Our office is open 365 days a year 24/7, we do not close for anything, not even bad weather. When you work in the medical field you learn that this is just how it is. Your family must also adjust. I do not mind it because I know I am making a difference in someones life, I usually do not get to see the end result but sometimes we get to hear wonderful stories of our recipients connecting with our donor families and that is amazing. That is what gets me through adjusting Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations with my family.
We do not do things traditionally in my household. This year I wanted to do the 4th more traditional. I had to work the night of the 3rd so, I slept most of the morning of the 4th but I had bought an ice cream churn that week and we were going to have homemade ice cream for the 4th. I told the hubbs about my idea and he grumbled, naturally, he does not like homemade ice cream. He says it is always runny and gross and he only liked chocolate. It was my mission to make the best homemade chocolate ice cream ever. I searched the internet all over to find what I thought was a good recipe. Turns out, I am the bomb when it comes to making ice cream, I even wowed the hubby. Best ever chocolate ice cream, it tasted and had the consistency of a Wendy's frosty. Yummm!! I bought a Hamilton Beach traditional ice cream churn and it worked wonders. I will do this again, it was easy and not messy at all, there was a little bit of a learning curve since I had never actually done this before. I will share my recipe later in this post.
We are getting cucumbers by the baskets full and I have made four jars of fridge pickles, I will share that recipe too. It is easy and no cook but you have to keep them in the fridge. We have eaten two jars and I gave one jar away and I made another jar yesterday. I also eat cucumbers just by themselves and I add them to my water with a little lemon. I have used a couple that got to big to eat on my eyes. LOL!! We do not waste in this house.
In between lacrosse and doing yard work for the ladies in the area Sprat has been fishing with his friends. They have evidently been fishing near a tick Hilton, Sprat has come home with several ticks on him each evening. On the 4th he came home with one attached to his shin, yuck!! He came to me and said, "Mama is this one attached?" I put my glasses on so I could see the little bugger and sure enough it was attached. I got the Vaseline and coated the tick, hoping it would let go, he did not. I worked on this bugger for a good bit before I got him off of my Sprat. The last time Big T had a tick I was not sure what kind it was so I took him and the tick to the doctor and they said it is there standard procedure to give anyone that has had a tick attached antibiotics. I scheduled Sprat an appointment to see the doctor. Sure enough they wanted to give him antibiotics. Sprat is allergic to almost all antibiotics and I have not been real keen on him taking any type of antibiotic. They wrote a prescription for one they did not have record of him being allergic. The hubbs and I worried and fretted over whether to give it to him or not. His reactions were not breathing trouble but that could be the next one. Long story short we are on day 3 of antibiotic with no reaction so far. Sprat is taking benadryl with the antibiotic to try and reduce any reaction he might have. I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will make it through this regimen.
On to the recipes:
Chocolate ice cream
3 cups heavy cream
2 cups half and half
2 cups whole milk
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Mix dry ingredients first then add water, whole milk, half and half, and heavy cream
Get your churn set up and add your ice cream mixture. The churn said it would run for 20-40 minutes and cut off on it's own. Mine did not cut off so I checked it after about an hour and it was so fluffy and wonderful. I think it was fluffy and creamy because of the heavy cream and half and half.
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