So, no surpises here, but there are no pictures to go along with this post. I get too caught up in what we are doing to remember to take pictures.


We talked about going to Denver for spring break, but just couldn't convince ourselves to take the 13 hour car ride. It's a good thing we didn't because they got a HUGE snow storm and we would have been caught right in the middle. So, we did a staycation.

Friday night, Marty and I got a hotel in Bentonville and enjoyed a nice evening away from the girls. It was a test run for future nights away. We weren't sure if the girls would get scared being at home alone. They did GREAT, so now we feel more comfortable leaving them while we go to Dallas or OKC for a few days. Yahoo!

Saturday and Sunday we got a decent snow storm. We had 10 inches of snow at our house. We stayed home from church and played games. What a fun way to start the week.

We planned a different activity each day of the week. We had planned to go to Tulsa and go to the aquarium one day. However, the girls asked if they could have the money we would spend at the aquarium and go shopping instead. So Monday we went shopping (until Jess got sick). Tuesday we cleaned and organized the garage in preparation for our garage sale on Friday & Saturday. Wednesday we went skating. Thursday, Marty went swimming with Addy & Rylee while Jess and I went shopping. Friday morning we had a garage sale and went bowling in the afternoon. Saturday we continued with the garage sale and went to church for YW recognition and broadcast. That last activity deserves a post of it's own, so stay tuned for a further details.

Overall, a busy but fun Spring Break!

It's a girl’s worst nightmare to find a lump anywhere on their body, let alone on their breast. About 6 months ago I detected a small bb size lump on my right breast. Being the procrastinator that I am, I did nothing about it.


About 2 weeks ago it started rapidly growing and got quite painful. It was growing so much that is became visible to my husband. He then got worried and demanded that I go to the doctor. I was past due for my annual exam anyway (see procrastinator again) so I called the OB/GYN and set my appointment for yesterday.

By Monday morning, the lump was the size of a ping pong ball and SUPER tender. It hurt to breathe and to move. I kept a warm compress on it to try to gain some relief. I started doing some massive internet searches to try to figure out what on earth was going on. I was able to set my mind at ease to find out that most cancerous tumors aren't painful. By Monday afternoon the "tumor" started oozing gross green stuff and a little blood. More internet searches. I had all the signs of a boil except there was no head on my lump. Could my "tumor" really be the same calamity that plagued Job on Old Testament time?

Tuesday morning I went in for my long overdue annual exam. This is not my favorite appointment. It was only my third since Rylee has been born (1998, 2008, 2010). I cringe at the thought of it. I assume most women feel the same way. When the doctor went to start my breast exam, I told him about my lump on my breast and expressed my concern over the tenderness. He examined it carefully and said it's an infected hair follicle. REALLY!!! A hair follicle can get this huge and painful?!? Holy cow!

So I am continuing with heat compresses and 1000mg Ibuprofen 3-4 times a day until the swelling and discomfort goes down. Perhaps I shouldn't wait for an infected hair follicle to go see the gyno, but whatever it takes to get the procrastinator to the doctor.

Ok, so it's not a major sin, but it's definately a sin.  Gluttony.  My previous post was about all the baking that I did yesterday.  Sadly, this wasn't for a catering event, or to freeze.  This was just for our family to eat.

• 27 no bake cookies - for the youth fireside - so not actually a sin
• 12 cinnamon rolls - because I had leftover dough from the breakfast rolls below - so thrifty - not actually a sin
• 11 stuffed hard rolls - dinner - so not actually a sin
• 11 stuffed breakfast rolls - these will feed my family all week, so not actually a sin either
• 1 pan brownie bars - pure evil, sin filled deliciousness - this is definately where the sinning comes in.

 
So, to ease myself of the burden of being a sinner, I would like to tempt you to be a sinner too!  If you were in RS yesterday, you received this recipe from Sister Olsen.
 
1 stick butter
1 boxed brownie mix
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup pecans
 
Preheat oven to 350.  Melt butter in 13x9 pan.  Sprinkle dry brownie mix over butter.  Drizzle milk overtop.  Sprink with coconut, chocolate chips, and pecans.  Lightly press toppings into milk.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until coconut is golden brown.
 
This is now a family favorite.  It does stick a bit to the bottom of the pan, but worth the digging.  I think I ate half the pan myself.  Hope you will join me in my sinning :)