Homemade flat bread

My sons have a bevy of food allergies including peanuts, peas, soy and eggs.  Before my older son was diagnosed with the soy alllergy, we ate a lot of flat breads, but I have not been able to find ONE that is safe for both of them...so what does mommy do?  Learn to bake it!

Here is a recipe I am trying today!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/homemade-flat-bread/

I will let you know how it comes out!

2011 is speeding by!

I wish I could say that! No actually it's not. The last two months have been so long due to the piles and piles of snow we have gotten, that they seem to have dragged on pretty endlessly. Also, I think because I am staying home, the adjustment has made it feel longer as well. But, here we are in the last days of February and I wanted to talk to you about a few things.
Dreams. I know you have some dreams. It may be to have another baby, to find a better job, to purchase a home or move to another country. It may be to find the man of your dreams or to finally conquer...fill in the blanks. I just wanted to tell you that attitude is EVERYTHING. I want to share one of my favorite Henry David Thoreau quotes with you: "As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives." If achieving your goal is hard, don't be surprised. If making a major life change is hard, it shouldn't be shocking. Nothing good comes easy ladies! You have to choose to walk that new path, and choose again, and again, and again. Like Thoreau said, "to make a deep mental path." So, if you have failed at something, please don't give up. Pray to dedicate it to God, and ask him to guide your steps and then try again.

Days of Quiet...days of trust

Week three of staying home. Time seems to be going by slower now.  I am in a quiet time it seems - a time of purposeful living.
Some of you have asked how it is going staying home.  I wanted you to know that I feel less stressed, more able to focus on my boys and I am going after some personal goals which are bringing me a lot of fulfillment.
I am trying to make daily time for God - whether it be in prayer, journaling, writing, singing.  A girlfriend of mine and I are starting a mom's bible discussion group here in our home town.  We would like to get mom's together to read and discuss God's word - to bring joy and perspective into our lives and bring people closer to Him. 
I have been reading a book called "She's Gonna Blow" by Julian Ann Barnhill.  It's about moms and anger. I struggle with losing my temper alot - it goes along with my general type A temperament and my habit to put my expectations too high sometimes.  Anger is also something I grew up with - and through this book and prayer I think I am beginning to identify where it comes from in my heart and work on healing too. 
Finances
I have been couponing more and seeing the results  from frugal shopping AND I threw away like 4 bags of trash this weekend from various corners of our home!  That felt goooood! We are already feeling the pinch of losing my (very) modest income - even that few hundreds of dollars I was bringing in made a difference.  We were carrying a little over 300$ in debt in our budget and never flushing it out.  We had planned on using our income tax refund to clean it out and therefore bring out budget up to snuff when we had an unexpected 600$ car repair.  OUCH!  We will have to wait another month to get that back in shape. In the meantime we are praying not to let anxiety about money irritate and bother us. I KNOW that others out there can relate to this type of situation. I think that is a great example of what me staying at home is going to challenge us in: trust in God, patience, discipline and wise choices.  Man, this is so grown up, isn't it??
So, we are trying to not spend money and do lots of at-home activities..the above picture is our annual trip to Magic Wings in Mass.
Pretty cheap and sooo worth it to be in a 80 degree bubble!
You know what?  We have a beautiful 45 degree day yesterday - LOTS of melting happened - and the next 4 days are supposed to be the same.  Boy that felt good!  I hope it's melting where you are too.
-Jenny