I am reading... DragonLight by Donita K. Paul. I'm finding even though I love this series I am being slow about reading this particular book. I think it's because I know it's the last in the series and I am not in a hurry for the magic to end.
I am thankful for... our furry children (pets).
In the kitchen... I am trying to regain my love for baking. Going gluten-free really knocked the wind out of my sails in that respect. Yesterday I made the German Apple Pancakes recipe at Civilized Caveman. I subbed almond flour for the coconut flour and used a stoneware muffin pan because I don't have ramekins. Mine turned out darker than the photo on the site - I mean apples sauteed in honey, nutmeg, and cinnamon are not going to be light in color - and they cooked way faster than the time given, but all was fine. As far as taste, they were just okay in mine and my spouse's opinion, my youngest refused to even give them a try, and my teenager said they were nasty (his exact word). I doubt I'll make them again as it was too time consuming, in my opinion, for something we all just didn't go crazy about.
A pet peeve... drivers who don't use their blinkers. I really hate this.
I've been working on... cleaning and decluttering, decluttering and cleaning. I really want to get everything out of my house that we just don't need.
I'm looking forward to... three days off homeschool for Thanksgiving break next week.
A favorite thing of mine... is silence. Peaceful silence. No tv, no music, no noise from outside other than birds chirping, squirrels chittering, and tree limbs and palm fronds blowing in the breeze.
I'm delighted by...having found a drawing book my teen isn't complaining about reading. There will be a future post about our adventures in "Drawing 1" this year.
A thought... I really wish my children got along with one another better. The arguing, fussing, name calling, picking at one another, etc. breaks my heart. I'm an only child though, so I've never been in their shoes.
A goal... is to try the 30 day plank challenge I've seen floating around online. I injured my deltoid muscle a few weeks ago - my second taekwon-do injury - but I believe it's healed well enough now for me to give this a go.
An inspirational quote... Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. ~Lord Byron
A photo...
Taken in the rookery at Gatorland
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