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After a week of being sick, then 10 days of the kids being sick (and Bennett staying home from preschool for a week) and then guests for 6 days..... I am off my rhythm. Slowly getting back to it. At least I'm in my office attempting to email all the people, pay my loans on time, RSVP to all the parties, book all the plane tickets, and maybe sneak a prayer and some breathing in there too.
My blog is languishing. I feel guilty about that! I feel like I'm failing! And then I remember that the blog is about ME, not my readers (all 30 of them). I love my blog, so so much. All of the 'goals' I had for it have come to pass. I have ideas about what to do when the project 'officially' ends on June 21. Take July off for one. I have THREE trips that month: a week with the kids in Juneau (haven't seen my hometown or my dad for nearly three years), a weekend in California wine country for friend's wedding (just me going), and then ten days in Colorado and Kansas visiting all of Adam's extended family.
I'm really nervous about that trip to Kansas. It turns out that I really can't do corn or wheat or grains in general. I've been breaking out in hives about 4 -6 hours afterward and they last for about 24 hours. I need to save my gluten free grains for special occasions. While once upon a time Kansas (when my MIL was growing up) was a grass-fed meat eaters dream, I don't think it's that way anymore. If I eat the grains I'll be physically miserable, if I eat factory farmed meat and eggs I'll be morally miserable. Gah. Try explaining this dietary 'fad' to my inlaws and grandparent inlaws. Not looking forward to that. In all seriousness, I expect to fast quite a bit.
I'm reading Book 2 in the Lady Julia Grey series by Deanna Raybourn. I love this series so much. Highly recommended to those of you that like smart, light reading: Victorian murder mysteries, with strong female characters, and solid writing.
My blog is languishing. I feel guilty about that! I feel like I'm failing! And then I remember that the blog is about ME, not my readers (all 30 of them). I love my blog, so so much. All of the 'goals' I had for it have come to pass. I have ideas about what to do when the project 'officially' ends on June 21. Take July off for one. I have THREE trips that month: a week with the kids in Juneau (haven't seen my hometown or my dad for nearly three years), a weekend in California wine country for friend's wedding (just me going), and then ten days in Colorado and Kansas visiting all of Adam's extended family.
I'm really nervous about that trip to Kansas. It turns out that I really can't do corn or wheat or grains in general. I've been breaking out in hives about 4 -6 hours afterward and they last for about 24 hours. I need to save my gluten free grains for special occasions. While once upon a time Kansas (when my MIL was growing up) was a grass-fed meat eaters dream, I don't think it's that way anymore. If I eat the grains I'll be physically miserable, if I eat factory farmed meat and eggs I'll be morally miserable. Gah. Try explaining this dietary 'fad' to my inlaws and grandparent inlaws. Not looking forward to that. In all seriousness, I expect to fast quite a bit.
I'm reading Book 2 in the Lady Julia Grey series by Deanna Raybourn. I love this series so much. Highly recommended to those of you that like smart, light reading: Victorian murder mysteries, with strong female characters, and solid writing.