There is something about a clean kitchen that screams to be used. That and my Pinterest addiction have found me in the depths of baking therapy.
Archive for July, 2013
Baking Therapy
Posted in grasshopper poke cake, Recipes on July 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »
My Escape
Posted in Cabin, Grandma and Grandpa, Life, peace on July 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A while back I posted a few pictures of the cabin on my quick trip up and back. The cabin was not on the list today, but {surprise!} my plans were turned upside down and my solution was a trip up the mountain. We brought the cousins and I was able to get things opened up a little and chase a few cobwebs away.
Grief.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2013| 1 Comment »
Grief is an oft written about subject. Kübler Ross has an entire book on what grief is like, the stages it goes through, what to expect. It was all summed up nicely in a cartoon of a giraffe stuck in quicksand. In my time as an oncology nurse I learned quickly what my role was for my patient and their family from diagnosis through death.
Thoughts on Nicholas Sparks
Posted in Life, love, Nicholas Sparks on July 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
For my birthday movie I picked going to see a Nicholas Sparks movie, and afterwards Maria asked why I picked that movie as we both had mascara raccoon eyes from crying at the ending. In the chaos of life I’d forgotten that conversation until I downloaded “Dear John” to listen to on the road. Fairy tale stories of perfect timing, perfect people, perfect couples, perfectly fictional. I’m not typically a big fan of chick flicks, but somehow his I really enjoy.
My answer for why I love a Nicholas Sparks book/movie/audio book is simple. It gives me hope. I know that he does not come close to writing real life and that my life will never mirror anything he writes. It does give me hope though, that just maybe, sometime I will have someone to walk with in the evenings, sit on the swing and laugh with that can see through “I’m fine” and perhaps doesn’t even have to ask. I have a long list of must have’s, very important, would really like, and a few absolutely not. The must have and absolutely not list are both fairly short.
As I look at my life and reality of living in small town Southern Utah as a single Mom I’m not certain that my list will ever be filled and that’s okay too, better than being wrong.
This post was originally a bit longer, decided it should be condensed some — the whole world doesn’t need to know everything about me after all.
~Heather
p.s. This is the first post I’ve written or looked at on the computer for a long time, most of my posts come from my phone. I’m realizing now my formatting is really wonky and I’m not certain how to fix it so if you are dealing with the poor line up just to read my ramblings, thank you. Maybe someday soon I’ll spend some time making it a little prettier in here.
Home again, home again: My tale of woe and flat tires
Posted in Flat tire, Girls camp, humor, Life, phone post on July 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I needed to get into town as early as possible to get Kaede from the Shirley’s. I was bringing ‘stuff’ not girls back from camp so as soon as my little Vue was loaded up I took off, through Enterprise instead of Pinto because I had a sinus headache and wanted to avoid the dust and washboard roads.
Girls Camp 2013
Posted in Girls camp, Life, phone post, testimony, young women on July 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been at girls camp other years but only for a short chunk of time, usually to teach first aid. I have enjoyed that, really enjoyed going on trek 2 years ago.