I hate this time of year!!!!

Now I got all ya’lls attention from my title let me rephrase… I LOVE this time of year but it’s very difficult to eat RIGHT!!!! AAAAH!!! Every where I look there’s fresh baked cookies and pies and cakes and CARBS!!!!! And if you don’t know me I have a enormous sweet tooth!!! I”ve been doing very well with my choices and stuff. But I have to confess. I”m struggling!!! Amanda made chocolate chip cookies tonight! Last night we had dinner at Sis. Gloria’s house, she made the most delicious enchiladas and a chocolate cake that looked sooo sooo soo good!!! I have to figure out the ratio of sugar to stevia or xylatol. And I need to find out what other kind of flour I can use to bake with. I did however find a good recipe for BAKED Jalepeno Peppers. I haven’t tried it yet. However, it sounds delish! Poppers are like one of my favorite snacks but with it being fried… I can’t have them. So I”ll let you know how it is. I did do a really good dish that has become one of my favorite meals. Chicken, Artichokes, and portabella mushrooms. It is SO good. I cook the chicken in olive oil with seasonings. Salt, pepper, accent, oregano, basil, italian seasonings. Just until it’s white. Then I through the sliced mushrooms in there with the chicken. i cook them until they are almost tender. Then in another bowl I put milk, cream, butter, sherry, and 2 Tbs. of rye flour. Then in a pan I layer the artichokes, chicken and portabellas and pour the sauce on top. Bake it and it’s done. It’s delicious!!!! I made it for our youth leaders and they really enjoyed it also. It’s supposed to go with pasta but I do brown rice pasta with it. It tastes just as good. SO thats my new favorite dish. And since my mom had 2 of the same cookbooks I’m getting a lot of new really awesome recipes!!! yay!!! I absolutely love to cook. And I found a “cooking buddy”.

Also I am about to start online school for a degree in Nutritional Science. I’m very excited and it seems like an awesome opportunity! It will take 4 years but I’m hoping that it goes by fast. I can get a job at a hospital, or clinic. And the range of jobs is incredible. Especially knowing how much eating the right foods and feeling so much better by this has helped me, it excites me to be able to help other people. Plus I think it will really help me in my cooking. I could run a restaurant!!! Or a kitchen. It’s all very interesting!!

The other night we had our Christmas Banquet. It was hilarious!!! You can read more about it and see pictures on my moms blog. Mom, Patricia and I tried to do a accapella version of How Majestic Is Your Name. And then suck in helium and sing it again. However we didn’t quite make it through because I was laughing so hard I couldn’t keep the helium in!!!!!! And the n I took the helium and said “Is it working” And it was a high squeaky voice and the whole church lost it!!! Hah! Actually I could only hear my dad!! When he gets really tickled I get really tickled!!! haha. It was a good time had by all! I love fellowshipping with my church they are a fun group of people.

We had a great time during Thanksgiving!!!! We started out at Mom and Dad Silveira’s house. The food was so good!!! It was a smaller gathering of people. Mom, Dad, Grams, Mins, Matt, and me. But it was still lots and lots of fun!!!! Then Uncle Leon and his girlfriend came. It was fun!!! Grams always makes me laugh! You never really have to wonder what she’s thinking because she just tells you. HAH! Then we went over to my parents and it was LOUD!!!! Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Scott, Teresa and their kids, Chanessa and her 4 kids, Gary, Patricia, Josh. whew. Nathaniel had dissapeared by the time we showed up. It was a blast. However the dressing was … a little hard. I was so full from the first dinner I only had a piece of coconut cream pie. I really enjoy having both sets of parents in the same city. It makes the holidays easier. I can’t wait till Christmas!! I really do LOVE this time of year. It is my favorite season. People are nicer, friendlier and more open. For the most part. I did have a lady flip me off over a parking spot the other day!!!! But most people are great. I also love al l the really good shopping deals!! However I am not a big fan of shopping. I know I am a really weird freak of nature. I don’t go shopping just to go shopping. I go if I have money and if there is something that I need. But during the holiday season I do get a shopping bug. But it lasts for like a day. So when it hits me I take advantage of it. The other day I got my Dad, brother, father in law, and brothers gifts at the same shop and it only took like an hour to get all of them!!!! Yay!! I think that my mom is the absolute hardest person to shop for though! I have no idea what to get the woman who has almost everything! So I never get her just ONE gift. Dads easy, Than is easy, Dad2 is easy. Matt is kinda easy. But he likes a lot of different stuff and styles so I’m not always sure he will like what I get. My taste in mens clothes is a bit more wild than his. hah. Mom2 is somewhat simple, but she told us what she wanted so thats not really a surprise!!! Although I haven’t got hers yet. Then Mins’ is the most picky person I know!!! HAHA!!! So I have’n’t gotten her gift yet either. I so enjoy buying for other people. I don’t really enjoy buying for myself as much. Matt summed it up pretty well. I would almost enjoy Christmas better if I could buy for everyone else and not for me. Which is true. If only I was a millionare!!!

