Everyday I have so much going on. Wake up, get myself ready. Wake Remington up, get him ready. Get both of our breakfast's ready. Get to daycare on time, get to work on time. Take care of my patients and the practice. Leave on time, pick Remington up on time. Get dinner ready. Eat dinner. Clean the house. Give Remington a bath, put him to bed. Talk to my husband. Get myself ready for bed. Sleep and repeat the next day.
I always wonder when am I going to have 'me' time.
My 'me' times means writing this blog, watching t.v., getting my nails done (my favorite) and having my hair done.
Last weekend, I did something that stepped WAY OUTSIDE of my box. I had 'me' photos taken! You know, sexy pictures. They aren't all for me though.
You need to feel good about your self. You need to feel sexy, beautiful, smart, funny.
After having a baby your body is not what it used to be. Your jeans don't fit, your under-ware doesn't fit, your shirts, shorts, EVERYTHING!!! So after almost 2 years I finally feel those things. I felt like it would be a great present for my husband. I hope he likes them!
xoxo,
When we lose a loved one, it turns our world upside down.
When we lose a loved one, we do not know what to do.
What will we do? How will we go on?
In the last year I have lost 2 of my great aunts and my husband's grandmother. Each time I grieved differently. For one, because she was a huge part of my life for so many years. For another because I've known her my whole life. The other because she was my one of my only grandmothers (by marriage) left. Each time, a different way.
I recently had the privilege of following a story of one of my high school softball teammates brother-in-law. His name was Danny. Danny had cancer. He passed away a few weeks ago, leaving behind a beautiful wife and 2 young children.
This story has been close to my heart here lately. I am not sure if it is because I can relate to cancer so much due to most of my losses in my life were due to cancer or if it is because he has 2 young sons.
Probably both.
I think about this family on a daily basis and sometimes cry.
Why do we cry for people we don't know? Is it something that is built into us? We cry watching T.V. shows for characters that do not exist in real life, why not real life situations?
I can not even fathom what this family is going through. I can not even begin to imagine what is next for them. All I can do is think about them. All I can do is wish Danny had more time with his sweet family.
I hope and pray that in her own time, that Autumn will be okay. That she will love those sweet boys with all that she has and I hope that Danny's personality comes out in those boys and they remind her of her sweet husband.
I hope that his two sons know how much their daddy loved them. I hope they know what an amazing mother they have. I hope that they know their entire family is there for them.
Please say a prayer, send positive vibes, or however you do what you do to make sure that this family is thought about and cared about.
#teamdanny
xoxo,
Tonight I made one of my favorite meals....CHICKEN SPAGHETTI!!! I have modified this meal to fit my family 's needs time constraints. Yummy!
Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 3 cans of chicken (drained)
- 1 pound of spaghetti noodles
- 2 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup of finely diced bell pepper (green)
- 1 teaspoon of salt (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2- 10 3/4 ounce cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 8 cups of water
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine 8 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt in a pan and cook until a rolling boil. After noodles are cooked combine all ingredients with only 1 1/2 cup of cheese at this point and a small amount of the water that the pasta was cooked in. Put all the ingredients in a 9x13 inch dish. Top with 1 cup of cheese and bake for 45 minutes!
Shortcuts:
- break the noodles into 4ths and they will cook more evenly
- use a throw away dish for cooking (saves clean up time and you can freeze some too!)
- ALWAYS add extra cheese! It's soooo good!
- I just use generic brand products to save money. Living in Wal-Mart country Great Value is my go-to!
- I always buy block cheese and grate my own. I love freshly grated cheese. It makes the dish creamier and all that much more better!
I hope you will try this and enjoy it as much as my family does! It is def one of our favorite meals!
xoxo,
I love snow days. I get to stay home with my crazy little guy to make them interesting. He will be 2 in May and I think we have already started the terrible two's.
This is how our snow day has gone....
- wake up (late of course)
- breakfast (he eats his then mine)
- play room gets turned upside down
- living room looks like a tornado has hit our house
- we played on ABCmouse.com for the first time (LOVED IT)
- nap time (skipped lunch because he ate 3 pancakes and 1/2 of a breakfast burrito)
- mom worked from home calling patients for tomorrow
- picked up living room
- bubba woke up and was hungry (duh!)
- watched BobBob (Spongebob)
- played in the upside down play room
- another tornado hit the house with the living room
... its only 3:30.
I got some extra snuggles today too. I always cherish them until he starts snoring. I can't stand snoring, so I placed him in his crib! :)
Words of the day include:
- Stop that!
- Don't stick your hand down there!
- Are you poopy?
- Seriously, I said do not do that!
- Do not throw your food on the floor.
- No you may not have cookies for breakfast.
- Pick up your toys, pllleeeassseee!!
- No we are not going Bye Bye.
- and last but not least, my all time favorite, NO WE ARE NOT GOING TO PAWPAW'S!!!
I hope everyone is staying warm and safe! (and if your in an area where it is not snowing or icing, I am jealous!)
xoxo,
YAY! My very own blog...
Saying I am excited is such an understatement. First, I want to thank my sis-in-law for helping me get my page set up and looking AMAZING!
I am so happy to have a place to document my crazy, amazing, and wonderful life.
My hope for this blog is to:
- Share with my family and friends things going on in my life.
- Brighten some one's day.
- Keep track of my son and his milestones (even though he's almost 2).
- Help someone out there.
I am not a writer by trade but have always loved it. I am a full-time mommy, wife and Financial Coordinator at a Dental office!
I hope you all enjoy and have fun with me as I venture on this journey!
xoxo,
