Fat Tuesday..Gluten Free Donuts!!!!

Oh, yes....I made gluten free donuts tonight! After explaining a little bit about the history of "Fat Tuesday" to my children....and why Mom is frying 'unhealthy' (Ronnie even said, why are you using white sugar? ) donuts....these turned out wonderfully!
The dough was a little difficult to work with, and I had to tweak the recipe so much that I don't think I could post it, but I am grateful for the experience in the kitchen that lets me know what the proper texture of the dough should be and adjust it...let's just say I used a lot of cornstarch!

When they puffed up and turned golden brown...I don't know who was more excited, me or the kids!

Sara...in donut heaven! LOL Good thing I'm only going to make these once a year! God bless you all on this cold, windy, snowy night! (yes...3 inches more tonight, and the chance of 3 inches tomorrow and 3 more tomorrow night....we needed donuts!) ~Sue~

When it snows....and snows, and snows.....

So...what do you do when it just keeps snowing and snowing....and you have 2 little ones coughing and coughing....first, you count your blessings! I love this flag hanging outside our front door!Then, you let them work off as much energy inside as possible! These scooters in the basement are a God-send! They also have those large balls with handles to bounce out some energy down there...and Ronnie is able to rollerblade all over the basement....we're so grateful for the basement! LOL

And you sew...and have your little sister "help" you!

You bake cookies....and make 'fun' messes!

You play games....and sew holders for your card games...(thanks, Dayna, for the idea!)

You enjoy going thru "Baba's" button jar looking for just the right one...


You crochet warm slippers....

And sew some more!

And crochet some more....

If you are one of our cats, Chloe or Doc....you spend a lot of time under the warm lamp!

And.....sew some more! Neutral, patchwork placemats from thrifted fabric~
You sew matching craft/beading bags for little cousins who love to bead!
After you go thru the 2 huge bags of fabric that were so generously given to you!
And sew some more bags!

~In addition to all the sewing and crocheting and beading going on around here, Ronnie has been making the coolest Lego creations....lots of Lego vehicles from a set he got for his birthday....setting up and playing with his hockey guys in anticipation of the Olympics, experimenting with his Snaptricity kits...and beating everyone at Wii bowling!

Anna LOVES to color...and has been making lots of artwork for her dolls and everyone else! Sara and Meghan have been in the kitchen making lots of yummy things! Lots of reading books going on....and make-believe battles with Playmobils....lots of tents/forts made out of blankets....in spite of it feeling like a very long winter with all the snow and coughing....it has also been a very cozy, warm time and the Lord is teaching us so many lessons thru this winter...lessons that I am writing down to be able to remember, and make some changes towards what is God's best for our family!

May you all be warm and blessed this Winter!!! ~Sue~

Lyrics: Stellans Song

Some of you may know about Stellan McKinney, his mother blogs over at http://mycharmingkids.net nut for those of you who don't, this little boy is a miracle. He was born with multiple heart problems that caused him to suffer from Supra Ventricular Tachycardia... to read his story, go over to the blog and snoop around. Anyways, I wrote these lyrics back in early january when his SVTs were really bad. Then, this december, I checked the blog again after being absent for a while and he hasn't had one SVT since November! Praise God for miracles!

Stellan's Song
Written by Sara

From the first day, I hear people say
This one is not like the rest.
I know my mommy and daddy have tried
they've done their absolute best,
Slowly... Hopefully...someday soon I might be healed
(But until then)

(CHORUS)
Jesus, please heal me soon
Maker of the sun and the moon
I know if you don't that it's not your will, but still
I hope that soon I'll be cured
But until then my hope's in the Lord
Because I know, thru trials, when push comes to shove,
I'll be cradled in your blessed love.