How have you been sleeping?

A conversation with my Ambien tablets:

"Goodbye, dear friends, thanks for the nights of awesome sleep. But now it's time to let you go. See, you've been giving me headaches during the day. And sometimes, at night, I go get snacks out of the pantry and eat who knows what. Oh, and sometimes, I even get on the computer and make comments on Facebook and don't remember doing it the next morning. Probably NOT a good idea. :) But, ooooooh, how I will miss you. "

Two weeks later: What I would give for a good night's sleep!!!! I've been up for almost 2 weeks straight, I have huge dark circles under my eyes. I am cranky, grumpy, weepy.....oh my goodness, who knew how hard it would be to stop taking my beloved Ambien! But I have to muddle through......I have to stick with it! Long warm baths...no caffeine....hot milk....reading...whatever it takes. Sort of wishing the evil witch would come put a sleeping spell on me right about now...........

Last night: Finally, 6 hours of sleep. It's a breakthrough. And I am NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER NEVER taking Ambien AGAIN! What a process!

Suffering from insomnia is no picnic. That's for sure. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Lying awake for hours on end, tossing, turning, and waking up easily? BLAAAAAH! But I have to find other ways to help myself. Any ideas from those of you who also have sleep issues? Have any of you tried other methods? PLEASE SHARE!

I'm going to take a nap........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

it's like TiVo

We've been making a glorious mess today chez nous...........nope, no special occasion.....

everyone needs a sweet day....Chocolatey....fluffy.....delicious....goooooooooey.....sinful......homemade.........

FROSTING! with SPRINKLES....

Not the professional, dry, stiff frosted cupcakes that are so popular right now...
but the SOFT, GOOEY, milky, melty, sloppy, messy kind.......that you honestly need a big glass of milk to wash down every crumb...
and a couple of wet wipes won't hurt either......


Let him be the judge......

Homemade Chocolate Butter Frosting:

1/3 cup butter, soft, and whipped with your mixer

slowly add: 1/2 c. good unsweetened cocoa, mix in

2-3 cups powdered sugar (mix will look very dry)

add 1/4 c. milk, mix in slowly

a little vanilla

if it's too loose, add a bit more powdered sugar....

So much better than the frosting in a can!

This is the kind you could eat all by itself, dip fruit in, put on cookies.......you have to try it!

Once you've tried it, you'll never go back. It's like TiVo.

gettin' my groove back

I've been on a "bloggin hiatus" this summer....we've been busy soakin' up the rays, sticking our feet in the sand, frequenting the slurpee store and snow cone booths, flying across the country to visit cool states, seeing all the new summer movies, trying to beat the heat and get ready for the "grind" to start over again. Does anyone else have anxiety over school starting soon? I get sick to my stomach even talking about it.......seems like we just barely got into a summer groove. That groove being sleeping in, eating out, swimming all day, seeing matinees, and pretty much doing whatever we want all day long.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that dreads the start of school, and a .....sigh......schedule.