Jamin decided to let the younger ones help with pizza tonight. He made a meat lovers with my turkey sausage. Yumm.

We schooled today.

I am fighting a migraine. I knew I was "due" because I'm not sleeping much...but I can't sleep. The kids sent me to bed this afternoon and so, though I hurt, I'm sort of functioning. Stacia fell asleep over dinner - I'm thinking I'll go ahead and skip family movie night and go to bed too. I AM going to bed but don't fall asleep until 1 - 2 a.m. and then am up at 5 a.m. I'm surprised I've done this for a month without a migraine. LOL I've learned to function with migraines.....but really throwing up and such make family life interesting. LOL We had planned to do much more - but plans change. I suppose I'll have to quit being stubborn and take the maxalt eventually. I simply HATE meds.

My Sam's order is ready - but I'll have to do that tomorrow. I planned to pick up some paint markers so we could begin on our story quilts but we'll probably do that this weekend. It's a "terrible" thing when school is so fun you want to do it on the weekends. :::snort:::

Well my head has reached roaring status....

Breakfast Sausage

I miss sausage - though I know it's terrible for me. Here is the sausage I made this week and it is GOOD.

1 tsp sage
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tspt thyme
1/2 tspt coriander (I didn't have)
1 t.sp sea salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 - 3 T water
1 lb ground meat

I used organic turkey. I could use beef. YOU could use pork, if you so desire. If you are going to do that I think I'd just go buy it on sale. LOL Well come to think of it - even with pork you would have less perseravtives. Also I doubled the spices - but thought I'd share the original, cause you all know I'm a "spicey gal" {thanks for the chuckle Jodi}. Also - you can put this in casings - but why? Yuck. I will make patties and freeze...or logs...this time I simply fried it as I had begun with frozen meat and wasn't sure about refreezing. Anyone know about that????

Sprinkle seasonings & water over ground meat; knead until blended. Refrigerate in airtight conainters for 2 or 3 days to allow flavors to blend. If you plan to use the sausage immediately, the spices will not be as strong.

From *Whole Foods for the Whole Family* by La Leche League

Do What You Can - Spiritual Disciplines

Do you feel swamped with your schedule? Do you feel too busy to enjoy the spiritual disciplines that you thrive on? Maybe you are working and raising children. Maybe you're a single mom. Maybe you're a homeschooling mom with lots of little ones. I found this article to be refreshing. It's a QUICK read but makes some very good points about these seasons in our lives.