What To Do?!

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This is what I want my list to look like...sometimes it does, most of the time it doesn't!!! What does your list look like? I want to make the most of my time and be productive. Juggling work, family, housework, etc is hard? Any suggestions?!

Yum-O Thrown Together Veggie Beef Soup

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I had a notion to try something new today. Not that vegetable beef soup is new, by any means, but I have never made it before, so in essence, it's new! I had no clue what I was doing, just throwing things in the pot and hoping for the best. VIOLA! Maybe one day, I'll get to the point of taking pictures of the entire process, but I confess, I'm not there yet. Not to mention, you would be bored to tears watching me open can after can and dumping them in the pot. So, tonight, you get the recipe - pay attention closely, it's kind of all over the place!!

Lexy's Yum-O Thrown Together Veggie Beef Soup (it's thick so I guess...Stew)

1 stick of butter

2 packets of beef bullion seasoning

About that much garlic powder

About that much seasoning salt

A little less than that much pepper

2 heaping, heaping tbs of flour

1 can of tomato soup

2 cans of water

1 can of corn (water and all)

1 can of peas (water and all)

1 can of green beans (drained - not sure why)

Several handfuls of cut, raw carrots

2 chopped potatoes

1 lb of cooked ground beef

Melt the butter, add all the spices and flour. Stir together and brown. Add tomato soup and water. Then start dumping the rest. Taste, add some more pepper, taste, add some more garlic...Just taste and make sure it's just right! The longer it cooks, the thicker it gets! Settle in and enjoy it with some cornbread! Yum-O!

Snow Day

So, last night was kind of a hard post for me to put out there for a few reasons, some of which I had no idea were happening. First of all, can I just say how much I hate it when Brandon has to leave for school?! Hang on, I HATE IT! There, I said it. Well, last night was one of those nights where he had to leave...bleh. Ok, anyway, we knew the bad weather was coming in, and the plan was for him to leave and beat the ice. Anyway, he left and I wrote the post about loving family time, blah, blah, blah. Then, around 10:30, he calls and says that he is ok, but slid off the road and into the guardrail. He constantly reassured me that he was fine and he made it to a hotel not too far away, but it still didn't make me feel any better. All I wanted was to be with him at that moment. I wanted for Lilli and her baby doll and me to pile up on Brandon and be like we had been a few hours earlier. I wanted things to be normal again. I knew he was fine, but I just kept thinking "what if?" I didn't even want to go there... Calm my anxious heart, O God...please! Here's a picture of the truck - he said it was just enough damage to make him mad, nothing else.

Now, since I'm refusing to let that be my picture for today, here's another one.

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Much better, don't you think?! I do! Unfortunately, since Brandon was snowed in and not with us, Lilli and I decided to do a pile up of our own! We obviously had a snow day today - WOO HOO! We had a couple of inches of snow, but it was a lot of ice, too. Nonetheless, we had a good time! Lilli is probably starting to think that snow is a regular thing around here! We had a good time playing, and when it was all said and done, we warmed up with some yummy hot chocolate! We get another snow day tomorrow, but it's all because of the ice that's everywhere! We'll be tucked in tomorrow - safe and sound and warm!

Pile Up

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I love times like these! Don't you? The world just seems right. Everyone is in one place, safe and happy (Lilli really was happy, despite the hum-drum face)! I love my family and I love it when we're spending time like this!!

It's going to be OK, Mommy

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I realized today that parenting is hard. OK, so maybe it wasn't today that I came to this realization, but nonetheless, it was there today! I'm not sure why I broke down today, but I did. I guess it's just hard right now. Lilli has hit an interesting age - 2! Cuteness though: Today, as I broke down I went to the bathroom to cry. Lilli was playing a puzzle with Brandon and told him, "Hold these (puzzle pieces), I'll be back." With that, she ran to the bedroom, opened the door, and found me in the bathroom, washing my face. She said, "Mommy, you OK?" When I said, "Mommy's OK baby," I gave her a hug and she patted me on the back and said, "It's going to be OK, Mommy. It's going to be OK."

Why does it take a 2-year old to tell me that it's going to be OK? Seriously?!

For ages 3+

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Lilli was begging for bubbles tonight. As Brandon got them out and opened them for her, he said, "Hmm...these are recommended for ages 3+." Apparently, they haven't met Lilli! What do they know?! I would like to know where they come up with the recommended ages for things. How do they test for things like this? Who funds the research? Do you ever find yourself wondering useless things like this? Maybe not, but somehow I don't think I'm alone!!

Well, Here Goes Nothing!

I know it's been over a year since I've last updated this blog. I could say that we won the lottery and are now living on some little tropical island, but that's just my alternate ego. Fact of the matter is, life just got busy and FaceBook was easier! A lot has happened, but since the only people that read this blog are also on FB, you already know that!

I've decided to tackle a new challenge - I know, my life is busy enough, but why not! I've seen it on FB and decided to take it to the blog as well. It's the 365 Picture Challege, basically, a picture a day! Sounds simple enough, but we'll see (something tells me that it's not going to be so easy peasy).

So, here we go with the first 3 days:

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Lilli has always loved books! She loves to be read to as well as read to her babies! I'm so glad. I love to read, but don't have the time nowadays. I dream of the day that I can just read because I want to. Until then, I'll just dream!

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What's in name?! Lilli goes by so many names. Not really sure why, when she was born, I started calling her Lilli Bug, but it stuck! She now calls herself Lilli Bug! So cute! I also call her Curly Sue (as you can see why), Munchkin, Stinker...

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Lilli came home today from daycare with her hair in pigtails! Who knew she had enough hair to do that?! I guess with a little gel and some nimble fingers, anything is possible! As soon as we get home, she ripped the ponytails right out...WHY?!

So, here we go...we've started...we'll see if we finish!