It's friday and this has been a long/short week. It's been long, but all of a sudden I'm like- it's Friday ALREADY???? I feel like I haven't gotten anything accomplished this week. My house is a wreck, we barely have clean clothes for everyone. Our meals that I had so carefully planned out last week- never materialized due to people being sick, or plans being changed.
But... it's fine though. I didn't accomplish the nicely made meals, the clean house and clean clothes, but I hope I accomplished letting each of my family know how much I love them and care for them. Rich was pretty sick this week, so most of the help that he does each day for me didn't happen and I had to try and make up for that. He is such a wonderful Dad and really does relate to the kids much better than I do most of the time. He knows how to diffuse their anger when they get upset- and how to really get down and play with them. So... with him being pretty out of it for a few days I felt the pressure to keep things calm with the kids without his help.
I found myself sitting on the floor playing with the girls more. I found myself counting in my head before I raised my voice more- and subsequently not raising my voice (not to say I was perfect and didn't yell at all... but I felt more in control and less out of control when the kids were stressing me out).
So... I didn't get the tangible things done this week, but I guess I still got some intangible things taken care of.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Back to school, back to normal
Or is it? Is it ever normal around here? lol!
I'm just going to do some journaling stuff down here. This is really what I keep this blog for. To journal and remember things that happen- just everyday things that make a difference in my day.
Rich was sick yesterday so I took the kids to church without him. I think I did pretty good getting us all to church only 10 minutes late. Being it was the first Sunday we have moved to the morning schedule, and I had planned my wake up time based on how long it would take to get everyone ready with Rich's help- so with him in bed sick I was still able to get everyone ready and they even ate breakfast and we were only 10 minutes late. We walked in right as they were starting the sacrament hymn.
So we were at church and I was holding Angela. The whole family has been battling colds, but I thought all the kids were pretty much clearing up and feeling better (which is why I took them all). During the middle of the meeting I realized that Angela was just barely awake and very lethargic and running a fever. So when Sacrament meeting was over, the big kids went to their primary classes, and I thought I would just stay out in the foyer with Angela. She was feverish and had snotty gunk backing up into her eye cavities. A friend walked by and noticed Angela's face and eyes. Her dh is a Dr, so she went and pulled him out of sunday school and had him take a look at her. He said it's a good chance that she has a sinus infection and if we want him to he could phone something into the pharmacy that afternoon after he got home. I thanked him and told him that I would take her home and give her some tylenol for the fever and see how she was doing and call him later that afternoon.
So since Rich was at home sick already- I took her home and left her with him and then came back to church to pick up the kids. I was able to go into Relief Society and hear the last 1/2 hour of the lesson. It was a great lesson, and I need to find out what it was out of so I can read the first part of it that I missed. :)
By the time I got home with the older kids Angela was bouncing around and feeling better, so I never did call and get him to phone something in for her. This morning her eyes look much better- there isn't any gunky stuff in her eyes at all. This morning he called to see how she was doing. It is such a nice feeling to know that we have friends and aquaintances that are there to turn to if there really was an emergency need.
Today Rich is home again. He usually avoids getting most of the kids colds, but when he actually does get them he can really get buldozed over by the illnesses. Hopefully another day of rest and he'll feel a little better tomorrow and be able to go back to work. (not that I don't like having him home- he just has work he needs to do! :))
I'm just going to do some journaling stuff down here. This is really what I keep this blog for. To journal and remember things that happen- just everyday things that make a difference in my day.
Rich was sick yesterday so I took the kids to church without him. I think I did pretty good getting us all to church only 10 minutes late. Being it was the first Sunday we have moved to the morning schedule, and I had planned my wake up time based on how long it would take to get everyone ready with Rich's help- so with him in bed sick I was still able to get everyone ready and they even ate breakfast and we were only 10 minutes late. We walked in right as they were starting the sacrament hymn.
So we were at church and I was holding Angela. The whole family has been battling colds, but I thought all the kids were pretty much clearing up and feeling better (which is why I took them all). During the middle of the meeting I realized that Angela was just barely awake and very lethargic and running a fever. So when Sacrament meeting was over, the big kids went to their primary classes, and I thought I would just stay out in the foyer with Angela. She was feverish and had snotty gunk backing up into her eye cavities. A friend walked by and noticed Angela's face and eyes. Her dh is a Dr, so she went and pulled him out of sunday school and had him take a look at her. He said it's a good chance that she has a sinus infection and if we want him to he could phone something into the pharmacy that afternoon after he got home. I thanked him and told him that I would take her home and give her some tylenol for the fever and see how she was doing and call him later that afternoon.
