The kitchen has been pretty quiet this week.

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Dearest readers,

I have to apologize for being out of circulation for so long.  A second strain of the stomach bug hit me Monday, and I have not been so quick on the mend for this go-round.

Some fun “Gabby” stories from the week to keep you thinking (and maybe laughing).  Warning: they are not really appetizing.

• I got my grades in on time this week, but it took a lot out of me being so ill at the same time.  I had to tip-tap with one finger whilst laying on the couch surrounded by dogs and papers.
• I drove up to school with a 99 degree fever to get the graded papers so I could enter them onto our online system on time (at home of course), and I had to call some of my dearest and most trusted students to bring them down to me.  Of course, 4 of them came down.  There I sat, no shower in at least 24 hours, a tiny trash can in the floor board, no make-up, pajama pants, PITIFUL.  “Oh, dear, Ms. Gabby, you really should never try to sell drugs…this waiting in the parking lot look is not working for you.”  I reply with a meek, “Please forget you saw me this way.”  Of course, one gets out his iPhone as a joke.  Dear Lord I hope he didn’t snap that picture for real.
• I have acquired a “primary physician” because of all this mess, and he is super nice. My reply to his nurse (the 8th person to ask me if I had considered being pregnant): “Oh honey, I wish!  But seriously, if this is what it’s like, I want no part of it.”  She thought I was funny.  I did feel funny…just not the “ha ha” kind.
• All of my other students came up with all kinds of reasons we teachers are all sick this week.  One involved the plague.  Another involved our love of coffee.  Kids think of the darndest things!
• My hubs called himself “hardy” and announced that he was not afraid of the last virus and he would not be afraid of this one.  He makes me smile.  =)

I am on the mend, though, so the cooking fun will be back soon.  I don’t know how soon I’ll be trying the vegetarian “hot wings” recipe now, but at some point, I will be back to normal and craving that spicy goodness.  I’ll be posting an earlier draft of a recipe I saved to keep you company very soon.

Also, it is now spring break.  Brang on the Food Network inspirations, y’all!