Set Free

During lunch today, I was talking to Jon on the phone about something, and suddenly we got sung to! (not very quietly might I add) "FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED!  ONE FELL OFF AND BUMPED HIS HEAD...MOMMY CALLED THE DOCTOR, DOCTOR SAID! (finger pointing) NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPIN' ON THE BED!" But little do you know, it really sounded like this: "Five witte monkeys jumping on the bed!  One feh off and bumped his head...mommy cawed the doctah, doctah said! No moah monkeys jumpin' on the bed!" And continued the song.... I let Jon listen in and I let him know....poor Jon.  He doesn't get entertainment during lunch! :)

So I take care of a wonderful, sweet two-year girl.  We are preparing for her to become a Big Sister on September 7th.  However she knows she'll be more grown up once the baby comes, since she turns three in October. The morning however hasn't been one of the best mornings we've shared together. I won't go into detail, but the last ten minutes stand out to me.  Every day we have a routine after lunch.  We pick up from lunch and I let her know how many books we have time for (for me to read to her).  She usually likes to guess, which is pretty cute.  Her voice is enough to make you smile. :) Today I chose three books. I told her to go pick them out and I would be right there.  When I got in her room she had a pile of around 10 books lying on her rug. "Honey, I said three books.  Can you pick out just three?" So she takes out three books and tells me to put them away, meaning the rest of the books are for me to read.  Sorry, that's not what I mea

This week I've decided to try to meal plan with out having to go to the grocery store.  Let's see if I can do this! :) *I eat lunch at work and Jon eats leftovers at home. Monday: Parmesan-Dijon Chicken Peas & Corn Strawberries & Cantaloupe Chicken recipe: 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard Heat oven to 375.  Melt butter, then stir in mustard. In a small bowl mix together the crumbs & cheese Dump the chicken in the melted butter/mustard and turn chicken around to coat.  Place in 9x13 pan. Using a spoon sprinkle the crumbs/cheese mixture on top of the chicken. Bake for 20-30 minutes *The peas were from the freezer and the (1 cup) corn was leftovers from a few days ago when we had tacos. Tuesday Leftovers & Frozen Pizza Wednesday Fish sticks, french fries, and hot dogs Thursday  Lunch: $1 subs at Jimmy John's (I know I know,

My mind is inconsistent.  I will admit.  I will admit plenty of things.  I will also admit I have a hard time watching men play video games for endless hours and wonder how they can love "those games" so much. Last weekend my husband and I went out and about around Ames and we made a stop to the mall.  For the first time I went to the Ames mall, I was so excited....and left with, well, my hubby!  I was happy to hear that he is in search of an xBox game that I will enjoy!   (Why you ask?  Because my husband loves playing video games.)  Which let me tell you, finding a game I like is a LOT harder than it sounds.  I am picky.  I am not a big video game person.  I'm not very good, and after awhile I just get bored. One game I have come to like, maybe because I picked up on it pretty quickly.  It's a pretty stupid game when you really think about it, but my husband LOVES playing video games....so it's been enjoyable because we play together. Plants vs Zombies I