It's Wednesday, It's Wednesday!! Happy Wednesday all!! I actually went back to bed, after Mark left, so I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning....I might even get something done today!! Yesterday was a good day.....I had ice cream with Gloria after counseling with Pastor Dave and it was a lot of fun.....My time with Pastor Dave went well. I've been in pastoral counseling for three years now and I thought I'd gotten it all figured out!! It's usually when you think you've got it all figured out that the enemy peels back another layer of the onion and there's a whole other issue to deal with.....Turns out, I don't have it all figured out, after all. It's okay though....Pastor is good at helping me and I'm thankful to God for the closeness I have with my Pastor...I am completely comfortable talking honestly about what I think and feel.....Next to my Mark and my daughter Mariah, Rosemary and Gloria, Pastor Dave and Jill, his wife are my best friends.....I am blessed!! My family may not think of me fondly, but God has provided me with a wealth of other family who love and care for Mark and I, it's just the best feeling.
Today, I have choir practice and another pow wow with Pastor Dave and Pastor Fred...and Mark, too. Next week, I have to go to Fresno on Monday, for the final dress fitting and then Mark and I will go on Friday afternoon, down to Fresno for Joe and Rosemary's wedding...Pastor Dave and Jill are going too, Pastor Dave is officiating the wedding. I am a Bridesmaid....for the first time in my life, so I am quite excited!! I have been waiting to be a bridesmaid for a lot of years.....I love wearing fancy dresses.
I am quite happy for my best friend Rosemary!! She's found a good man in Joe and they honestly seem very happy together. I have known Rosemary since 1980 and we have been best friends since 1981.....We went to Junior High School together. In 8th grade, I had to sit next to her in first period Math.....We had Mr. Goulding as our teacher. She used to hit me with her neck scarf....Rosemary wanted to be a cheerleader that year, too, so I had to sit there and listen to her do her "cheers" and then, when she tried out, she did a kick and her shoe came off and flew across the gym.....She didn't make cheerleader......All through my teenage, young adult and adult life, Rosemary has been there for me......We had a few rough spots....due to other friends that were jealous of our closeness and tried their level best to make sure we hated one another. But we always seem to find our way back!! Rosemary's older sister Lisa is also my good friend and her mother has always been like a second mother to me....I'm truly thankful to God, for Rosemary and her precious family......I am so very blessed. Joe and Rosemary are going to have a wonderful life. It's my hope and prayer that they will know only joy, in their lives and that every day will be filled with love, hope and understanding. I'm so proud of you Ro.....you've done a fantastic job of growing up!! I'm so very happy to call you my best friend.
I have decided to go back to a low carbohydrate approach to eating. I am just too hungry with "normal" eating and I feel like junk. (Stop rolling your eyes and don't think I can't see you....I'm a mom, I see everything) My blood sugar is out of control too and I desperately need to get that back under control. The Atkins Foundation has another book out, so I thought I'd buy it on eBay when I can afford it....See what kind of changes they've made to the program.....
So I'm going to make Barbequed Chicken with Marinated Cauliflower and green salad for dinner tonight. I might even fry up some cheese sticks, while I'm at it!! I finally remembered to buy new oil for my deep fryer, when we were at Smart and Final, on Sunday. I took the old oil out of the fryer, yesterday and it was nasty!! Thankfully, I haven't used it, in a while. Now that the weather is warming up, I'm going to have to strain and drain the oil every time I use the fryer. I don't want it to get rancid. In the winter, I leave the oil in the fryer. We don't have central heat, so I can get away with that. This is the way I make my Mozzarella Cheese Sticks.....They are low carb and very good!! I cut my whole milk mozzarella cheese into sticks and beat two eggs together in a bowl. I put some dried shredded parmesan cheese in another bowl and add whatever seasonings I want. I coat each stick of cheese with egg and then with cheese. I put them on a wire rack and put the rack in the freezer. After they've frozen I take them out and I repeat the procedure. If they are coated enough after the second freezing, I'll cook them. If not, they get another tar and feather and another set in the freezer. Then I heat my fryer to 350 and deep fry them til their brown. I serve them with low carb mustard sauce. This is the same procedure I use for making chicken strips too....Mark and I just love them. Mark gave me my deep fryer for Christmas and I absolutely love it!!
Well, I guess that's all I have to say for today!! Not very interesting I know....but what can I say, I can't have an exciting life, everyday!! It would end up dull and boring and mundane.....
Anyhoo.....Love each other as He loves and I'll see y'all tomorrow......
In Him,
Lisa
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