• Busy,  Health,  Party,  Shopping,  Travel,  Weekend

    Diverticulitis Scare, Banana Milk, a Weekend Wedding, and Anniversary Flowers

    This has been my world of late. Except the rice. I never ate the rice but did instant mashed potatoes instead. I have had to revisit the way that I look at and eat food. And I think I am going to have to make a permanent change. There are some common threads to this happening: stress, being busy, eating out a lot, eating pizza and burgers – things with lots of bread, sausages and pepperonis. Probably just the entire western diet!! Many other countries do not have such a problem with diverticulitis. I probably need to do another research project. But for now, I have vowed to eating less…

  • Family,  Health,  Sick

    Big Announcement! Baby #2 is coming in Spring 2024!

    It is with much JOY that I announce Grandbaby #2 is on its way. Is this not the cutest thing? Little Roo kissing his little baby brother or sister. We will know soon the gender. The baby comes in late March of 2024. We are very excited! I think this one is my very favorite of him in the pics. So sweet. Weekly Update: A Bout with Diverticulitis So as for me, I have a pretty bad bout of diverticulitis. I usually have a flare up about once every year or two. I think the culprit this time was a certain type of lettuce that is in spring mix that…

  • Family,  Food,  Health,  Holidays

    Soup Cookbook, Thanksgiving Meal, and Diverticulitis Ruining My Plans

    I was excited to buy this soup cookbook at the store earlier this week. It has some really good recipes. All the favorites plus some that are different but NOT way out there. I’ve bought soup books before and then not made any of them as they ended up being weird. These are crock pot soups and stews. I usually make mine from scratch in a Dutch oven. I’m sure you could do either. I thought this would be good during the winter on the weekends or my days off in December. Here’s our little Thanksgiving Roo! He’s ready to help with the cooking. He enjoyed seeing Bluey and Mickey…