Sick

The past week I have been soooo extremely sick. I'm not sure that I remember ever being this sick before. Sure, my pregnancy was pretty rough. I had hyperemesis gravidarum which is a severe morning sickness throughout the entire pregnancy. I was really sick but in the end, it was way worth it. This, on the other hand, has been for absolutely NOTHING. I have been just plain miserable. Kidney stones are by far the most painful thing I have ever been through, and I have been through some pretty painful things in my days. I've broken my nose, leg, and given birth. Kidney stones still tops my list as the most painful.

I finally passed my stones but I still have been throwing up. I was surprised when I saw how small the stones actually are. It's hard to imagine something seemingly so small can cause THAT much pain. Now it is as if we are all falling apart. Jayda is sick, Ray is sick, and I feel like I'm catching a cold too....on TOP of everything else. NO F-U-N!!

While being sick and stuck to my bed, I have had a lot of time to browse the internet. I feel like I am becoming cookie obsessed!! One of my favorite blogs to read is SweetSugarBelle's. She mentioned that she started out with just an interest but once she started, she became obsessed. I can totally relate because that is exactly how I have become. All I have done all week is admire cookies, cookie decorators, cookie blogs, etc. Just lots and lots of COOKIES!!

The thing is, I'm not really a cookie fanatic. Sure, I'll devour a good chocolate chip cookie like the rest of them. However, I'm not a big sugar cookie fan. Once I started decorating, I realized I'm not really into the taste of the sugar cookie and royal icing mix. The sugar cookie by itself is delicious, however, the icing seems really hard. Who wants to bite down in a cookie and feel like their teeth are about to break? No o-n-e! I'm working on perfecting this. Royal icing dries hard no matter what but I'd like to perfect the consistency.

One thing about cookies is that they are not cheap to make! Butter is about ridiculous in price. Why is the price of butter going up? I don't get it. The other thing, messy messy messy. I think it's because I'm going back and forth and dealing with a toddler. Somehow I always seem to wear cookie. I have found the most ADORABLE apron on Etsy. It embodies me completely. It's a modern twist to a classic.