Couch 184: Welcome to Zanzibar!

Blueberry Cheesecake cookies recipe I ran across on facebook

Sounds yummy Art, enjoy!

Do blueberries taste like they smell. They have such an odd smell.

it is still very strange and different seeing my t at her house

Yay, the friend I met for the first time yesterday responded to my message on Messenger.

LT

That's great! Yay for new friends!

Despite the strangeness of meeting in her home now, I hope things are going good otherwise.

I wasn't familiar with cambozola cheese, but after reading up on it, I don't think I'd want mustard with it!

Cooking a Spanish chicken stew tonight that has chick peas, onion, and almonds. And butter. Lots of butter!

It sure is quiet in my house tonight. H is out with a friend and I just got done cleaning up the kitchen. It's a nice quiet though. Not a sad quiet. A peaceful quiet. I like it. How's that church song go "It is well, it is well with my soul." something like that. Anyway, that's how I feel tonight.

I love nights like that! Haven't had one in quite some time.

I hate anxiety. It's making me drive myself crazy with things I never said or asked... and I'm so mad at myself right now.

As much as I hate meds, I may need to start anxiety meds, this stuff gets the best of me too much.

Sending out peaceful vibes to all my couchies tonight. G'night!

My current project, for the crafty Couchies.
It's a Christmas stocking, and I've scrolled down and am working on the toe. Crossing my fingers (and my stitches! Ha!) that I get it done in time to cut it out and turn it into an actual stocking!

image1.jpg One of my friend's is a photographer and I won a free mini photo shoot. So I just took my 2 youngest, got a few cute ones out of it.

20181215_181751_HDR.jpg DH got sent home from work again today because his boss said he didn't need him. So all day he was in a horrible mood..until he decided that he wanted to get my boys a bearded dragon.

Say hello to Spyro.

Sister's surprise baby shower went sort of okay. She almost cancelled because she was sick, probably with the flu. She doesn't believe in shots. But she came and seemed happy to know people thought about her and cared. We didn't get to do any games. It was only me, my sister, my older sister, my mom, and a friend and her 2 kids. We ate, opened presents, had cake, and went home. Didn't even use 50% of what I bought. If H found out, he'd be pissed.

Next on the list of my adventures: tomorrow opening presents with my mom and our friend and her kids, Monday is T, and Tuesday is a birthday dinner for my sister.

I wish I could sleep the next 6 months away, wake up and if I don't like what I see, then go back to sleep.

I haven't mixed the two! I figured I need cheddar cheese to go with the mustard which I haven't got- so sadly no experimental research can start just yet.

I'm at the gym and i'm one of those people bored stiff on the stair thing- so bitter now sounds amazing! I haven't tried almonds and chickpeas together i might steal that.

Edit: I bought a small jar of French mustard and tasted it on it's own then with a teeny peice of cheese-It's very strong but I'm an official member of the mustard fan club.

SheHulk - Spyro is so cute! I had no idea they started out so small.

Awww your daughters are beautiful. I love the matchy clothes.
Sypro would definitively be a shock present for me. I'd be afraid of him escaping!

Oooo that sounds lovely. What kind of stuff was left over?

I hope your session with T goes well and you enjoy the birthday dinner.

SheHulk, your kids are adorable! I also like the matching clothing and pillow.


How do you feel about the bearded dragon? How big do they get?

Well I got something small to look forward to. just booked a dog sitting gig on Xmas eve night, the person is paying me 65$ for one night. Crazy but awesome.

Your kids are beautiful.

DP..we just adopted a 5 month old 45lb Shepherd mix. He was rescued from the south (Georgia) and shipped here to Jersey where he lived in the Shelter from the beginning of November until we found and adopted him on Thursday. He never had a home. He’s timid, shy and not house trained at all. Do you have any tips on breaking him out of his shell? And house training? I’ve been letting him out every hour and giving a treat immediately if he eliminates outside. So far he has eliminated 4 times in the house and I just bring him over to where he did it, tell him no-and take him straight outside then clean it up.

My BFF sent me these as Christmas gifts, which is doubly hilarious since neither of us really go for pink hyper-girly things.

(The text message one is especially funny since she has a young kiddo and is always texting me at 2am going "DOES THIS COUGH SOUND LIKE CROUP DO I NEED TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER" or like "IS THIS CUT INFECTED IS HIS HAND GOING TO FALL OFF" and I always look at the video or the picture or whatever and inevitably it's totally fine and I tell her so and then she feels better.)