Hi, Chicks!
I performed a miracle - I managed to keep my aunt from bringing dessert to a family function.
Mom said that she wanted sishkabobs for her birthday dinner, so I decided to make it a "build your own." I cut up and marinated chicken and steak, laid that out with cubed apples, pineapples, onions and peppers. I steamed some rice on the side and accepted my aunt's offer to "bring anything" by asking her for a bag of salad.
A good time was had by all, even if some of the chicken didn't stay on the stick. (Marinated chicken is really really tender!)
I'm really not much of a chef, but when I asked Mom what she wanted for her birthday, she said, "I think what I'd really like is for you to cook a nice dinner for me." Heck, it's the least I could do after all the dinners she cooked me!!
Lauren: ![Hug](https://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/images/smilies/hug.gif)
Congratz on the new gym membership!
Sassy:I certainly don't think of you as someone's employee or wife or whatever. You're right that YOU need to accept and appreciate you as YOU. Good for you for deciding now that this is what you're going to do.
It's a matter of making habits of thought. Listen to your gut and to your heart. Speak up when you have a need, opinion, whatever. Do not let anyone, not even yourself, (especially not yourself) marginalize you and what you value.
K: big
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and please let your daughters know that wish them much improvement. That dislocated elbow must be excrutiating (barring good meds)!
Has dB been getting migraines for long? How old is she? What have doctors said about the headaches?