My oldest daughter woke up Thursday morning, bent over in pain and very nauseous. I have had sick kids before but this one was completely different and I knew something was wrong. I immediately took her to urgent care and after a quick check-in there, daughter feeling faint and very dehydrated, we were immediately sent to the emergency room.
After spending most of the day in the ER we learned that she has a stomach virus that is running ramped through our city and does not let up very easy. She looked so helpless but was very brave through all the tests and waiting, my heart just went out to her....broken heart # 1.
My poor daughter who was supposed to leave for her New Mexico volleyball tournament had to be given the bad news that she needed to stay home and not go...broken heart #2. Supposedly this virus can last at least a week. Even as I write this, she is home with Dad and still on a liquid diet.
That left me and her sister to hit the road alone and attend the New Mexico tournament without her. My twins have virtually been together almost 24-7 their whole lives. This is the first time they have ever been apart this long and the younger one is really missing her sister...broken heart #3.
I tried to cheer her up and we went out for pizza our first night here on Valentine's Day. They were serving up heart shaped pizza - very cute and definitely put a smile on our faces.
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| Our special Valentine's Dinner |
The whole ER day threw our plans in a tailspin, so none of us celebrated the holiday. I did my best though and brought home a special bottle of "Chocolate Box" Red Blend Wine.
My husband has also given up sweets since January 1st. He definitely has more willpower than me. Not to worry though, I am eating all of his sweets so nothing goes to waste....it's just now going to my waist.
One of my most favorite deserts comes from my Grandma. It is sinfully delicious and I could easily eat the entire pan of this if next week continues to go the same as last week did.
Layered Pudding
Courtesy of GGMa
For The Crust Base:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup powder sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Mix well and pat out in a 9 x 13 pan. Bake in 325 degree oven for 15 minutes.
For The 1st Layer of Filling:
1 8-oz. package of cream cheese, room temperature
1 9-oz. container of Cool Whip
1 cup powder sugar
Mix well and spread on cooked and cooled crust.
The Next Layer:
1 small package instant chocolate pudding
1-1/2 cups milk
Mix together and spread on top of cream cheese layer. Let set in refrigerator 1 hour.
(this is where I stopped, due to lack of remaining ingredients, but there is more to come)
Do the same with one package of instant vanilla pudding and let set one hour.
Spread with (1) 4-1/2 oz. container of Cool Whip and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Chill one more hour and serve.
