What's happened since July, you ask?
Well, for starters, school obviously started back up. It's been stressful, and I'm looking forward to 2 weeks off, beginning tomorrow afternoon, for Christmas break!
Jeremy just finished his first semester doing pre-requisites for the EMT/Paramedic program. He will apply for the program in the spring, and will hopefully begin again this summer. I'm so proud of him! He did REALLY well with the classes this fall...I think this suites him quite nicely.
We are planning for Jeremy's siblings (Zach and Sarah) and his dad to visit for the holidays. Next week will consist of some major cleaning, plus a few shopping trips for those last minute things. Y'all know the drill.
In other news, I've decided to write a children's book. Hopefully, I can turn it into a series. My goal is to have the first (maybe more) manuscript finished this summer, and will then submit to to different publishers. Hopefully someone will like it enough to pay for the editing and illustrating, etc. involved in publishing a book. I could have gone the self publishing route and be guaranteed getting published, but decided against it due to a hefty price tag.
Since I've been diagnosed with celiac disease and requiring a strict gluten free diet, Jeremy and I have been cooking new recipes each week. It's actually been quite fun, and almost like cool dates multiple times a week. I'd recommend the
Gluten Free Vegetarian Cookbook to anyone. You can easily make the recipes with normal gluten products, but the recipes are largely based on fresh ingredients, which makes ALL the difference. One of my favorites is the stuffed tomatoes with fresh mozzarella and avocados, OR the fried rice.
It's mid December, and hit 70 degrees this week. A few times. I'm not saying it needs to be below freezing, but I'd appreciate a slight nip in the air. (I might regret that comment. Watch a major cold front come my way next week and we are shut in the house.)
