Andrew has spent a lot of his time during the Pandemic playing Roblox online with his good buddy, Noah. Noah will Google Duo him on my phone so that they can see and talk with each other. It's interesting to overhear their conversations. On Tuesday, May 26th they were playing at 10:29 p.m. which is much later than they usually play but this was the thought he shared with Noah.
"Each time you break a bone, you basically break it in to two bones. So while it's healing, you have an extra bone."
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Monday, May 4, 2020
Kamut Flour
During the Pandemic, I have felt like I'm cooking and doing dishes nearly nonstop. I finally decided to search for and buy some Kamut flour that some people with celiac claim they can eat without the health consequences. I was able to buy 25 pounds from a man in Pleasant Grove. It cost $38.00, so much more than 25 pounds of all purpose flour. However, my body seems to tolerate it well, and I'm able to make one meal for dinner which saves me a lot of energy. We've already tried pancakes, cookies, roux, and pizza pockets.
Last week I thought I'd try a new chicken pot pie casserole recipe using Kamut since I usually make mine without crust. This one https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/chicken-pot-pie-crumble/ involves making a crumble with flour, butter, and parmesan and sprinkling it over the pot pie base. I even made it in ramekins with only the vegetables the kids like in their own ramekins. But, when hungry little Andrew came to dinner and heard me talking to Beth about how we were having chicken pot pie (one of my kids favorite meals) but that I had used a new recipe, he stormed out and nearly burst into tears. I called out to him asking him what was wrong, he yelled back, "You just HAD to try a new recipe." I almost laughed out loud. What a terrible thing I did to him. He gets so hungry sometimes and was not amused that I made a meal that he might not like.
As it turned out, Beth did not like the crumble, she doesn't think cheese should be used with pot pie. I pulled most of the crumble off Andrew's but he said he would mix some of his in and he ended up liking it when it was mixed in with the chicken and vegetables. The homemade pie and crumble from scratch took about 3 hours. Somedays I wish we all liked premade frozen Costco meals.
Last week I thought I'd try a new chicken pot pie casserole recipe using Kamut since I usually make mine without crust. This one https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/chicken-pot-pie-crumble/ involves making a crumble with flour, butter, and parmesan and sprinkling it over the pot pie base. I even made it in ramekins with only the vegetables the kids like in their own ramekins. But, when hungry little Andrew came to dinner and heard me talking to Beth about how we were having chicken pot pie (one of my kids favorite meals) but that I had used a new recipe, he stormed out and nearly burst into tears. I called out to him asking him what was wrong, he yelled back, "You just HAD to try a new recipe." I almost laughed out loud. What a terrible thing I did to him. He gets so hungry sometimes and was not amused that I made a meal that he might not like.
As it turned out, Beth did not like the crumble, she doesn't think cheese should be used with pot pie. I pulled most of the crumble off Andrew's but he said he would mix some of his in and he ended up liking it when it was mixed in with the chicken and vegetables. The homemade pie and crumble from scratch took about 3 hours. Somedays I wish we all liked premade frozen Costco meals.
Lake House
During the Pandemic we are taking turns with Kyle and Alena's family to go to the Taylor's lake house for one week at a time. Kevin and I can both work remotely, and the kids can do school from their devices so it gives us a great change of scenery and some great options for fresh air. We feel so blessed to have this option during this time when many people are struggling so much. We are not unaware of how fortunate we are and of how many people are working hard at this time or are in very bad situations.
I wanted to record a phrase from Andrew's dinner prayer from our last visit to the lake house. On April 24, 2020 he expressed his gratitude "We thank Thee for how lucky we are to have a lake house so we can escape our house without going camping."
Lakes, campgrounds, and four wheeler trails are being overrun by people anxious to be outdoors during this time. State parks have been reopened to visitors after being closed due to COVID-19 but they are having to close their entrances midday because so many people are trying to recreate at this time.
Traffic out to the lake house has increased so much for this early in the season. There is a trailhead near a Pony Express marker on the final road to the lake house that we rarely seen one lost looking car on. This last trip home from the lake there was a dozen or so trucks with trailers, SUVs and other vehicles all crammed into the parking lot at that little marker.