So I know I don’t blog near as much as I should. I guess. My new years resolution is to blog more, but we’re not there yet! Hehe…

 

I think I want to be a mortician! And other stuff…

Seriously I think I would be good at it !!!! Cutting open bodies, speaking to the dead. Or be one of those people that usher people into the funeral home etc… Anyways… its just a thought! I know how to act in those kind of circumstances. And its a business that will NEVER go out of business!!!

On Wednesday Matthew and I cleaned the house, like spring cleaned!!!  We washed sooooo many clothes and FOLDED so many clothes!!!  I don’t mind washing clothes but I do not like folding them!!! But now my house looks good and smells good and I’m ready to entertain. Who wants to come over ????  I’m a really good cook =) Speaking of cooking I came across a AWESOME recipe for a pizza that I can’t wait to try!!! White bean, basil and sun dried tomato pizza!!!! I found it on Sparkpeople.com.  I love to get recipes from that sight because the majority of them are healthy, and you can always “tweak” it a little.

• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1 15 oz. can great northern or navy beans, drained
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 10 oz. thin crust pre-made pizza crust
• 1 cup shredded fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup shredded, reduced fat mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 425� F.  p.s. if you want to know how I’ll do it a little different just ask!

2. Place sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl and pour boiling water over them enough to just cover and let stand for 10 minutes to soften them. Drain well, then chop into thin strips.

3. Place beans, garlic and oregano in a food processor. Cover and blend until smooth.

4. Spread bean paste over surface of pizza crust.

5. Sprinkle with sun-dried tomatoes, basil and cheese.

6. Place pizza on an ungreased cookie sheet or pizza pan and bake for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

We have 3 more days on our 15 day fast and I’m already looking forward to trying this!! This has been a very good time for me spiritually. At first I tried to do just water and no food. THAT didn’t work so well!!!! I only lasted 6 days. LOL!!! Then Matthew and I decided to try something that would fit us and our lifestyles. I have been praying for our city and for the upcoming bootcamp. Which has been the first and foremost GOAL of this fasting and prayer. But in the middle of all this God has really REALLY been dealing with me about some things in my personal life. I’m so glad I took the time and made the effort for this Boot Camp! I truly believe great things are going to happen. Things in my own personal life are already starting to happen, whether its a result of this time period or not I don’t really know for sure… But I feel like it is!!

Sometimes it amazes me how I will be so busy throughout my day, going everywhere and doing everything and even the “work of God” but I don’t actually take the time to TALK to Him!!!! I give everything I have to looking for a job, one that will stick and I can grow in and be at. Even drive all the way to San Jose just on a hope that something will open up, but then I get home and I’m too tired to pray, but I’ll do the dishes or wash laundry, but I can’t take TEN MINUTES to REALLY talk to God. Not to ask Him for anything, not to ask for blessings or anything.. just to talk. During all this I think that God has really pressed upon me that I need to give my first and my best to Him and everything else will fall into place!!! Instead of working and trying so hard to make everything happen my way and then baaaaarely remembering God is there to help me, but it’s like an afterthought!! it seems so silly that we do this in our tithe, giving Him the first of our increase but not in our everyday lives.. At least for me this has been a real eye opener! Somewhere along the way I think I just forgot to include God. And of course your always going to feel closer to the Lord during a fast..but now I really do feel like He is here!

Today I reconnected with an old friend. She probably has been on of my dearest friends since I was about 12. We grew apart over the last several years but today I got a return email from her!!! yay!!! Its always good to keep your friends. I have a LOT of acquaintances but a handful of truly dear friends. I’ve learned THE HARD WAY (of course) that even if your wrong or have been wrong its better to apologize and lose your pride for a moment than to let someone you really care about forget about you!!! So she tells me that she’s in TEXARKANA TX !!!!!!  Know I really really really really really want to go for a visit!! Like my desire to go see all my old “peoples’ wasn’t strong enough already!!! Know she is there!! So if anyone wants to donate (thank you) to the “Danelles trip to Texas” fund. People… let the LORD guide you!! hehe.  I’ve already got my “eating itinerary” set up. I”ll go to Dixie Diner, Bryces Cafe, WHATABURGER!!! OOOh and if I stay with Aundi she has to make no bake cookies!!! MMMM!! I know that the city is probably very differnt, and the church is different but I want to see everyone!!!! Even for just a few days. I could be with 2 of my best friends at one time, how cool is that !

Now I have to tell you I have a new favorite joke !!! I have always LOVED corny jokes, like one liners, etc.. Of course how can I not when my father loves elephant jokes!!! He always told the SAME STUPID jokes at our Christmas Banquet every year!!! LOL! Maybe thats where I get it from.

What do you call a fish with no eyes?        A FSH!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!  Lol I KNOW ITS STUPID!!! Thats why I like it!! HAH! But when I told it to my mom she didn’t get it!! ROFL! Trying to explain it made it more funny! Because you can’t really explain it!! HA!

thats all today !! Hope you got my joke. Hope I made you laugh, and think, and hungry.

 

Wow it’s been a loooong time ..

Hello hello to all my fellow bloggers !!! OMW its been forever since I have blogged!!! I missed you all! HUGS and KISSES to all!!! Well a lot has happened since I last wrote on here! Waaaay too much to blog about. So heres a little bit of everything!

