beware....this is one long-winded, nonsensical post!

....i'm not sure where this post is headed, nor am i sure that it even has a point. i just realized that it has been nearly a week and i haven't written! (there's a week's worth of blab here today!)

so, things have been a slight bit cuh-ray-zee here.

bryson has stayed home from school everyday this week. he has some sort of infection (not sure what) that is causing a fever and cough. i took him to the doctor yesterday and it was our doctor's day off. we saw his p.a. and LOVED her. she was cracking jokes and had us all in giggles. she told bryson to growl like a bear- and then she acted scared. she looked in his mouth and told him she could see down to his toes. when she heard hudson complain..."i'm hungry"....she said, "hi hungry- i'm christina! nice to meet you!" seriously....i can't remember a more delightful time in a doctor's office. we absolutely love our doctor, and i was sad that we wouldn't be seeing him...so it was a pleasant surprise to get someone so fun! and get this??! the staff was kind, smiley, and friendly. no, i'm not kidding. and no, they're not paying me to say that either. but....sad as it is, can you remember a time when you went to the doctor and the receptionist was kind??! (or is it just me?)

okay....so on tuesday, i had to take hudson to the urologist. we go back for a recheck in one month and he may need surgery (for a hydrocele). there again....friendly receptionist. friendly nurse. friendly doctor (funny and joking around with the boys). and...friendly appointment maker lady. can you believe all the friendliness?!

so, i have been having chronic headaches (for the past two weeks)...and i'm not talking about the kids or the hubby sort. i am talking about the nasty, neck-killing-work-it's-way-up-to-my-head sort. my last chiro moved, so i had been asking friends about theirs. last night, i finally got my act together and went to my chiro's "replacement." nice guy. he cracked me back into shape and then- he scheduled me for a FREE massage and an adjustment tomorrow. he sent me home and told me to stretch and ice it. i did and i am feeling so much better! today, i have been headache free and can move my head from side to side. (apparently, i had a rib out of place and some serious tension issues at the base of my skull.) i had to laugh when he asked me, "do you have a lot going on?" um....let me think about that one....yeeeaaahhhhh, dude. i do. (but, who doesn't...right?!)

in other [boring and] random news, i have been wanting to tell you all about ruffies for quite some time now.

yes...i've reached an all time low, and i am actually blogging about trash bags. but- wait a second- they are not just any 'ol trash bag(s). these are scented trash bags. they are sturdy, and they even have drawstrings! they can be found at walmart and target, and they are very reasonably priced. i get the vanilla ones...and the weird thing is, i usually cannot stand vanilla scented things.

okay....so my friend- amanda (who blogs over at: confessionsofapw.blogspot.com) (hey you!) mentioned this gal and her site- called the pioneer woman. i checked her out (pioneer woman, that is) and she seems quite lovely. she's one of those disgusting (in a good way) people who does [pretty much] everything! she crafts, cooks, does photography, homeschools, and she's cute to boot! well, on her blog, she has this FABULOUS cherry cake pudding recipe. i made it for my family and they loved it, so i made it for my study gals. josh loves himself some cherry anything...and he's already asking me when i am making it again (cuz, apparently- having it on sunday, monday, tuesday, and last night weren't enough). tomorrow night, honey. just you wait....i'm making you a fresh batch!

okay....i will try to post the recipe here, but i have to tell you something crazy first! i went to buy the canned cherries that the recipe calls for (pictured below)...and i was too far from walmart....so i had to do the unthinkable. yes, i had to shop at a grocery store. mind you, i frequent trader's and henry's...and pay way too much for certain foods....but that's because of the boys' diet! i just can't bring myself to shop at my local albertson's anymore. when i started shopping at walmart and saw how cheap i could get things....i told myself, 'self- you have to make that your new store.' okay....why am i rambling about cherries and walmart??!

....as i mentioned above, i had to get the cherries from albertson's. i needed two cans (not toucans)...one can for the fam and one my girls! guess how much they were?!.....

$4.69 per can!! is that not ridiculous? i think so. obviously (since i just used about 100 words to tell you so).

okay...so yesterday- i went to walmart to do some shopping. i found the SAME cherries. guess how much they were???

$2.72 per can! isn't that insane??

what's my point?? make the trip to walmart (i know some of you loathe that store) and save yourself some moolah. trust me- it's worth it. and, while you're at it....buy several cans to keep on hand. you just never know when someone will beg you to make 'that yummy cherry stuff' again!!

here you go, people. below is the link to the recipe for the pioneer woman's delicious cherry cake pudding!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/01/cherry-cake-pudding/

like how i made the link a cherry color?!

alright, well....that's about all the excitement going on over here. i do have several book recommendations and a few CD recommendations, too. i'll be back with those....along with my confession post. okay- don't get too excited. it's not really a deep, dark, sinful confession. it's more of an 'i seriously have OCD issues' confession. :)

later, gators!

have a super thursday. i'm going to sign off now, since i'm starting to type as if i live in the south. too much time on pioneer woman's blog, i guess.....

thank you to anyone who made it through this whole post! please forgive any misspellings and/or errors today. (no time to read back through it all right now...)