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Monday, February 27, 2017

Hi all, it's me again!  I really am going to live up to my word and start postingg again!  I promise!

Lots of things have been going on here, let me tell you!  I HAVE A NEW GRANDSON!  His name is Gage Damien, and he was born on the 12th of February.  My daughter had a really had time with her pregnancy.  She's 37 and this was her first (and she says only) baby.  She's tiny, so it was pretty rough on her because she got very very big.  Torn muscles, etc.  Over 24 hours labor and she still had a c-section.  But after all that, baby Gage was born.  She and her husband and I are over the moon!    I'll get photos up soon.  Lately, when I haven't been working I've been at her house...and then running home to do what needs to be done.  All in all, it's been quite hectic!

Anonymous posted a question about how I manage working and housework, etc., and I thought I'd answer it here.  First, let me tell you, working full time and taking care of a house and family full-time is not easy.  I've been there when my children were young.  I found, though, that the only way to try to manage it was a routine.  Find the things that absolutely MUST be done every day, write them down, and get in the habit of doing them.  Then when you have some extra time, do the other things.  But be easy on yourself, too.  If you have small children and a full-time job, it will be difficult to have a spotless house unless you have some help.

Right now, because of my Lupus, I only work part-time.  I recently got promoted to shift supervisor, so that is a few more hours.  I don't have small children at home.  I have my better half and my adult son who has moved home due to his personal situation.  But I do have pets...lots of pets!  LOL! (All but one inherited from the three children...but that's another story...<G>)  Three large dogs, and three cats.

The only way I survive is to have a schedule.  I also "prep cook" a lot.  I'll chop a week's worth of onions, celery, etc., and put them in glass jars and put them in the fridge.  Anything  I can partly cook or cook ahead I do.  I am also the "Crock Pot Queen" and the "Queen of the Timed Bake Feature" of my oven!  I do dinner before I leave for work and it goes in the Crock Pot or the oven.  Otherwise, unless they fix it themselves, they won't eat.  I'm too tired after being on my feet at work to come home and cook!

Well, speaking of cooking ahead, I'm off to get tonight's dinner in the crock pot!

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