Yesterday my girls returned back to their preschool after a two week long Christmas break. I'm not sure who was more ready to go back, me or them. That three hours twice a week has become my time to run my errands and enjoy some quiet time. The girls enjoy school, they craft and do gymnastics and enjoy the interaction with the other children.
My first stop was Wal-Mart, prepared with coupons in hand, I was excited to find that the entire garden center was filled with clearance items. After some searching, I found some Christmas items at 70%off and a few other odds and ends. Our Wal-Mart stopped doubling coupons prior to Christmas which means less savings for me, which means less money I spend with them. I did pick up a couple of things using coupons, hand soap for $.50, toothpaste and toothbrush for $.25 each. Rarely do I get these things for free like the people on TV claim you can but I am happy with paying only $.25.
Next I was off to Jo-Ann Fabrics to pick up some crafting supplies. I am in the process of making ribbon wreaths and I will post pics when finished. With a little Internet surfing the night before, I had a 20% off coupon sent to my phone and saved an additional $12.60 off my total. I love saving money!
My alone time was over and it was back to pick up my babies.
A couple of nights a week I teach cake decorating classes at Michael's. This month is proving to be a very slow month, I only have one class scheduled with one student signed up. Yesterday evening she called and said that she would be unable to attend but as this was the first class I still needed to go and make sure no one else came for the class. After a 20 minute drive and 10 minutes of waiting, no one else showed. I purchased a couple of items in the store, paying with my debit card which I put in my coat pocket as I don't carry my whole purse in the store when I teach my class and proceeded to my car. My plan wad to run to Target to purchase some diapers and go home. As I was getting out of my car at Target, I checked my pocket for my debit card, then the other pocket, then my pants pockets, then back in my car to check my purse, under the seat, then panic set in, somewhere in the 100 yards between the cash register and my car I had lost my debit card. I drove back to Michael's searching the parking lot, retracing my steps, back inside no one had turned it in. CRAP!!! I look up my bank information online and call and report it lost. It is around 7 at night so I am connected to a company overseas which aggravates me. They ask if I have the card number, I know you are supposed to do this in the event your cards are lost or stolen but it just never seemed like a good idea to me to write all my card numbers down in one place. After spelling my last name 5 times, I was assured my card was cancelled (only to call the bank this morning and find out that it was not).
Hopefully today is better.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Creamy Chicken Noodles
I am always looking for quick easy fixes for dinner. Tonight I made this in a slow cooker, I have also made it on the stovetop when I had the time to boil the chicken and the noodles.
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (mine were thawed, but you could put them in frozen, just adjust the cooking time)
3-4 cups (or 2 cans) chicken broth
1/2 large onion chopped
2 cups carrots chopped
1 tbls garlic pepper seasoning
1 tsp. Poultry seasoning
1 can evaporated milk
1 package egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
Combine first 5 ingredients in slow cooker and cook in low for 4 hours. (I lined my slow cooker with a Reynolds Slow Cooker Liner, I highly recommend this product, easy meal with no clean up, what more could you ask for.)
Remove chicken and place on plate and shred with fork, return to slow cooker. Add evaporated milk and egg noodles and stir. Continue stirring about every 15 minutes until noodles are tender. I add sour cream at the end for extra creaminess as well as salt and pepper to taste.
Hope you enjoy!
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (mine were thawed, but you could put them in frozen, just adjust the cooking time)
3-4 cups (or 2 cans) chicken broth
1/2 large onion chopped
2 cups carrots chopped
1 tbls garlic pepper seasoning
1 tsp. Poultry seasoning
1 can evaporated milk
1 package egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
Combine first 5 ingredients in slow cooker and cook in low for 4 hours. (I lined my slow cooker with a Reynolds Slow Cooker Liner, I highly recommend this product, easy meal with no clean up, what more could you ask for.)
Remove chicken and place on plate and shred with fork, return to slow cooker. Add evaporated milk and egg noodles and stir. Continue stirring about every 15 minutes until noodles are tender. I add sour cream at the end for extra creaminess as well as salt and pepper to taste.
Hope you enjoy!
New Year, New Me!
I know it's a couple of days late but I've had a New Years epiphany, I am going to blog my way to a new me. I figure writing it down will provide me with some accountability even if no one ever reads it. I am not only talking about living a healthier lifestyle but maintaining a better household, and a better mother and wife. This blog will kind of be my daily journal to keep me on track to making myself better.
As of today my two and a half yer old twin girls have been out of their twice weekly preschool for two weeks, they were supposed to return yesterday but we had a snow day. I believe that cabin fever is getting the best of all of us. While they received an absurd amount of toys for Christmas, they are playing with measuring tapes and watching the sane episodes of "Max and Ruby" we have seen a hundred times. (Oh that Ruby, there are days I would love to reach in the TV and smack her, but I digress as the girls love the show and it provides me some sanity.)
For Christmas I thought it would be a good idea to purchase the girls "big girl bedding" for them and make the transition out of their cribs. On New Years Day my husband and I removed the crib front and added the toddler bed rail. The girls were excited to sleep in their big girls beds and have done well at night but nap time seems to have stopped, I miss nap time and they are so grumpy by mid evening I am ready for them to go to bed. Maybe with their routine returning back to normal tomorrow with preschool, they will sneak a nap in the afternoon.
Dinner is in the crockpot, chicken and noodles. Quick and easy. I will post the recipe with some pics later. Laundry is calling my name and I am going to attempt to get the girls to nap.
As of today my two and a half yer old twin girls have been out of their twice weekly preschool for two weeks, they were supposed to return yesterday but we had a snow day. I believe that cabin fever is getting the best of all of us. While they received an absurd amount of toys for Christmas, they are playing with measuring tapes and watching the sane episodes of "Max and Ruby" we have seen a hundred times. (Oh that Ruby, there are days I would love to reach in the TV and smack her, but I digress as the girls love the show and it provides me some sanity.)
For Christmas I thought it would be a good idea to purchase the girls "big girl bedding" for them and make the transition out of their cribs. On New Years Day my husband and I removed the crib front and added the toddler bed rail. The girls were excited to sleep in their big girls beds and have done well at night but nap time seems to have stopped, I miss nap time and they are so grumpy by mid evening I am ready for them to go to bed. Maybe with their routine returning back to normal tomorrow with preschool, they will sneak a nap in the afternoon.
Dinner is in the crockpot, chicken and noodles. Quick and easy. I will post the recipe with some pics later. Laundry is calling my name and I am going to attempt to get the girls to nap.
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