I am agape.

Believe it or not this is mostly going to be a recipe blog. I would like to preserve 40 years worth of cooking. It's also a way for me to blow off some steam by amusing myself. I often amuse myself.
I need to blow off steam because it's hard right now. Really hard. I have been staying at home full time since last June caring for and teaching my 8-year-old stepson who has the following diagnosis....it depends on which of the many experts you talk to which one is at the top. Here goes: BiPolar, Autistic Spectrum, Persistant Developmental Disorder not otherwise specified, Intermittant Explosive Disorder, ADHD, Severe Mood Disorder not otherwise specified, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, with Abandoment Issues caused by his mother up and going to Austrailia when he was six. That's when our lives changed.
He just got out of the hospital this week. It was the third stay this year. Since he's been out his dad (my fiance who will be my husband when we get married this summer...maybe if we can plan a wedding which is looking pretty doubtful at this point...more on that later) where was I? O yes... His dad had to leave work to help me take care of him because he was out of control, I had to call the sherriff to come and help me because he was out of control and twice we had to take him to mental health crisis (the emergency room where you wait up to 10 hours for a mental health crisis worker)
We are going on a picnic today because we need some semblance of normalcy. We are going to have a Birthday Party tomorrow night for the cat, the dog and the daddy for the same reason.
I think I'm going to make fried chicken for the party. I'll have to put up the recipe when I decide for sure. Thanks for listening. really.