Sickness has struck the Whiting Household!

Erin has the flu!! Erin began feeling bad last week. On Thursday she woke up with a low grade fever and a sore throat. I let her stay home from school. On Friday she woke up with a 102.8 fever and a really sore throat. I thought she had strep. We went to the doctor and they tested her for strep and flu. Strep-negative, flu-positive. The doctor said they assume that all flu now is swine flu. It hasn't been that bad. She just feels crummy. It looks like she may be out of school again tomorrow because she is running a low grade fever again.

Also, say a prayer for my grandmother (mom's mom). She is in the hospital. Last night the nurse gave her the wrong dosage in her sleep medicine. It was supposed to be .5 mg and they gave her 5 mg. It is nothing that will poison her, but she will probably not be able to wake up until tomorrow. They are going to look at her heart tomorrow and see what is going on.

Yummy!!!

I am starting a new thing on my blog where I share yummy recipes that I make. So, make sure you check it out down the side!!!

I have been craving this yummy dip that I got from Bill. Now don't tell him that I am sharing his recipe, but it is soooooo good. I made it for supper last night. I don't have an official name for it, so I will just call it "Bill's Dip".

Bill's Dip

8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. mayo
1/2 c. chopped green onions
8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese

Mix and Bake 20 minutes @ 350.

Top with:
1 c. pepper jelly
1/2 c. crumbled bacon
3/4 sleeve Ritz

Bake 10 more minutes.

Serve with Ritz crackers.

Oh soooo good!!!

SCHOOL CLOSED!!!

Got the announcement that RCA is closed the rest of the week! Today they had 22% of the school absent. Did you hear the screams of joy of the "well" kids at your house? Apparently they are going to disinfect the school the next 3 days!

New Blog Template

All of my friends have been changing their blog templates, so I decided I would jump on the band wagon! I tried and tried to change my header and never could figure it out. Stuart ended up "fixing it" for me, so I will not be changing it for a while!! ;-)

The Joy of a Cardboard Box

Getting ready to create:


Before:




After:

BUTTER!!

For some reason Stuart decided that he wanted to make butter. He had seen it on the internet and wanted to try it. It was actually very cool to watch. All you do is get Heavy Whipping Cream and mix it in a blender with the whisk attachment. It will go through various stages and once it begins separating the liquid again you take it out and pour ice water over it, drain it, and repeat until the liquid is clear. Here is Erin with the finished product!







Yes, this is how we spent our Friday night!

First Day of School

Finally, something interesting to blog about! Amber started back to school last Thursday and I kept forgetting to take her picture. I finally remembered today! Erin started back to school today also.





They are getting so BIG!!

Also, in case I haven't told you already, Amber made captain of the middle school cheerleading squad. She is so excited!!!

I know if I don't mention it, I will get a comment about it so here goes: The other interesting thing that has happened recently is that Stephen, Tammy, Chase and Ally were here for a visit this past weekend. They are on their way to Colorado!!
:-)