Together, Tired and The Transplant List

This week felt like the week before Christmas for me. And today is the day. We are about to be a whole family again. David is coming back to to work locally and wont be on the road all the time. Financially it is going to be a bit of a stretch BUT right about now, Id do anything to have us all under one roof for more that just the weekend. I am beyond excited for that man to walk through my door later today!Not even the amount of cleaning I need to do or the rough adjustment period I have already warned him about will take this smile off my face.  So in the spirit of my happiness, because its Friday, and because it has been a while since I have done one of these posts, here are a few things...

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Menu Plan 2•13

And we are back!  The boys had their second winter break last week and we enjoyed having David home too. This morning, I woke up feeling like I was ready to take on a little change. Which is good, because it looks like change is coming. After this week, David should be back working here in town. I get my husband back and I have a feeling that is gonna take a little time to get used to. But for now Im just going to enjoy the last week cooking for my boys, who are little foodies and always down to try new things. Which is good because this weeks menu has not one but three new to us recipes. This will be interesting.  Here is what I have planned.Taco Cups • A few weeks ago, I had...

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I was taken OFF the transplant list

After almost 13 years on the liver transplant list, I have been taken off of it.  Hearing those words were almost as hard as hearing that I needed to be put on the list in the first place. But its done. For now anyway.So why was I taken off the list?One of the reasons is that I am no longer seen at the clinic in San Antonio and have established care here in Houston with Dr Galati and his team at Liver Specialist of Texas.The second reason is that I am stable. Over the years of being listed, my numbers didn't change much. I didn't get better. And even though my liver did progress from fibrosis to cirrhosis, nothing completely failed. My liver, as ugly and stiff as it may be is still in there...

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Menu Monday 1•9•23

Anyone else still trying to find their way back to better eating in the new year? Or at least back to creating a weekly menu plan and sticking to it! Just me? One thing Im working on this month is to get back to having my menus planned before the weekend, so I can get my shopping done before the Sunday rush situation we have going on in the house currently. Im pretty ok with sticking to the menu, its the executing of shopping that messes me up. Partly because I am unable to drive myself to the store. And partly because I procrastinate and throw my list together on Saturday in a huff. Yeah, I need to be better about that part. This week was close. If we are IG friends, you might have...

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Balance • My one word for 2023

I used to be a New Years resolution kinda girl. Then after years of making them and failing miserably I changed the way I welcome and work though the year. Now I narrow it down to one word. By picking one word for the year and using it as a guide for the next twelve months, I was able to zero in on what I wanted to do, and break it down in baby steps.  Which just works better for me. Last years my word was heal. I spent day after day working on sorting though moments and memories that I have been hiding away in a closet it the deepest parts of my heart and letting go of so much that had been holding me back. I learned a lot about myself and accepted a lot too.  It wasn't easy...

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Family, flowers and finally some sleep!

One of the biggest things I have missed about this little space of mine is Friday Happiness posts. Sharing all the little things that made me smile though out the week. Sometimes its easy and I could go on for ever and some weeks I have to really dig deep just to come up with a handful of moments that brought me some happiness. But its just such a mindset shift when I go back over them and realize they are there. And seriously, even if you don't write it down, especially on the hardest weeks, take a minute to find even just one thing that made you smile.This week marks week 2 with the new puppy and the last week of school before Christmas break for the boys. So needless to say, its been a bit...

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