We've had a very nice, relaxing long weekend at home. Friday was Ramy's 9/80 day, but I had to go to Loma Linda to do a testing case. So Rebecca and Ramy hung out most of the day. Friday night, we went to On the Border to eat Mexican and rented a couple of movies. We fell asleep watching one, in fact.
Saturday morning, Ramy had to take his mom to Urgent Care. As it turns out, she has gout and was in a lot of pain from that. Rebecca and I cleaned up around the house. I introduced Rebecca to mango at lunch, and although she initially made a funny face, she decided that she liked it. Rebecca took a two hour nap in the morning and a three hour nap in the evening! Saturday evening, we went to an outdoor place where they have a lot of restaurants, but it was so hot out that we ended up eating inside.
Sunday morning, we went to 11 a.m. mass and then Ramy took his mom to do her shopping, while I made a few batches of food for Rebecca. In the afternoon, we went to Brea mall. It was sooooo hot. We exchanged some shirts I had gotten Ramy for his birthday and I got a couple of pairs of pants for my mom to applique or embroider for Rebecca. In the evening, we watched The Sound of Music on television and all hung out in bed together.
Today, we hung out at home and basically just relaxed. I got my eyebrows waxed. Ramy cleaned the floors, and I finished cleaning Rebecca's room. Then we all went to the pool. Rebecca loves to go swimming and enjoys splashing in the water. The swimming adventure wore Rebecca out, because she fell asleep as soon as we got her bathing suit off of her. She's asleep completely naked on the couch downstairs. I made a turtle cake today, and it was soooo good. Here's the recipe:
Turtle Cake
1 package German chocolate cake mix with pudding
3 cups chopped pecans, divided
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 (14 oz) pkg caramels (about 50 caramels)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups milk chocolate morsels
Combine cake mix, 2 cups pecans, butter, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in a large bowl; stir well. Reserve half of cake mix mixture for topping. Press remaining half of mixture into a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Remove pan from oven, set aside.
Meanwhile, combine caramels and 1/2 cup evaporated milk in a small heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat until caramels melt, stirring often.
Sprinkle remaining 1 cup pecans and chocolate morsels evenly over cake. Drizzle caramel mixture over pecans and chocolate morsels. Crumble reserved cake mix mixture evenly over caramel mixture.
Bake at 350° for 20 more minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
As of Friday, still no word back from the rest of Rebecca's bloodwork. Actually, we think we may have found what caused it. In her bed, we discovered one of her beloved green Soothie pacifiers, but this one smelled like vanilla! Ramy washed it in lemon soap, and it still smelled like vanilla. As it turns out, Soothie makes a vanilla scented pacifier that looks just like the others. We think it may have gotten mixed in with a package of the regular Soothies. The thing definitely has a strong vanilla smell and it scented her bed. We noticed the scent on her mostly at night, and it makes sense that she may have had that pacifier those nights we smelled it. So we're praying that all of this worry has been because of a vanilla scented Soothie. But I'll definitely feel a lot better when we get her bloodwork back, just to be on the safe side.
This week, I start my work at Chaffey College and I also have orientation on Friday at the University of Redlands. This fall, I'll be at Chaffey on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Wednesdays, I'll be at Loma Linda, with supervision meetings and when classes there start, I'll probably be teaching a lab. So I'll probably be there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then on Thursdays, I will be at Loma Linda and then at University of Redlands. I'll be at Loma Linda from 12:00 to 3:00 and then at Redlands from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Ramy will be picking Rebecca up at daycare on Thursdays. I'm sad about being away from Rebecca more, but I'm also very thankful that I'm able to still be with her much more than I'm away from her.
This week, I'm hoping to get a detailed outline of my comp paper to my advisor. Then I want to have a full draft of my comp paper to him by the middle of September. I have to start setting big goals this way if I have any hope of applying for internship this year. Sadly, my motivation is just zilch.
Off to the grocery story!
Saturday morning, Ramy had to take his mom to Urgent Care. As it turns out, she has gout and was in a lot of pain from that. Rebecca and I cleaned up around the house. I introduced Rebecca to mango at lunch, and although she initially made a funny face, she decided that she liked it. Rebecca took a two hour nap in the morning and a three hour nap in the evening! Saturday evening, we went to an outdoor place where they have a lot of restaurants, but it was so hot out that we ended up eating inside.
Sunday morning, we went to 11 a.m. mass and then Ramy took his mom to do her shopping, while I made a few batches of food for Rebecca. In the afternoon, we went to Brea mall. It was sooooo hot. We exchanged some shirts I had gotten Ramy for his birthday and I got a couple of pairs of pants for my mom to applique or embroider for Rebecca. In the evening, we watched The Sound of Music on television and all hung out in bed together.
Today, we hung out at home and basically just relaxed. I got my eyebrows waxed. Ramy cleaned the floors, and I finished cleaning Rebecca's room. Then we all went to the pool. Rebecca loves to go swimming and enjoys splashing in the water. The swimming adventure wore Rebecca out, because she fell asleep as soon as we got her bathing suit off of her. She's asleep completely naked on the couch downstairs. I made a turtle cake today, and it was soooo good. Here's the recipe:
Turtle Cake
1 package German chocolate cake mix with pudding
3 cups chopped pecans, divided
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 (14 oz) pkg caramels (about 50 caramels)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups milk chocolate morsels
Combine cake mix, 2 cups pecans, butter, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in a large bowl; stir well. Reserve half of cake mix mixture for topping. Press remaining half of mixture into a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Remove pan from oven, set aside.
Meanwhile, combine caramels and 1/2 cup evaporated milk in a small heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat until caramels melt, stirring often.
Sprinkle remaining 1 cup pecans and chocolate morsels evenly over cake. Drizzle caramel mixture over pecans and chocolate morsels. Crumble reserved cake mix mixture evenly over caramel mixture.
Bake at 350° for 20 more minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
As of Friday, still no word back from the rest of Rebecca's bloodwork. Actually, we think we may have found what caused it. In her bed, we discovered one of her beloved green Soothie pacifiers, but this one smelled like vanilla! Ramy washed it in lemon soap, and it still smelled like vanilla. As it turns out, Soothie makes a vanilla scented pacifier that looks just like the others. We think it may have gotten mixed in with a package of the regular Soothies. The thing definitely has a strong vanilla smell and it scented her bed. We noticed the scent on her mostly at night, and it makes sense that she may have had that pacifier those nights we smelled it. So we're praying that all of this worry has been because of a vanilla scented Soothie. But I'll definitely feel a lot better when we get her bloodwork back, just to be on the safe side.
This week, I start my work at Chaffey College and I also have orientation on Friday at the University of Redlands. This fall, I'll be at Chaffey on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Wednesdays, I'll be at Loma Linda, with supervision meetings and when classes there start, I'll probably be teaching a lab. So I'll probably be there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then on Thursdays, I will be at Loma Linda and then at University of Redlands. I'll be at Loma Linda from 12:00 to 3:00 and then at Redlands from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Ramy will be picking Rebecca up at daycare on Thursdays. I'm sad about being away from Rebecca more, but I'm also very thankful that I'm able to still be with her much more than I'm away from her.
This week, I'm hoping to get a detailed outline of my comp paper to my advisor. Then I want to have a full draft of my comp paper to him by the middle of September. I have to start setting big goals this way if I have any hope of applying for internship this year. Sadly, my motivation is just zilch.
Off to the grocery story!
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