This week I found a vintage Pyrex dish with a lid for only $12! I am going to be using this in my microwave to steam veggies, instead of using plastic wrap.
What did you find this week? Link up in the linky below to share your thrift store finds.
Some Pics Of The Family Visting
This was just about as close as Amelia would get to Great Granny.
Look at my bunny, Granny!
Michael with his chocolate bunny.
Great Granny helping Owen open his Hot Wheels.
Seth, Alan, Linda, Michael and Fabgrandpa.
I Have A Confession To Make
I have been cheating on my gluten free diet for three days this week. And I am paying for it. I mean really REALLY paying for it. I knew better, but I did it anyway.
The first night I ate a yeast roll at the Backwoods Steakhouse. It was so soft and yeasty and pleasant to smell. I could feel myself being pulled in by the aroma, just like you see in the cartoons when someone smells something delicious and is pulled along by the visible aroma waves, that is how I felt. So, I ate one. And the next day, my joints hurt.
Then we went to the Crossroads Restaurant, where they are famous for their buttermilk biscuits. And it happened again. And I LOVED it, it tasted so good and delicious and SOUTHRN. And again, I felt the bloating start before we even left to come home.
Then, last night, I was at my mother’s having dinner with my son and his family, and my sister. And my 84 year old Mama had made her wonderful squash casserole. The one that has bread in it and crushed up Ritz crackers on top of it. And I ate two helpings of it. And today, all my joints hurt, I feel bloated, and my stomach hurts. And I am done with gluten again.
I have been so good up to this point, staying gluten free. I have no idea why I did this to myself this time. I KNOW better. I KNOW that if I eat gluten I will be sick, for days. And I know we are getting ready to travel in just a couple of days. And I did it anyway. So, if you are like me, and must eat gluten free, and you think “I can handle just a taste”–DON’T DO IT! YOU are the only person who will be hurt by it.
What A Fun Day!
My son brought his family over to our house today, and what a fun day it turned out to be! Owen found a caterpillar in the yard. He was in little boy heaven:
Amelia spent much of the day refusing to have her picture taken. “No, Ganny” . End of story!
Michael spent much of the day outside, poking sticks in the fire ant hills and watching them race around. I’m glad he wasn’t bitten by any of them. Late in the afternoon, Seth and Sarah took the two little kids back to the motel for a nap, and Michael, Fabgrandpa and I headed over to my mother’s for a little visit. We met up with the rest of the family for dinner at Cracker Barrell. (I had grilled catfish, mashed potatoes, turnip greens, and pinto beans.)
Owen sat on the other side of me. He has been very social and talkative during this visit. I was saying to him “Give me just on little kiss” and he was laughing:
Emily and Spencer were at the other end of the table:
Michael is such a good big brother! He helped Amelia play checkers with Owen after dinner.
We took lots of pictures outside on the sidewalk in front of Cracker Barrell. This is my daughter-in-law, Sarah; me; my daughter Becky, and my daughter Emily.
And here is one of the guys:
And here I am with my oldest grandson, Michael. When did he get so grown up?
It was soon time for us all to go home and get some rest. Amelia was conking out pretty quick:
Tomorrow, the kids and grandkids are going to the park for a picnic. Granny and Poppa are staying home, since it is hot as blazes here already. It was almost 90 degrees here today! I can not believe it is that hot already in April! We’ll all meet up at my mother’s tomorrow night for dinner.
How Many States Have You Camped In?
This Week Is Not Going To Be Long Enough!
We have exactly five more days before we leave on our trip to Arizona. And I have so much to do and so little time to get it done! I am excited about getting on the road, but anxious because I am not ready yet. And on top of getting all the little and big things done that need to be done, my son and his family just rolled into town with my grandchildren for a visit!
They are staying at a motel in our hometown, about 45 miles away. We just don’t have room in the trailer for five more people, and there is no furniture or hot water in the house. Tonight they are going to visit my mother, and my daughter-in-law said that Owen is so excited because he thinks he is coming to see ME!
We spent today running errands in Carrollton, about 30 miles away. There was a Fedex package that needed to to shipped, the unemployment office to fill out some paperwork, to the library to pick up some IRS forms, Wal-Mart to get some prescriptions filled. There is still a long list of things to do, places to go, and packing to do, but they will all have to wait so we can visit Owen, Amelia, and Michael while they are here.
Tomorrow we’ll go to Douglasville and find something to do with the kids and grandkids, and go out to dinner with the kids–Becky; Emily, Tommy and Spencer; and Seth, Sarah, Michael, Owen, and Amelia. That’s not really all of them, and we’ll miss all the ones who can’t be there with us.
Sometime before the end of the week, we’ll need to run up to Cedartown to go to the bank, get some groceries, and last minute things for the trip. And our neighbors want us to come over and cook out with them before we go! Can I possibly fit it all in???
Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler Review and Giveaway
If you are a recycler, this is a very neat and handy idea. This Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler is easy to install and easy to use. I didn’t have to use any tools at all to install it in my kitchen.
Then you hang the hooks over the top of the cabinet door.
Attach the recycler bag to the frame by putting the tabs on the frame through the slots on the bag.
This is what shows on the outside of the cabinet door.
The handle on the bottom makes emptying the recycler bag so easy.
The Rubbermaid Hidden Recycler five gallon bag holds up to 36 12-ounce cans. You can fit a gallon milk jug in there! The bag has a leak proof liner and can be machine washed. It is soft sided so it can easily fit in most any cabinet. (Note: The top of it is too big to fit in my RV cabinet, but it works fine in the cabinets in my house kitchen.) The bag and all the packaging materials are recyclable, and the whole thing can be recycled.
If you would like to buy one of these Rubbermaid Hidden Recyclers, they are available at Rubbermaid.com for $17.59, or at Meijer Stores.
If you would like to win one of these, leave a comment below telling me why you think recycling is a good idea.
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I Have Been Nominated For Another Award!
This year is turning out to be one where I am receiving a lot of attention, and I really can not begin to tell you how that makes me feel. I have been eating a gluten free diet since April of 2007, and it is amazing how much better I feel. I have been telling everyone I know, both in real life and on the internet, and blogging about eating gluten free ever since then.
So, when I found out today that I have been nominated in the FOGGY Awards for Personality of the Year, well, I am just overcome with emotion about that. Because eating a gluten free diet is so important to my way of life, because there are so many things that eating gluten can do to your body, because it is such a simple way to eliminate so many health problems (at least for me), it is just something that I naturally share. And being recognized for doing that, well, it makes me happy that someone has noticed and feels like I am doing the right thing as far a talking about the gluten free world.
If you would like to vote for me, or for any of the other nominees, here is the link to the voting page.