I wanted to record a phrase from Andrew's dinner prayer from our last visit to the lake house. On April 24, 2020 he expressed his gratitude "We thank Thee for how lucky we are to have a lake house so we can escape our house without going camping."
Lakes, campgrounds, and four wheeler trails are being overrun by people anxious to be outdoors during this time. State parks have been reopened to visitors after being closed due to COVID-19 but they are having to close their entrances midday because so many people are trying to recreate at this time.
Traffic out to the lake house has increased so much for this early in the season. There is a trailhead near a Pony Express marker on the final road to the lake house that we rarely seen one lost looking car on. This last trip home from the lake there was a dozen or so trucks with trailers, SUVs and other vehicles all crammed into the parking lot at that little marker.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Pandemic
Some things I don’t want to forget. The first week of things closing down here, March 15-21, I would wake up without an alarm when my body wanted to and forget that there was a pandemic, that school was cancelled, that stores and restaurants were closing, that we wouldn’t be going to church for weeks. The forgetting wouldn’t even last more than a brief moment, but it was a nice, peaceful moment.
Also, once that brief moment of forgetting passed in the morning, the rest of my days that first and most of the second week, I was paralyzed by fear. I was watching daily news briefings with President Trump, reading various news sites and anticipating the illness and deaths of friends and family members. I remember thinking if I could look into the future just a few weeks, I wouldn’t be brave enough.
Also, once that brief moment of forgetting passed in the morning, the rest of my days that first and most of the second week, I was paralyzed by fear. I was watching daily news briefings with President Trump, reading various news sites and anticipating the illness and deaths of friends and family members. I remember thinking if I could look into the future just a few weeks, I wouldn’t be brave enough.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Quarantine
Tuesday of the third week of quarantine. Last Saturday I thought I was going to go crazy. I think in some ways I already have and yet this could go on for many more weeks. So far we are healthy and Kev and I are still married.
The kids have not gone anywhere except around the block either by walking or bike since March 13th which was their last day of school. It can't be healthy for them to spend their whole day in a chair or bean bag inside. They have been so good about not complaining about seeing their friends or not being able to go do things. I think they can feel the gravity of the situation.
There have been five deaths due to COVID-19 in Utah so far and many people sick with it. I never imagined I would live to see something that would take over the whole countries attention and shut down so many things.
We have seen Mother and Daddy when they came to drop off home sewn masks for Elise. We have seen Gary and Dixie a few times when we have dropped off groceries to them or they came to drop off Beth's birthday gift to her.
Beth and Andrew have not been able to have their birthday parties yet. Beth's friend's parents didn't want them to go places even before the size restrictions for groups were put in place.
I wish I could say that I'm being productive around the house and feel good about how I've dealt with it. But, the first week I was paralyzed with concern for Elise and her family with her being on the front lines of this. Now, I'm trying to use my usual coping strategy of denial. Working from home is a good distraction. Some people are using this as a time to catch up on watching movies or reading but I can't focus on those entertainment venues long enough to get through a show or chapters of a book.
The kids have not gone anywhere except around the block either by walking or bike since March 13th which was their last day of school. It can't be healthy for them to spend their whole day in a chair or bean bag inside. They have been so good about not complaining about seeing their friends or not being able to go do things. I think they can feel the gravity of the situation.
There have been five deaths due to COVID-19 in Utah so far and many people sick with it. I never imagined I would live to see something that would take over the whole countries attention and shut down so many things.
We have seen Mother and Daddy when they came to drop off home sewn masks for Elise. We have seen Gary and Dixie a few times when we have dropped off groceries to them or they came to drop off Beth's birthday gift to her.
Beth and Andrew have not been able to have their birthday parties yet. Beth's friend's parents didn't want them to go places even before the size restrictions for groups were put in place.
I wish I could say that I'm being productive around the house and feel good about how I've dealt with it. But, the first week I was paralyzed with concern for Elise and her family with her being on the front lines of this. Now, I'm trying to use my usual coping strategy of denial. Working from home is a good distraction. Some people are using this as a time to catch up on watching movies or reading but I can't focus on those entertainment venues long enough to get through a show or chapters of a book.
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