sure to be fun, what with a pocket witch and all!  (not sure either, will let you know)
It's funny though, I have been nervous about it all week.  We tried the Waldorf school here when D was small.  She was the only walker in the class, and it just wasn't for us.  I can't explain more than that, it's just my mother sense kicked in, and it wasn't for us.  So going to one of their events rifles me some how. 
It occurred to me that I want to be more like her.  D, that is.  She is so great, and can do all the hard yoga moves.  She is beautiful, honors her body, wears GREAT clothes combos, and says "YEA!!!!" when things make her happy....just right out loud, clapping hands and all. I want to be like her when I settle down.
It's Saturday, and I am at work...and guess what...I put it out there and it is starting.  I had a full morning of women yesterday who wanted me to be a partner in their health.  Not wanting me to fix them, not wanting me to give them pills so they could leave.  Just wanted me to guide them down the road and they wanted to walk with me..and learn!!! Hallelujah, there are kindred souls out there! 
Happy Halloween Everyone!!

sickness abounds

Well, it's here.  Our family fall sickness.  Working in healthcare I get all kinds of bugs...and this respiratory bug has hit D and I hard.  We have been syrup medicine queens, and today I decided I would try some of Boiron's Chestal homeopathic cough syrup.  http://www.boiron.com/
I am really trying to make our house healthy, and not just against germs!  I realized that pink, syrupy, strangely pink colored medicine I have been pouring down our throats may not be so great for us...even if it does make D sleep!  So I am employing my knowledge and we are going to try to heal the immune system, instead of just knocking back the crud.
We had apples for lunch, which are good anti-mucous, and just had our first dose of the Chestal.  We both curled our lip, and I offered D some water to wash it down, and she said "ewwww, it's yucky...but it will make my cough better." 
So there you have it, out of the mouth of my babe.
Wish us luck, and if you please...leave me some comments so I know people are out there.  Feels a bit lonely in here at times!

likes and confusion

                                                            

Well, I have lots of little thoughts today...so will start with my likes (nice how that has become a desriptor of all things good/approved of)
Like:
northwest fall weather..I have always been a fan of storms, and boy are we getting some!

104.5 FM...now that D is singing all the words to all the songs, this station rocks!

my van...there is a certian something that we have together, best vehicle EVER!

my wool haflinger clogs...they are warm and dry and go with everything!

when my gluten free meals taste like I expect them too...had a GREAT beef stroganoff last night..GF!

herbal medicine...I am making the effort to work toward a certificate.  Moving toward medicine I can feel good about for myself, my family and the women who trust my opinion!

Things that confuse me:

Why does the NW weather confuse people?  I swear, bring on the first raging fall storm and people are wandering around like Jimi's Purple Haze just hit them over the head.  Driving around is dangerous, walking around is frustrating and in general people freak out!

I don't want to get political on my blog...too trendy, but for heaven's sake people, let's stop the riduculous campaigning and general "put-down"ing of others.  Not cool.

The new healthcare plan.  Just in general.

Children's shoe sizes. 

Why I can tell you any number of things about the human body and it's processes, but I cannot remember how many letters there are in the alphabet.

And my favorite of all favorites:

I taught D to sew this weekend!!! I gave her a piece of muslin in a hoop and some yarn on a blunt needle, and she sewed this awesome pattern.  I then whipped it into a little pillow that she calls her napping pillow.  I will have this forever.  And ever.  She is the coolest person I know!