Our wireless router dies over the weekend. We haven’t replaced it yet but notice I’m still online?

People, ALWAYS secure your network. If you don’t people like me will steal your bandwidth.

I’m feeling very overwhelmed lately. Everything is just ‘life’ stuff like freelance work, kids, my ongoing battle with food etc. This winter is also doing a number on my sinuses over night so throw in the lack of sleep and I’m a bit of a mess.

We all get this way sometimes and it always passes so I’m not telling you all this for a pity party but rather for advice. You see, when I get this way I shut down. I figure if I prioritize things on paper (where applicable) and go through it all like a checklist then it may ease the load… or would making such a list just be adding more things that need to be done?

How do all of you deal with life’s little storms without losing your mind?

Recently I asked for prayers about sweet Taylor. Unfortunately the news is grim. Her brain has deteriorated to the point where she will not be able to sustain life for much longer.

So sad, it is unimaginable to me what her parents must be feeling. I still ask for prayers. Her parents would at very least like to see some sign of life, say a smile, before she goes.

So this afternoon I baked 2 loaves of gluten free bread. They actually rose and turned out pretty good. I let them cool on the rack for a few hours and decided I would vacuum seal them and put them in the freezer.

I now know this was a mistake. I’m not sure why this happened but my bread deflated… BADLY! I have sealed many loaves before without problems.

Does anyone need some bricks?

She has been ill her full 5 years and no one is quite sure why. This past summer she also began having seizures. Lately they have progressed. She has been in the hospital since early December in what is almost a permanent state of seizure. The only way they have been able to stop it is by putting her into a medically induced coma.