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Monday, February 4, 2013

Mission Progress

Okay, now on a happier note....

Wednesday night, #1 is scheduled to have her interview with the Stake President. After that point, her mission papers will officially be sent in. Within the next two or three weeks, if everything goes right, her call will arrive. She could go anywhere in the world.

Here are some of the options (courtesy of wikipedia).....


Africa (22 missions):



Asia (36 missions):



Canada (7 missions):



Central America and the Caribbean (21 missions):



Europe and Russia (42 missions):



Mexico (26 missions):



Oceania (15 missions):



South America (72 missions):



United States (103 missions):


So, there you have it. She really could go anywhere in the world.

Just as a little history, the Warden served in the Paraguay Asuncion Mission, and I served in the Japan Sendai Mission. It will be interesting to see where she goes.

These are exciting times!

Monday Morning Confession

It's Monday morning, and I'm bound and determined that this is going to be a good week. Last week was tough.

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I'm STILL potty training #7. Yes, STILL! UGH! This is killing me. You'd think with having trained six children in the past, at varying degrees of difficulty, I would have this down. I thought it would be a walk in the park. Totally, I did. Au contraire mon frere.

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Wowza! I guess it goes to show you that no two children are alike. Each of mine have been a different walk in a different park. One was actually more like a glide on roller skates that lasted less than 15 minutes. The others were a bit more time spent in their own parks--fountains, lakes, forests, you name it, we've been to that park, or at least, that's how it feels.

Ah the experiences of life that round us out, huh?

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I'm so relishing the idea of no more diapers. I will have definitely earned it by the time we're all done. I'm not a pusher. I don't believe in power struggles over things like this. I've been to that park and will NEVER return, but sometimes it's super hard to bite my tongue and walk away.

I've taught her how to clean up after herself, so starting this week, I'm walking away from it and leaving her to do it herself. So far, so good. She's got it. My hope is that it will become so unpleasant that she will just want to do it the simpler way--in the toilet.

Anyway, that's a HUGE portion of this week's concerns. There is no preschool, so we can focus on gettin' 'er done. Wish me luck, or more like wish her luck, but wish me luck as I silently attempt to keep my sanity while she figures it all out once and for all.

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Now just let me return to my padded room where I can rock peacefully in my corner. UGGGHHHH!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Shopping List - Crockpot Week #2

I just completed my shopping list and thought I'd share that too. I noticed as I created it that two of the breakfast casseroles are VERY similar. There's a day between them, but just thought I'd give you a heads up in case you want to move one of them to a different day.

These ingredients are for the dinners and breakfasts done in this week's crockpot recipes:

Produce
onion
green peppers (2)
cilantro
green onions
apples (8)
carrots
celery
potatoes
bananas
garlic

Meat
ground beef
ham (2)
chicken breasts (2)
bacon (2)

Dairy
eggs
cheddar cheese
milk
butter

Baking
cinnamon
vanilla
brown sugar
sugar
oil
flour
salt
baking soda
raisins
walnuts
milk chocolate chips

Spices
onion powder
garlic powder
cumin
cayenne pepper
oregano
chili powder
nutmeg
marjoram
basil
sage
pepper

Cereal
rolled oats

Canned
tomato soup
beef broth
diced tomatoes w/diced green chilies
black beans
chicken broth (4)
pumpkin
chicken bouillon cubes
light red kidney beans*
dark red kidney beans*
diced tomatoes (3)
corn (2)

Miscellaneous
Worcestershire sauce
lemon juice
mustard
ketchup

Frozen
mixed vegetables
hashbrowns (2)
corn

Starches
instant mashed potatoes
rice
Saltines


For lunches, I buy the same things every week:

  • Bread
  • Tortillas
  • Crackers
  • Pretzels
  • Tortilla Chips
  • Bagels
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Cucumber
  • Lettuce
  • Apples
  • Oranges
  • Bananas
  • Canned fruit
  • Applesauce
  • Cheese
  • Yogurt
  • Cream cheese
  • String cheese
  • Lunchmeat - I typically buy honey ham and pepperoni
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Tuna
  • Peanut butter

The kids choose to configure their lunches however they want to by what's available on the list, and I make the lunches at home with these same things or with leftovers from the previous night's dinner.


Enjoy!

Crockpot Menu - Week 2

I'm going grocery shopping today to gear up for this coming week. Here's what'll be cooking in my crockpot this week....


SundayBreakfasthard boiled eggs
DinnerShepherd's pie
MondayBreakfastMorning Casserole
DinnerSanta Fe Chicken
TuesdayBreakfastcrockpot applesauce
Dinnermeatloaf
WednesdayBreakfastPumpkin Tea bread
Dinnerbaked potatoes
ThursdayBreakfastcrockpot oatmeal
Dinnerchicken and dumplings
FridayBreakfastWestern Omelet Casserole
Dinnercheesy potato soup
SaturdayBreakfastcrockpot banana bread
DinnerChili



I'm not really going to use the banana bread recipe on Saturday. I'm going to use my friend Caitlin's, but I'm going to see how it goes following the basic instructions on the recipe I've linked to. I'm also sticking with my friend Suzanne's meatloaf recipe. It's in the Madhouse cookbook if you own one. If you don't, contact me and I'll send it to you.

I'm loving this crockpot thing. It's simplifying my life so much. I hope it's doing the same for you.

Enjoy!

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