Just some stuff
I’m getting more excited for my vacation. I am suffering from short-timers syndrome so it has been increasingly difficult to work. With so much to do and one last out of town work week, it will go by quickly. I’ve been mentally making a list of things I want to do. Book reading is on the top of that list. Between work becoming over consuming and children, I can’t remember the last time I’ve finished a book. At least, the last time I finished a book that wasn’t 90% pictures. I think I read two last winter, and I’m halfway through another one now. I have two books on Sensory Processing Disorder that I will read first to help with Ada. I really miss the therapy that she did have. She still receives help through the school district, but it is a lot less of it. Unlike her therapy before, we are not involved. And she isn’t getting anything over the summer.
I have been getting more frequent headaches as well. I’m hoping those will subside once I remove some stress. I’ve been getting them quite a bit, and last week, one did turn into a full blown migraine that disabled be from doing anything useful for most of the day. Jay woke up vomiting on Monday. Today was my turn, so I lost yet another day of useful work.
The sickness had an impact on No Knead Bread, ver 1.1. The inside texture was much better, but the bottom crust was still burned. It is not as bad as the first time. I’m going to try two sheets of parchment next time and adjust the heat a little. My illness increased my rising time to 19 hours. Wow, that made a difference in flavor, but I’m not sure if it is a 100% good one. It tastes almost salty. I used whole wheat and high gluten in this one as well.
I scared Jay this evening. I was sitting on the kids’ bedroom floor playing when this gigantimous spider darted out from between some toys, heading straight for Jay. I grabbed a book and slapped it down on top of it. When I lifted the book up to collect the carcass, it resumed its mission to attack and eat the brains of my only son. It got to his leg when I swooped Jay up over my shoulder with one arm while I grabbed a toy and successfully smashed it with the other. After I sat him down, he stared at me in wide-eyed silence with what I assumed was awe over his mother’s heroic act. That lasted about 10 seconds before the tears flowed and he started crying that he wanted his daddy. I’m not sure what is up, but the spider population seems to have increased around here. What spider predator got removed? My deck is constantly being used as the frame for spider luxury condos.