So since Rich was at home sick already- I took her home and left her with him and then came back to church to pick up the kids. I was able to go into Relief Society and hear the last 1/2 hour of the lesson. It was a great lesson, and I need to find out what it was out of so I can read the first part of it that I missed. :)
By the time I got home with the older kids Angela was bouncing around and feeling better, so I never did call and get him to phone something in for her. This morning her eyes look much better- there isn't any gunky stuff in her eyes at all. This morning he called to see how she was doing. It is such a nice feeling to know that we have friends and aquaintances that are there to turn to if there really was an emergency need.
Today Rich is home again. He usually avoids getting most of the kids colds, but when he actually does get them he can really get buldozed over by the illnesses. Hopefully another day of rest and he'll feel a little better tomorrow and be able to go back to work. (not that I don't like having him home- he just has work he needs to do! :))
Friday, January 04, 2008
Grocery List
So we are at home, and before our trip my trips to the grocery store were very short sighted- grab what I need imediately for that night, or the next night. I didn't have very many long term thoughts.
So this week we have had some interesting combinations for dinner. (The begining of the week I just really didn't want to go out to the grocery store, and then on Wed night Rich's car broke down, so yesterday and today he's had my car at work and I couldn't go to the grocery store- except for a quick trip on Wed night to grab a couple things)
The first night back was fettuchini alfredo, with one chicken breast (the last one in the freezer) for Rich and I to split and some frozen corn. Tuesday night we had meatloaf and a potato casserole I made up with frozen hashbrowns and cream of chicken soup, heavy cream, and cheddar cheese. It was okay- but not up to our normal potato casserole that I usually make (I didn't have sour cream). Wed night I put a box of frozen taquito's and layered it with cream of chicken and taco sauce (my idea was to use enchilada sauce, but I was out of that so I improvised) and cheddar cheese. We had cornbread and creamed corn with that. Last night was leftovers of the previous nights. Tonight we'll have spaghetti and french bread and brocolli (I got the french bread and brocolli Wed night after going to "rescue" Rich at work with his dead car).
So... today I'm making out my grocery shopping list. I'm planning out meals that make sense and go together and are generally a balanced meal.
I've been craving my sisters pasta dish, so this is going on my grocery list- I thought I would share it because I like it so much!
So this week we have had some interesting combinations for dinner. (The begining of the week I just really didn't want to go out to the grocery store, and then on Wed night Rich's car broke down, so yesterday and today he's had my car at work and I couldn't go to the grocery store- except for a quick trip on Wed night to grab a couple things)
The first night back was fettuchini alfredo, with one chicken breast (the last one in the freezer) for Rich and I to split and some frozen corn. Tuesday night we had meatloaf and a potato casserole I made up with frozen hashbrowns and cream of chicken soup, heavy cream, and cheddar cheese. It was okay- but not up to our normal potato casserole that I usually make (I didn't have sour cream). Wed night I put a box of frozen taquito's and layered it with cream of chicken and taco sauce (my idea was to use enchilada sauce, but I was out of that so I improvised) and cheddar cheese. We had cornbread and creamed corn with that. Last night was leftovers of the previous nights. Tonight we'll have spaghetti and french bread and brocolli (I got the french bread and brocolli Wed night after going to "rescue" Rich at work with his dead car).
So... today I'm making out my grocery shopping list. I'm planning out meals that make sense and go together and are generally a balanced meal.
I've been craving my sisters pasta dish, so this is going on my grocery list- I thought I would share it because I like it so much!
Bowties in sausage cream sauce
1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta
2 Tbs olive oil
1 lb sweet Italian
sausage, casings removed and crumbled (my sister does this 1/2 shredded chicken,
and 1/2 sausage- it's flexible, but I like all sausage)
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can
Italian-style plum tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped (I just get the
pre-diced tomato's to skip a step)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream (you can also use half n half, or milk {I like to use alfredo sauce to make it an even thicker and richer sauce})
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbs minced fresh basil (I don't have this, so sometimes I add some dried, and other times I just leave it out- I don't notice it much)
1- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
2- Heat oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage and pepper flakes until sausage is evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes, cream, and salt. Simmer until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
3- Stir cooked pasta into sauce, and heat through. Sprinkle with basil.
Servings: 6
My kids don't particularly care for this, so I boil the whole box of bow tie pasta, and leave half of the pasta for them and just put alfredo sauce on it. The other half I add into the sauce above and stir it in.
A side dish and a little bit of french bread to clean up the plate with, and it is sooo yummmy!!
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
We are home! We had a fun trip out to Utah to be with my family for Christmas and my sisters wedding. I'll post some pictures later when I get a chance. As much fun as it is to travel, we are glad to be home again. I'm also glad we have a few days here at the house to take it easy before school starts up again and we have to get back into that routine. :)
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