I've Gone Short....

Now for the last 3 or so weeks I've contemplated chopping my hair. Between the lice outbreak at the Preschool and the one at the elementary I work at I've had nightmares of being infested with bugs. So when Hoho said she was going to shave her head because her BFF chemo was making her lose her hair I thought, "Why not go Shorter?" Now I've had short hair before. Most of the time I lived in Ogden my hair was too short to put in a ponytail. So when we went to Jill's she asked me how short I wanted it. Personally I was tired of having nightmares about being infested with bugs. So I looked at her and simply said, "Meg Ryan short."

 Task accomplished! I love it. It is the shortest I've had my hair since I was a baby. Thanks Jill!

Compassionate Q-T

My sister Heidi has always been a compassionate, loving, selfless person. The people in her ward refer to her as "Pixie" because she is always doing something to help or support others. There is nothing she likes more then the happiness of others. Back in November her best friend of over 30 years called her and informed her that she had breast cancer. Two weeks before Christmas she had a double mastectomy and in January she started chemo.

So that phone call my loving sister made a promise to her friend. When she started chemo, and her hair fell out, Heidi would shave her head. So Friday night she received the text. April had had her second go of chemo and her hair was now falling out in chunks. Heidi texted her stylist and made an appointment for Saturday afternoon. I filmed the whole thing on my phone. We cannot wait to show it to April.

Sissy I love you and your compassionate, selfless love you have for all. Now you look like a cute little Q-Tip!

A new job...

So when I moved up to Heber to work as an aide for Wasatch district I knew it was going to be temporary. I needed a job and thought if I work a few years in the district maybe I could move to something different later. Now because of Obama care act the school district took all its aides down to 27.5 hours so they wouldn't have to provide insurance. So I helped Heidi at the school to earn my keep.
  It has been a rough 2013-2014 school year for the staff at Sunny Day and Heidi's wonderful assistant director had to put in her month notice due to some family issues. I always figured I'd work at Sunny Day in the summer and be the floater teacher. I knew the school district fired at the end of the school year and rehired in late summer.  which secretly scared me, knowing I had school loans and other bills that needed to be paid.
So when Heidi came to me and said I could be assistant director I was thrilled she was even thinking of me but at the same time extremely overwhelmed. I was comfortable at the elementary school teaching reading lessons and doing kindergarten intervention. No worries, unseen and just a peon. If I took this it was a big responsibility. I weighed my pros and cons and had a conversation with my heavenly father.
 Today as I went into work I knew my answer as my heart thumped heavily with anticipation and sadness. I was going to take it.
 My last day at JR Smith is the 28. I'm going to miss my colleagues and the kids at the elementary, but I'm excited to start a new adventure at Sunny Day.

Round 2

 Vertigo 3 and Shany 0.  Its 9 pm on a Tuesday night and guess who is in bed with a heat pad on her head? This chickadee. Round two of antibiotics for a sinus and ear infection. Here's to hoping that the new medication and my heat pad help me feel a bit better for the rest of my crazy week.

Why I try my darndest...

So I know it's hard to see, but my arms have a horrible dermatitis rash between my fingers all the way down to my elbow on my forearms. The worst being on my left. Referred to as "chicken skin" it is common in those who've just changed their diet from normal to gluten free. Because your body can't digest the wheat  and the gut is being destroyed. It isn't contagious, but looks horrible.
  The bumpy pimple like rash has left this gal feeling quite self conscious of what I wear out in public. It slowly is clearing but any time I'm accidentally exposed to gluten I find the rash becoming more noticeable. My last big whoops was accidentally using some Aveeno shampoo that contained wheat grass. I've learned to read every thing. Amongst my frustrations I've found some success.

I finally perfected gluten free mac and cheese.(not one of those specialty four dollar boxes either!) I'm hoping to try a few other new recipes soon.

Experimenting...

So I must admit that the transition from normal diet to gluten free has been a bit rough. What can I say, I enjoy wheat bread. The first few things Heidi attempted and they tasted alright. But I must say after my mishap with homemade gluten free mac and cheese I just wanted to sit on the kitchen floor and cry.
So we did some research and invested in some gluten free flour at Costco and I began getting in touch with my Susie homemaker side. Breakfast has been hard because I use to just eat with the kids at the daycare. Now I had to find something that stuck to my bones but didn't make me sick. You can eat so much oatmeal and gluten free pbj's.
My flour had a recipe for banana muffins and after some practice and a bit of a tweak (I make it more like a coffee cake) I've found a great breakfast bar. I added raspberries to this batch. They really are quite delightful and I cannot wait to try new things out!

Big Boy Bug!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now my nephew Bug's hair had always been a sensitive subject. First of all shortly before his first birthday he had a shunt placed in his head to help drain the extra fluid. This made his head very sensitive. Second Bug's father had long hair and what little boy doesn't want to be like their father?
  His mother and I tried to talk him into a haircut numerous times after Dad was out of the picture only to have him tell us, "no thanks" or "maybe next week momma." Then on the fourteenth I received this picture from Sissy.

My first reaction was, "Oh my, my Bug isn't a baby anymore!" Followed by, "Oh my, I love it!" So Buggy Auntie just wants to say you look so handsome big boy!