Lately I've been drawn to Crockpot cooking on my Wednesdays off. I get dinner knocked out first thing in the morning so it's one less thing I have to worry about. And who doesn't love the welcoming aroma of dinner as you walk through the door?
Pardon the not-so-fabulous pictures, but this post involves all pictures taken from my phone (other than the picture below which I borrowed!)
This week I cooked up some hearty, yet very healthy minestrone soup. It was super tasty & left us with enough dinner for tonight. I love leftovers! I actually enjoyed the soup even more tonight since the flavors had more time to meld. We served it with fresh bread & grated Parm over the top. Yum! Click here for the recipe.
Since we've had soooo much going on with the move, Mike encouraged me to hop in on a girl's trip to Siesta Key two weeks ago. Despite all I could've gotten done at home, I am so glad I went! It was awesome to get out with a bunch of fellow moms, let our hair down & just be goofy together. Who doesn't love a weekend full of the beach, a sailboat trip, shopping outing, dinner, drinks & a sunset & dancing to live music?!
I never thought I'd be a mom who had a really hard time leaving her kids, but I sort of am that way. As great as it is to get away & get a break, I miss them so much! Although, I do know it's good for all parties involved when Mom is happy & relaxed because if Mommy ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!
And this past weekend it was Mike's turn to get away as he headed to Jacksonville to watch the Bears game. He skipped town just as little Reesers was at her neediest, fussiest time. I seriously could not put the girl down & God forbid I did, it was the end of the world. I've discovered that I have quite the dramatic, sensitive girl on my hands. We're in a world of trouble with this one, folks! ;o)
Cam got himself a hand-me-down toy box from my co-worker this week. I spruced up the 18 year-old sucker with a little super glue since the stickers were peeling.
Yesterday we headed to see Hotel Transylvania. I wasn't sure if Cam would be scared by the movie, but he ended up liking it. There were a few scary parts where Dracula would make a bad face, but other than that, it was really age-appropriate. I also considered Frankenweenie, but we decided he was too young for that one.
We had such a nice afternoon together. Until we got home from the movies, that is. Cam ended up having a fit on the driveway about a scarecrow we bought. He wanted it inside, I wanted it outside. I let him rant & rave right by the front door as I dropped bags off in the house. Less than a minute later, I headed back outside only to discover that Cam was nowhere to be found. At first I wasn't nervous since I figured he was hiding in the garage or by the bushes. Panic quickly grew as the minutes ticked on & I still couldn't find him. It was probably only a minute or two, but it seemed like forever. Soon I began to run around the house, screaming his name until a neighbor boy let me know that he saw him go around the house. That's when I really lost it. My heart raced as I sprinted toward the pond in the back of our house. Just before I reached the pond, I saw him run around the neighbor's house. As I was about to hysterically cry, our neighbor who I've never met before, came around from the direction of Cam. Here I am, meeting this woman for the first time, frantic & on the verge of hysterics, as she's telling me that Cam walked into her house! WTF?! After breathing an insane sigh of relief that Cam was okay, choking back tears, feeling angry at Cam at the same time, I met my neighbor. Super sweet lady, by the way. Anyway, after we got back to our house, Cam got a BIG FAT time out, I cried my eyes out & we had a nice, long chat about not wandering away from our house & walking into someone else's house. I can tell you that I will not be leaving that kid alone for a second let alone less than a minute!
Well, this post has been a bit all over the place, but that's what's been going on over here in a nutshell. Tomorrow is Friday, thank goodness! Hope you're all having a great week!
Since we've had soooo much going on with the move, Mike encouraged me to hop in on a girl's trip to Siesta Key two weeks ago. Despite all I could've gotten done at home, I am so glad I went! It was awesome to get out with a bunch of fellow moms, let our hair down & just be goofy together. Who doesn't love a weekend full of the beach, a sailboat trip, shopping outing, dinner, drinks & a sunset & dancing to live music?!
I never thought I'd be a mom who had a really hard time leaving her kids, but I sort of am that way. As great as it is to get away & get a break, I miss them so much! Although, I do know it's good for all parties involved when Mom is happy & relaxed because if Mommy ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!
And this past weekend it was Mike's turn to get away as he headed to Jacksonville to watch the Bears game. He skipped town just as little Reesers was at her neediest, fussiest time. I seriously could not put the girl down & God forbid I did, it was the end of the world. I've discovered that I have quite the dramatic, sensitive girl on my hands. We're in a world of trouble with this one, folks! ;o)
Cam got himself a hand-me-down toy box from my co-worker this week. I spruced up the 18 year-old sucker with a little super glue since the stickers were peeling.
Yesterday we headed to see Hotel Transylvania. I wasn't sure if Cam would be scared by the movie, but he ended up liking it. There were a few scary parts where Dracula would make a bad face, but other than that, it was really age-appropriate. I also considered Frankenweenie, but we decided he was too young for that one.
We had such a nice afternoon together. Until we got home from the movies, that is. Cam ended up having a fit on the driveway about a scarecrow we bought. He wanted it inside, I wanted it outside. I let him rant & rave right by the front door as I dropped bags off in the house. Less than a minute later, I headed back outside only to discover that Cam was nowhere to be found. At first I wasn't nervous since I figured he was hiding in the garage or by the bushes. Panic quickly grew as the minutes ticked on & I still couldn't find him. It was probably only a minute or two, but it seemed like forever. Soon I began to run around the house, screaming his name until a neighbor boy let me know that he saw him go around the house. That's when I really lost it. My heart raced as I sprinted toward the pond in the back of our house. Just before I reached the pond, I saw him run around the neighbor's house. As I was about to hysterically cry, our neighbor who I've never met before, came around from the direction of Cam. Here I am, meeting this woman for the first time, frantic & on the verge of hysterics, as she's telling me that Cam walked into her house! WTF?! After breathing an insane sigh of relief that Cam was okay, choking back tears, feeling angry at Cam at the same time, I met my neighbor. Super sweet lady, by the way. Anyway, after we got back to our house, Cam got a BIG FAT time out, I cried my eyes out & we had a nice, long chat about not wandering away from our house & walking into someone else's house. I can tell you that I will not be leaving that kid alone for a second let alone less than a minute!
Well, this post has been a bit all over the place, but that's what's been going on over here in a nutshell. Tomorrow is Friday, thank goodness! Hope you're all having a great week!
Wish I had read that about Hotel Transylania yesterday. Was going to take Jasper to see a movie today but the googling I did said that movie was appropriate for 6 and up. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteAllison, that is scary! I hope he never does that again! I know your yard is fenced but the pond out back would make me nervous especially since he can't swim. I hope he learned his lesson. The minestrone looks delish. I have a fabulous recipe for pasta fagiole. I was thinking of making it when we're in North Carolina. It was would be great for lunch or dinner one day.
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