Friday

I love a week where I take off a day in the middle of it. This gives me plenty of time to catch back up and the week goes by so much faster!!!

I also took off from the restaurant this week. I knew Tuesday night would be long and difficult so I requested off for the rest of the week in order to give myself time to re-balance me. I was able to make dinner Monday, Wednesday and last night. Mr. Clean has been super busy and super exhausted this week so I was happy to take over dinner duty.

Last night I read a recipe that I thought sounded easy and fast. It was. Preheat the oven to 425; 3 cups bisquick, 3/4 cup water, mix and then spread into a greased 13x9 dish. Then I put tomato sauce and seasoned it with salt, pepper, garlic, and crushed red pepper, added a little cheese, added a lot of pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms and onions and then covered with cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, it was good!!! I had a ladies night at church so I knew whatever I fixed had to be fast and easy!

My Grandmommy is still not doing all that great. My mom and Aunt are taking turns staying nights with her. This leaves them both exhausted. It's hard to watch someone you love so much struggle like this.

Happy note, my oldest friend, who was my maid of honor, told me a few weeks ago that she is expecting. She is due on September 6. I have been SO EXCITED and I have not been able to say anything to anyone. They broke the news last night, YAY!!!!! I'm going to be an aunt again!!!!!! It's interesting hearing her woes of misery, and makes me completely ok with the fact that I skipped all that and went right to age 2.

Speaking of Girl Clean, I'm trying to think of what to say to people when I explain about my daughter. I hate the term step, it just has a negative implication. Is there any other way I can tell people I have a daughter but she's not my biological child, she's my husband's littler girl and she is mine too? I truly have not yet found a way that I like to explain and I'm wondering if there is an alternative term to step-daughter. Weekend child doesn't sound that great either.

I'm very excited for a low key night in, followed by coffee tomorrow morning with Jess, and then I'm pretty sure I'm picking Girl Clean up from her mom but I'm waiting to hear back the official word on this. Happy Friday!!!