single sentence Sunday

Layla really does love school, but she is so happy she has a week off for Spring Break!!

Mommy is frust.rat.ed

I wrote this post yesterday at 12:00pm.

Have you even been so frustrated, but know that being frustrated isn't going to solve the problem.  I am wasting energy being frustrated, but I can't help it. 

I want Hayden to stop going potty in his pants.  I am so tired of changing #2 diapers on a 2 1/2 year old boy. DIS.GUST.ING!  I have worked with him, I have bought books, checked out books from the library, we have watched videos. I have sat in the bathroom with him for 40 minutes at a time, multiple times a day. And then after we leave the bathroom and nothing happened...what does he do? He does his business about 3 seconds later.  Last night after his bath, he ran out of the room and peed on the floor. NICCCEE!

I think he isn't potty training because I want him to. 

We talk about it all the time.  He knows he is supposed to use the potty, but doesn't.  He goes in his pants and tells us right after.  I am done!  Ha! Real mature of me right?! He can graduate high school in pull-ups.  Sheesh!


After his bath at 6:30pm he went #1 on the potty two times.  I screamed and yelled and had a fit!  I was so happy.  Layla and Gary came in and cheered for him.  was blushing from our praise! I am so happy this happened because now I know he knows what is expected!

Please please please let this be the beginning of the end of diapers in this house!!!!

these are a few of my favorite things...

I love this polish for spring!  It is called Lacey Lilac, by Sally Hansen.

I am always looking for new shampoo and conditioner.  I like to switch brands because it seems like my hair changes so often.  Right now this Loreal 'Ever Pure' is a favorite.  It controls the frizz that has taken over my hair lately.  I also use the conditioner.  They both smell so good!

I feel like a commercial for all things Loreal.  I love Loreal.  I love that I can grab it at Target or Wal-Mart while I am shopping.  I love this pressed powder.  I'm not a big "foundation" wearer.  It just seems so thick and heavy to me.  Maybe I just enjoy skipping that step in the mornings.  I like to run a brush over this powder and brush it on my face and go!

I don't really need to say much about Burt's Bees. 

If you haven't used it you should buy a tube.  I use it every night and during the day too, when I don't have lip gloss on.  I LOVE it!!

I love this lotion.  I am all about smell, and this smells great and it is springy.

Is springy a word? Well if not it is now...I need springy in my life ;)

I love lip gloss. But my all time favorite lip gloss is Victoria's Secret.  The Java flavor is getting old, so I need to make a trip to get a spring/summer flavor or two.

 

What have you tried lately that you think I'd like?

i can't work under these conditions

they do love each other!!

These pictures tug at my heart strings something awful.

As much as my munchkins bicker and fight and yell and scream...they still love each other.

Layla had a friend over and Hayden was upset that he didn't get to ride in the jeep like he usually does.  So sissy let him ride with her...in her lap.  Yes, they were touching.  I was in shock and HAD to snap a few pictures!!  She never unwrapped her arms from around him.  She wanted him to be safe. 

The next time they are fighting, I am going to make them look at this post!

a new spin on a classic

Does your family love spaghetti and meat sauce, but get tired of it?  Do you get tired of making it the same way everytime?  I threw my crew for a loop the other night when I changed up our regular spaghetti recipe.  Here is what I used and how I did it:

1 lbs ground beef

1/2 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 bell pepper, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

olive oil for sauteing

1 jar of pasta sauce

4 oz cream cheese

1 lb pasta of your choice, I used spaghetti

6 oz Monterrey jack/cheddar cheese for topping

Saute veggies first, set aside.  Brown beef, drain and add the veggies into the beef.  Pour in the pasta sauce and then throw in the cubed cream cheese.  Stir until the cream cheese is fully melted.  Let the beef mixture hang out and mesh while boiling the pasta.  Drain and place into the beef mixture.  Pour into a baking dish and top with cheese.  Bake for about 20-25 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

I took these pictures with my iPhone and used instagram to edit them.  It is a fun iPhone app that lets you play with the look of your pictures.  It's fun!

One of my favorite smells ever...veggies sauteing in the skillet!

I edited this picture so the sauce looks more red. The white is the cubed cream cheese before it melted.

I added the pasta, stired it up and put it into a baking dish.

Then I topped it with cheese. 

The kids loved slurping the spaghetti noodles.  And see that bread stick on Hayden's plate.  All I had in the house was canned biscuits, so I rolled them long and baked them up.  They tasted just like garlic bread sticks.

How is that for a different way to make spaghetti and meat sauce?  I love cooking up new and different things!  We get bored with food so easily...I love experimenting.  Usually my Guinea pigs will try it...and they will be brutally honest too if they don't like what I serve.

What have you done to change up boring recipes lately?