In a Funk
I'm in a funk. Ready for a change of scenery. Ready for Grandma and Grandpa to entertain my kids. Ready to eat some Mexican food. Ready to visit Target, Willowbend Mall, Chick-fil-A and lots of other places. Things have been slow here and it's left us both feeling ready for a break. I hope and pray that our time in Dallas will be refreshing and that we will both come back feeling ready for the next 9 months of work before our stateside assignment.
Ok, now that I've vented a little- several have asked about the couscous salad recipe. I took the recipe from a vegetarian magazine that I like, and sort of tweeked (is that even how you spell that?) it and "made it my own"- I've been watching American Idol. :) So, here it is:
Make as much couscous as you plan to eat. (This will be really precise if you can't tell!) My couscous I use is super easy, you just pour your couscous into a bowl and add bowling water and let is sit for a minute or two. Chop up tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion. Fluff your couscous with a fork and add the veggies. Then add a few squirts of lemon juice and salt and pepper if you want. Give it a good stir. Then sprinkle with dried apricots and sunflower seeds. That's it!
I have my six weeks check up in the morning, then I'm off to city centre or "the high street" if you prefer- to do a little shopping! I need to pick up a few things for our trip. GAP is having a sale, men's graphic tee's for 4.99 GBP. Not bad.
Only six more sleeps until our trip. I'm not even ready. I usually make list after list of things to pack and do and I have not done one thing yet. I will hopefully get myself organized this weekend. I am not sure what to pack for the girls- we have mainly winter clothes and who knows what the weather in Dallas will be like. It better be SUNNY and WARM is all I have to say. People keep saying to us, "You are going to fly with 3 young children?" And I am resisting the urge to say, "Well, yes, that is the only way to get there!" I guess after living overseas and traveling as much as we have, it's not a big deal anymore. Stressful? Yes. Tiring? Yes. But you just do what you gotta do to endure the flights! Each of the girls will have a backpack full of things- not sure what things yet but I'll come up with something. I pack snacks and small toys or games. Plus we will have the computer to watch a DVD on if there is nothing child-friendly showing on the airplane. We are in the bulk head seats, thank you Jesus, so I'm praying that Addison will sleep in the pull-out bassinet that will be provided. It's a day time flight as usual, so I will be happy if the big girls at least take a small nap on the plane.
Y'all remember last two times we did a long-haul flight don't you? It was pretty rough for Bailey. Well, I'm confident that things will be better this time. She's older and can communicate this time. And she understands the words "restroom" and "spanking" so things should be much better!
I just pray we can all stay healthy between now and next Tuesday! I feel a sinus infection coming on and Addison has been stuffy for a while now too. I plan to have her checked out at the GP's tomorrow too just in case! I've been trying not to be paranoid about ear infections this time. Bailey had her first ear infection at 2 weeks old and we had not been anywhere with her! So with Addison having some drainage I'm afraid it will go to her ears. I didn't tell y'all about our recent Ear, Nose and Throat doctor experience with Bailey did I? This was the appointment that has been rescheduled multiple times since September. I better not get started actually because it was so pathetic that I still get mad thinking about it. I'll just tell you that as soon as I got home from the appointment I called the doctor in Plano that put her tubes in and made an appointment for her the day after we get there. The ENT here was a joke and I was very disappointed. I hope to get some answers next week and get her ears cleaned out so she can hear better! And I thought she was just being two! Ha.
And this just cracks me up... The President is here in the UK today.
"During their private meeting, President Obama and first lady gave the queen a personalized iPod with video footage of her 2007 visit to Washington and Virginia."
I would love to see Her Majesty with her ipod.