I am so sick of all the politics!! I of course like Sarah Palin and that old guy. hehe

Matthew and i had a date the other night. I always like it when it’s just the two of us. He makes me laugh!! We tried a new place called Roux. Louisiana style cajun, or at least they try… It was good but some weirdo set off the fire alarm like 3 times and it was very annoying!!! Very very very very very very veryveryvery annoying ! and they have crawfish etouffe but its all BOILED! I need part boiled and part fried !! I MISS PAPPADEAUXS!!! And then we walked around for a little bit and OHMYWORD!!! DO people not have mirrors in there houses ??!?! Do they not have any friends?? I promise I saw the most horrible fashion ever that night!!! I’m all for looking good and maybe a little but of funkiness… but not every article of clothing!!! way way way overdone!! Too tight, too short, and too low with 6 inch heels is NOT ATTRACTIVE!!!  And girls wonder why there not treated right.. puuuulease..

Today we went to the cemetary with Matthews Grams and family. Thursday was Papa’s Birthday. And they just now got the headstone. So we all went and it was sweet. We actually stood around laughing and carrying on. I think he was somehow there. He would have liked being there today, and somehow I think maybe he was. It was sad but everyone was in good spirits! Mom (cassandra) put a DEER on the headstone!! haha then she accidently broke the head off, but I told her it was ok because now it really looked like he shot it !! Then we all went back to Roux. We wanted to go to Maggionos but it was a FOUR HOUR wait !!!!!!!!

I have been excercising a LOT lately!! Due to all the medicine and long recoveries and steroids that I have been on in the past 2 years I have gained 40 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OH ITS HORRIBLE !!!  And I used to be just SO upset about it and cry and cry and cry !! But now that all the meds are OUT of my system I am feeling more and mroe like my old self! ( watch out world)…. Theres not point in crying about what is, so I’ve decided to change it! And I know that I can do it ! I know, I know women aren’t supposed to talk about there weight… but hey something has got to be done!! And as long as i’m doing the talkin’ its ok,  you on the other hand better not !! HAH!!

I’m very excited about tomorrows service. we are having a all ladies service !! I am leading the worship which I know I can do. Lord knows I’ve heard my dad teach everyone else how to do it!! “sing the song”  “dont preach, just sing” ” your off key sing tenor” AHAHAHAHA all my life… but I’m a tad bit nervous. I know that God will have His way though. My mother in law is the MC of the service. I have a all ladies praise team tomorrow,  tenors and all!!!  Usherettes and even women preachers !!! I know it will be “cute” but I also think that the Holyghost wil be very strong. Maybe even more than the men because we have long hair!!! hahaha Thats what I said and I was serious but obviously others thought it was funny!! But what I meant was because of how our long hair is our glory …. Does that make sense to anyone else ?? lol

Speaking of the WRONG THING TO SAY !!!  We had the Freeway quartet come to sing for us. The Allards came with them and afterwards mom had them over to dinner. Well toward the end of the meal they all got to talking about how different pastoring is now and especially in CA than in other places. Bro. Allard was telling us of a trans gendered person that came to him about marriage or something like that. How do you deal with something like that ?? Do you let them get married or should they live a life of celabicy ?? etc… But all  I could think about was this poor guy THE REAL GUY that thought for all these years that him and his wife couldn’t have kids !!!! And so thats what popped out of my mouth!  ” Well no wonder WE can’t have kids’!!!! And I MEANT THAT COUPLE !! NOT ME AND MATT!!!!  But <BIG SIGH>> Thats not how it came out!!! I was mortified and my poor husband was soooo red!!! Well you guys dont have to worry neither of us are transgendered!!!!!!!!  But it was a very funny couple of moments !!!  I hope all that made sense. Anyone who really knows me can kinda figure out how all that went down !! Still AUNT KARLA  thats not as bad as your husband!!

Ok well i’ll try to post more often. We lost our internet for a little bit but I think we got it back now! so until next time !

 

SPIDER !!!!!!!!!!!!! SPIDER !!!!!!!

SO, around 4 am Saturday morning I woke up to the very weird feeling of something on me ….. I look down and there is a HUGE WOLF SPIDER ON MY ARM !!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! I Jump out of the bed screaming at the TOP OF MY LUNGS !!! SPIDER SPIDER BAAABE THEIR IS A SPIDER IN THE BED !!! KILL IT KILL IT !!!! Matthew however sleeps like the dead so I had to scream some more, =). He wakes up and is like where?? where is it ?? It had gotten under my pillow !! He gently lifts the corner of the pillow and out it skedaddles across the bed !!! SMASH !!! He’s dead with the swift blow of a flip flop!!!!! BUT IT WAS PREGNANT !!!! OOOOOH the HORROR of seeing little spiders on your just clean, just washed sheets !!!!! My knight in shining armor killed those too, my hero …. Since the spider had been killed on my side of the bed I could not sleep on that side, so we switched sides … needless to say I still did not get much sleep! Every little itch I would jump, then Matt put his hand on my arm and I jumped clean through the roof!!! Which he of course thought was hilarious. Hmph! Thank God for the people that invented Raid! I love them.