One Week

         Last Tuesday was the last day I had coffee. Oh how I miss it. Today will mark a week in which I have been coffee less. I know it is self inflicted for Lent but still oh how I miss it. It's not just the caffeine of it all because I can have caffeine in other forms but it is the taste and since I drink it breve (with half and half) it is nice and smooth (not to mention fattening). I will move on past my thoughts of coffee now or I will just wax on about it's wonderfulness and miss all that much more. Sigh.
        DH got his new shift bid today, they change something like every six months, boo. He will be moving from swing shift Thursday Friday off to day shift Monday Tuesday off, yay! More family time as a family unit. Yay! Kind of causing chaos for a vacation plans, boo. It will be okay, we will figure it out and make it work. I hope all of you are have a decent week thus far. I bid you adieu and leave you with a picture of what our sunrises here look like (because I think it's pretty).

Happy Fat Tuesday!



                             It's Fat Tuesday!! Laissez le Bon temp rouler!! (lay-zay lay bon ton role-ay)

Let the good times roll!! Happy Mardi Gras everybody! I hope you enjoy your last day of the Festival of Carnival. As I am sure you all know the Festival of Carnival celebrates the ending of winter and the coming of spring and that Mardi Gras is only one day of the Festival of Carnival; that's right Fat Tuesday; today. Unfortunately I am still sick with the flu or something (no fun) so I haven't done any feasting this Carnival and I don't see that changing tonight.
 

                        Tomorrow as any catholic out there know is Ash Wednesday and therefore the first day of Lent. For anybody who might not know Lent is a time of sacrifice for Jesus. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial. Lent last for about 46 days from Ash Wednesday (tomorrow) until the Holy Saturday (also known as the Saturday before Easter).
 

                      While I am not a strong catholic by any stretch or the imagination I do celebrate (can I call it celebrating???) Lent every year. I do not go all vegetarian for Lent. Nor am I giving up chocolate or something I don't really eat anyways. This year I am giving up coffee for Lent. Scary? Yes I know it is. I have a strong relationship with my coffee I love my coffee but in the true spirit of self-denial I will be giving up coffee for 46 days this year. Wish me luck and strength in this endeavor. One more look at the lovely wonderful thing I will be giving up.



                              On another note I believe I might make benyas for tomorrow if I am feeling better. My coworker suggested I make some, she said it was too much of a fuss for her to make some. So I if I am feeling better tonight I will mix up some benyas and put them into the fridge to chill over night and be fried up and drenched in powder sugar in the morning.. Yummy yummy benyas. If you haven't ever had some benyas I really do recommend them. And I disagree that they are a fuss to make.

Day 9869

                I have be officially told to stay out of the laundry room and the family room until it is finished. No I didn't do anything to mess anything up. DH decided he didn't need or want my help. Which I am not going to complain about. All the new drywall is up and taped (yay!) or so I am told since I haven't ventured back there (see I can follow directions). So I am guessing but next he will mud sand and all that fun stuff. Then spray texture, primer and paint. After that he will tile (because I refuse to let him tile then paint) and put in the cabinets. Originally this was all going to be completed by the end of this weekend but DH and DS1 woke up sick this morning. Hopefully it is only a 24hr bug but I guess we will see tomorrow. This does mean the two rooms won't be done until next weekend. DH has Thursdays and Fridays off. Since he doesn't want my help it will just sit there until he feels well enough to finish it. Don't worry DH isn't doing it all alone, my FIL will help him if he needs/wants it. I think he wants me me to be amazed by how great it looks completed. I am just looking forward to decorating it. :)
                I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and that nobody in your homes are ill.