Strawberry Butter

Good Tuesday morning!

The Gallery Pics are of Roxie's room and it's slow progression toward completion. We're getting there! I also have a pic of Mikie, Austin and Josh wearing their Auburn Championship hats. Roxie has a t-shirt, but by the time Austin got in last night, she was already in bed. She'll get her own "by herself" picture added in The Gallery tomorrow proudly wearing her Auburn shirt.

RANDOMNESS #1 - My friend, Robin, had an interesting tidbit I thought I would pass along today. "There is an app for Mac you can download that is a pill reminder. A little pill blinks at you until you take the pill and click on it. I figure if I must get old, I will do it with style!" Robin is on the cutting edge of technology. Me... not so much.

Usually, I spend 30 minutes or so trying to remember if I did take my pill. Then I have to call the pharmacist to see what will happen if I take two pills because I can't remember if I took the first one. When the pharmacist says, "That would be bad," I have to decide if not taking a pill at all will be detrimental. It's mentally exhausting. Almost as mentally exhausting as trying to figure out how to use a Mac and an app. I am so BEHIND on technology... and until I find the meaning (and really understand it) of the word "widget," I fear I will always, always be a techno-dinosaur.

RANDOMNESS #2 - For all of you Panic Attack sufferers out there, today is Honesty Day. In other words, Pollyanna has left the building.

I have started seeing a new doctor who prescribed a medication. I have been dealing with Panic Attacks without the regular medication because I didn't like how it made me feel four years ago when this particular journey began.

This doctor prescribed a new medication for me to try. So far, the Panic Attacks have escalated, and I can honestly say they are worse than my original attacks four years ago... which is saying a lot. Also, I'm beginning to itch.

Fun fact for you... When you're 49 years-old, you don't care quite as much about scratching in public. In fact, you don't care at all. (Maybe that's just 49 year-olds on medication.)

After a talk with the doctor last night at 10:12, we decided to start coming off the meds (oh, yeah), and she gave me some breathing exercises to try. The exercises were helpful... unlike the breathing exercise they tell you to do when you are in labor having nine pound babies.

Long story short, I'm still struggling with this particular illness four years later, and I am ready to get better if at all possible. My heartfelt prayer for 2011 is to do just that. I'm praying God will answer that prayer with a "YES!"

My new doctor told me if I had to have an illness, Anxiety Disorder was the best one to have because it is so treatable. As I scratch my way through Wal-Mart headed to the blood pressure machine, I'm beginning to wonder if she's right.

RANDOMNESS #3 - I'm all for aging normally and gracefully, etc. But I've been thinking about the next decade of my life and what it may hold. Technically, I could have married children and grandchildren. There's no doubt my friends will be having marriages and grandchildren in their own families.

So I've come to a decision. I think I'm going to start a Botox envelope. I'll just use it for those joyful occasions when I may be photographed at certain events. Between Body Pump, wearing two pair of Spanx at a time and Botox, I could come off looking pretty good. And I'm prepared to be honest about it. I'm not going to deny that I've had poison directly injected into my face to get rid of signs of natural aging.

My guess is I'll probably have some major itching. I may be scratching, but I'll be looking good!

Strawberry Butter

Melia and her mom, Lisa, made Strawberry Butter after Christmas, and they were kind enough to share not one, not two, BUT three containers of this delicious spread with Austin and family. It is WONDERFUL.

You will need the following:

1 pound butter (not margarine)
1 box powdered sugar
1 8 ounce box frozen strawberries

1. Soften butter.

2. Cream with sugar.

3. Add the strawberries. Mix very well.

4. Serve with fresh, hot bread, biscuits OR muffins.

If you like strawberries (and your know you do), this is a wonderfully easy spread to make and enjoy with your breakfast. Or you can give it as a gift to the Faulkners... three different times. You do whatever you think best.

Enjoy!

Have a blessed Tuesday. Wednesday Wisdom, Seasonal Traditions/Parties, Randomness and new pics are only a day away, and if I do say so myself, I've got some good stuff. Be sure and check in Wednesday.

Take care, and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting (and Anxiety-Ridden) Belinda