...helps a lot! I've had a couple weeks of insomnia - I fall asleep easy enough, but wake up at four in the morning, not able to go back to sleep. A couple more nights like last night, and everything in my life right now will feel much more manageable.
I go to work in a bit, then when I get home, I'll start in on making some calls in my search for some help with our medical situation. Thank you so much for the kind and helpful comments! It really is so unimaginable to have fairly decent insurance, and have this happening. I guess we've found where our weak spot is in our financial picture.
It's a beautiful, sunny day (two in a row now - we're on a roll!) My clothes are ready to hang on the line outside. Spaghetti is in the crockpot for tonight's dinner. These three things make me feel better already! Take care!
A full night's sleep...
May 17th, 2006 at 01:28 pm
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May 17th, 2006 at 06:40 pm 1147891244
For the crockpot spaghetti, put the sauce (and meat, if you use it) into the crockpot, and cook on low for 6-8 hours. During the last hour, turn the crockpot on high, and stir in the dry noodles (I break the spaghetti into thirds usually.) This works great with elbow or other hardy pasta shapes too - I just stir in a bit of water, so the noodles have enough moisture to soften them.
I will tell you, though, that this spaghetti has more of a goulash look and texture to it. My girls prefer spaghetti noodles boiled, but are fine with the other sorts of pasta in the crockpot. (This may just be my family's little quirk!) This is on the menu almost weekly at our house. Good luck!
May 18th, 2006 at 01:46 am 1147916767