Getting Back to normal (Whatever that is)!

This week the kids are back in school after 9 days out. Momma was kinda ready to get back into the normal routine. 
Valentines Day was very nice. Lots of treats to devour over the next week or so.   I had to drive to Chickasha, Ok.  to get a truck for Blue Ribbon. It was a nice drive, there was a slight overcast so the sun wasn't too bright.
Tomorrow is my birthday!  My mom and I are going to Tulsa to eat and shop,  just a girls day out.  We will actually be able to carry on a conversation without being interrupted by my sweet son. 
I have been reading this neat cookbook I got from my mom for Christmas, The Pioneer Woman Cooks, by Ree Drummond, also from Oklahoma.  She has a great blog, www.ThePioneerWoman.com, which tells of her adventures living in rural Oklahoma on a ranch, and lots of recipes.  I get daily emails with  her great recipes.  She is so cute!  She went from city girl to country girl and tells funny stories of her life on the ranch.   She also has giveaways, like her favorite electric mixer, she loves so much,  she likes to give them away.  Maybe I'll start having giveaways, when I figure out what to give away.  Another  blog I like to follow is, Lysa Terkeurst.  She has a great new book called, Made to Crave, about craving God not food.  I have the book ordered and can't wait to get it!  I have a terrible time with food.  I think I am addicted, like a drug addict but with food.  My world revolves around food and when it's time to eat.  I even asked for food for my birthday!  There is an awesome bakery in Holdenville, Ok. called Calico Kitchen.  They have these incredible cookies called, Cloud Nine, indescribable!! They are AWESOME!! I asked for these for my birthday, is that so wrong? And, from my husband I asked to go to my favorite place to eat in McAlester, OK. , Giacomos, the most amazing Italian food ever!   What can I say, I LOVE  FOOD!!   I must say I do have a food problem, I love to eat it!!  And I hate to exercise, but I plan to try to start walking, soon.  After the 9 days of being snowed in I gained so much weight. I really didn't like going outside in the snow, but I did.  We made a cool  sled trail, and yes, I did sled, too.  We live so far away from anyone, Billy doesn't have anyone to play with, so you guessed it, his playmate is, Me and the dogs.   I guess it will be over before I know it, so I am going to enjoy it while it's here.  ENJOY YOUR FAMILY while you have the chance!

Enjoy your day! 

Shari