Home made bread

The past week I have been making homemade bread.  I found a wonderful recipe on the internet for Amish White Bread.  Up until now the only bread I made was out of the bread machine. I have found that I enjoy baking bread which is really shocking to me!  I like the way it makes the house smell and I like the way it looks when it is rising too!  The kids LOVE my bread and I feel like I am doing something good for them. 

Tonight I took my favorite bread recipe and made hamburger buns out of it.  I modified the rise time a little but they were the best, most amazing hamburger buns I have ever tasted.  We were planning on making hamburgers next week.  About three or four bites of the homemade bun and my loving husband asked with his mouth full, "You are going to make these when we have hamburgers, right?"  I am extremely happy that I can do something like making bread that makes them all happy and satisfied.  Tomorrow I am going to make banana muffins and pineapple muffins for breakfast for the week!!  They were a big hit last time I made them. 

I know life gets crazy, with three children, two step children and two ex spouses between the two of us. I am surprised it isn't crazier that it is.  Being able to sit down and eat dinner together has been really nice.  Although the kids don't talk a whole lot at least we are all unplugged from all electronics and sitting at the same table together!  Maybe the talking part will evolve.  Hughie and I talk some and I am hoping the kids will join in soon.

I am beginning to find myself again I think, not that I was lost mind you, just missing for a while.  : ) Between starting to run again, two miles a day for several days now, doing my baking like I used to, and spending  more time with the children,  I think I am on my way to being myself again.  I sort of lost myself after I moved down from North Carolina.  After my marriage falling apart I floundered around and did good at maintaining my individuality.  Then I moved back in with Hughie.  I tried to adapt myself to my new surroundings and be who I thought Hughie wanted me to be.  I have found that does not work.  I have to be me.  I am working on finding that person again and I think I am almost there!! Yay for me!!  Now just continuing with the momentum.  I have to make sure I continue exercizing most importantly.  That is making me feel like I can do all these other things!