Set Free

Most people understand the phrase that I am about to discuss.  However I need to be very cautious about how I talk about it.  Someday my thoughts will probably change, but let me just express my thoughts for now. :) Choosing Your Battles That's a phrase you hear, not a lot, but quite often with toddles and young children where parents or caretakers are trying to decide what battle to "deal with" or which ones to "let go." However I'm not a fan of that phrase or what it stands for.  I feel like if I happen to decide a certain "battle" is worth dealing with today, but not tomorrow what exactly does that mean?  Once the child gets older they may understand this, but really is it worth waiting until then?  Why are we "choosing our battles"? My key thoughts on parenting: 1. God is holy, and we are not. 2. We all are going to mess things up.  Even tell your kids when you mess up. 3. There are consequences for our actions. 4. The obv...

So, I've only heard back from one person (thanks Erin!) on suggestions or feedback from my latest post about changing my blog and what not.  Now with answering her suggestions, I'll try to post more often. Lately it's been hard to get my brain around a more serious heart-felt post.  My mind is going like crazy.  My poor husband has to deal with my mind wrapping around in circles and never stopping.  The latest "thing" in my (our) life is that I get to take out MOST food out of my diet (normal eating habits).  Once Supplements get in I can't eat: dairy, grain (pasta/breads/cereal), fruit, etc.  I can only drink water and can only eat eggs, meat, and veggies.  I'm prepared to go hungry.  And also prepared to make veggies in ways I have never tried before!  I'll also have to spend more time on breakfast, and also more dishes.  And probably spend more time on meals (probably making two because my hubby can't go with out pasta or cheese!). ...

I was getting pretty discouraged lately about my blog.  Pretty much everything about it.  I realize I need to be more on top of things.  What am I trying to share?  Looking back though my past posts I see a lot of posts about updating you on Jon and my life, posts about my thoughts on marriage or life in general, or some recipes.  I think I need to change things up a bit and maybe mess around a little bit with my formatting.  Until then I changed the backround to my favorite color to kind of brighten my mood about my blog. What do you think? What suggestions can you make about my blog? -Should I have more frequent posts? -Do you want recipes? -Do you want more meaningful info? -or do you want just updates on Jon and my life? -Do you want more pictures in the posts? -Other? (Honestly, I've been trying to get Jon into being interested in writing a post on here to allow everyone to hear his thougts on whatever he comes up with.  Sounds fun r...

It's called Broccoli chicken casserole but I substituted peas for this last time and LOVED it better than broccoli. But it's just preference. I'm in cooking/baking mode lately since I got time off of work and been helping the family with meals in prep for the baby.  They had a baby boy, Lucas Joel just yesterday. I found this on allrecipes.com so don't thank me for this recipe.  I needed another chicken option, and this is fast and easy!  Great for when you can't start making dinner until 6pm. What you need: 9x13 pan cooking spray frozen broccoli or peas (14oz for broccoli) boneless chicken breasts 1 can of cream of mushroom soup 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1/3 cup of sour cream 1 tablespoon of horseradish (or mustard) What to do: 1. Preheat oven to 350, and spray pan 2. Spread frozen veggies on bottom of pan 3. Place chicken on top of veggies. 4. In a bowl: mix soups, sour cream, radish/mustard 5. Pour sauce mixture on top of chicken 6. Bak...

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 ...

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...