Surgery!

My mother may kill me for posting, but she hurt her back a work a couple weeks ago.  After she finally told us, (she doesn't share that stuff very well) I was able to make arrangements to have the day off to take her to the hospital. 

 

Whoever decided that 5:30 was a good time for people to get there for a 7:30 surgery needs to be kicked in the shins repeatedly.  Anywho, alarm went off at 4:30 this morning, J and I got up and headed to my moms to pick her up.  Once we got to the hospital, they did the regular labs and then took us back to get her ready. 

 

She was quite a trooper for someone who had to be stuck twice to get her IV in, and it was probably the coldest room ever!

 

She got to wear a fancy hat too.

 

The doctor just came out and let us know that she did great! She gets to go home today!

Right now she is still in recovery and probably will be there for a bit longer.  The she gets to head to post op and then home.  It will be a long couple of weeks for her, so please, keep her in your prayers.

 

 

 

 



Funfetti Birthday Pancakes

This post is a little bit late, as I made these about a week ago for a friend, but they're so super yummy I had to share.

 

 

All you need for this recipe is a box of funfetti cake mix, two eggs, 4 tblsp vegetable oil, 1.5 cups milk, and mix it all together.

 

 

It will form a thick batter, similar to your regular pancake batter.  The only thing is that these take a bit longer to brown up than regular pancakes.

 

Now to make the glaze, take your favorite icing, (I used the funfetti vanilla) and scoop some into a microwave safe bowl.  Heat for about 25 seconds until melted, but not soupy.  Add a couple tablespoons of milk until it is thinned out to the consistency desired for a glaze.  Then top the pancakes, add some sprinkles, and don't forget the birthday candle!

 

You can buy a pre-made mix for these, I think Hungry Jack makes it, but they're never as good as ones made from the cake mix.

 

Enjoy!



Red Fish, Blue Fish

Hello all!!

I took a little break for a while because I felt like I should give up all my social media, not just facebook.  Anywho, I'm back now, so yay!

So far there is no news on the baby front, but we'll keep ya posted.  In the mean time, I've just been working, keeping busy.  At this point in my life every other weekend is some sort of event, so we've been pretty busy.

We'll start with going to hear Bret Bielema speak at a Razorback Foundation dinner.  Really good speaker, really good BBQ!

We had a potluck at work for Good Friday and I made yummy strawberries, that look like carrots! Totes adorbs. :)

Our group effort Easter egg :)


Easter was really nice, we had a wonderful service at church and then we all went out to eat.


 

 

Then we have had back to back Saturday weddings!  First one of my amazing AST sisters tied the knot, then my brother the following weekend.

 

Also, I got to see a peacock.  My friends will gladly tell you about how I tend to come into contact with them more than your average person :)  What can I say? They're so pretty!

 

 

Jim & Lorena

 

 

And just for fun, here's a super cute/kinda blurry photo of the brat!

 

 

*Happy Saturday!*