Food
Sugar Plum Loaves
Today my mom and I made the Sugar Plum Loaves that she bakes and shares every year. It is a recipe from her 1976 “New Better Homes and Gardens” cookbook. I remembered the first year I helped her with them I was afraid, as I am not a bread baker and had no idea what […]
Grateful to Rest
I woke up in the middle of last night with a stomache bug and fever. I am so grateful for my son and daughter in law who picked up some food. And I am most grateful that my sister is here to take care of mom so I could stay in bed all day. Praying […]
Good Fortune
My sister has been busy making her annual delicious coffee toffee. The house smells amazing. Our regular caregiver was here this morning who is from Japan. I got out a piece of toffee for her to try before I left on my errands. When I returned, she said she liked it. She said if you […]
“Different” Thanksgiving
Mom gets easily overwhelmed these days, so we talked about how we could make Thanksgiving a little more calm for her. We decided to just have dinner here with me, my sister, and my mom. Then later, my son, his wife and kids and my other son and his girlfriend came over for dessert. We […]
Pie Teamwork
Today when my mom’s nurse came over, I told her we were going to make pies. She asked my mom if she enjoyed baking. My mom said she didn’t do it very much because she grew up in a bakery. We did make pumpkin and apple pies together this afternoon. She kept me straight on […]
Sweet Celebration
Last week, our friend who visits on Mondays asked what treat she could bring for my birthday today. I told her I would have to think about it and get back to her. During the week I thought about chocolate eclairs, but I didn’t want our friend to go through that much trouble. Then I […]
Getting Out
We were blessed with an absolute gorgeous day today. It had been way too long since my mom had been out, so my sister and I took her to her one of her favorite parks. It was packed. Seems everyone else wanted to enjoy it as well. Luckily, I knew of a handicapped only parking […]
Picking Up Groceries
I found myself at the end of the week without having made a trip to the grocery store. For several different reasons, each time I planned on going, it didn’t work out. So, early this morning I made my shopping list and ordered it online. This afternoon, my mom and I went to go pick […]
Human Rain Tent
It was a very rainy, stormy day today. In the afternoon, I went out to pick up some lunch for us and my mom’s friend who was over for piano day. I thought I was in between downpours, but I was very wrong. In some places, a whole lane was covered by a small river. […]
Surprise Visit
This afternoon I texted my son’s to see if they were doing anything and perhaps wanted to get together. The older one responded that his wife was getting ready to make lasagna. The younger one said he and his girlfriend were going to run errands. A few minutes later, my younger son and his girlfriend […]
Still Finding God 