Poor Brian

Well we have had an exciting last few months. I guess Brian thought my surgery looked like so much fun so he decided to have one of his own. Since we have been married I have slept with ear plugs. There are a lot of reasons for that but one of the major reasons was my husbands snoring! Well, good bye snoring! Brian had a septoplasty which surgically repaired his deviated septum YAY!!!!

They were so kind to allow me to go and see Brian after they got him all hooked up to IV's and stuff. As I was approaching his bed, the nurse cam up to me and said "Your husband did so well with the needle." Oh boy, I knew what that meant! For those of you who dont know Brian is not so good with needles and blood, (I guess opposites do attract!) as I rounded the curtain this is what I saw. So sad!


Brian said that the IV was making him freeze, so the nurses loaded him up with some heated blankets. He is so spoiled!


Right before being wheeled away, cap and all! Smiling on the outside and stressing on the inside, what a trooper!


Here is Brian after surgery, so miserable!


Brian is doing well now, once the swelling goes down some more we will get some "after" pictures up.

Fun Video!

Ok, you have to watch the ENTIRE video, even if you have seen the commercial before!

Cookie Recipe

Ok, so I decided I am too lazy to send the recipe to the individuals who requested it, so everyone gets it! Here is the recipe for the cookies shown below. They are delicious! Enjoy!



Cookies:
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon


Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla


Baking instructions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in butter and egg until soft dough forms.
2. On piece of waxed paper, shape 1 tablespoon cinnamon into a line about 5 inches long. Using floured fingers, shape 1 tablespoon of dough into a rope 5 inches long. Press one side of dough rope into cinnamon.
3. On ungreased cookie sheet, coil dough rope tightly, cinnamon side facing center, into cinnamon-roll shape. Press end of rope into roll to seal. Repeat with remaining dough. Place cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
4. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
5. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Decrease butter to 1/3 cup.