Girl Scout Cookies!

So Saturday was the offical start of Girl Scout Cookie Go Day! Kaylee is selling again this year but I am sure I have already mentioned that.. Kaylee ended up at the Mall of America with a friend.. This friend missed Kaylee's birthday party so they decided to take her shopping with them yesterday so she could pick out a gift. She ended up getting a hat, belt, keychain, bracelet, and a pair of flip flops (yes in the dead of winter)! :o) It sounded like she really enjoyed her day!

Me, not so much.. Natalie complained all day of a tummy ache and she wouldnt eat a thing.. So to let the babies sleep we drove out to my parents house to sell some cookies for Kaylee.. On the way home, Natalie threw up all over herself in the van.. Nathan and Lily woke up with nasty colds.. green slimmers and all.. So needless to say we will be missing ANOTHER week of MOPS! I am so sick of missing MOPS and am just ready to call it quits.. Why even bother getting my hopes up to not be able to go.. :-/

Now I am going to back track to Thursday.. Natalie had her pre-op appointment. On the way into the clinic she asked me if she was going to get a shot. I told her no and that they are just going to make sure she is healthy so she can have her surgery to fix her ears. She responded 'good I dont like getting vaccinations' so I told her that she needed to get her vaccinations so she could stay healthy.. She says to me 'Mom, can we not talk about this now its too long'. This kid says the damndest things! Some days I wonder where she gets these things from and then I remember that she watches 'educational' shows on PBS every day.

Today is SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! Packers vs. Steelers! And in all honesty I am fully supporting the Pack today! Actually I have said that all year long.. Due to the Vikings being the suckiest team the NFL had this year.. I have never been much of a football fan but the superbowl is something I like to watch because of the commercials and the half time show, which is BLACK EYED PEAS this year!!!! SA-WEEET!!!!!! :o)

Kaylee also has Girl Scouts today.. yet again! Every year they have a meeting on superbowl sunday and I am beginning to dislike it.. Oh well..

The blog is seriously being negglected and I appologize! I know, I havent even uploaded birthday party pictures that I said I would.. :-/

I am going to try and get back into the routine of blogging each night..

Hopefully I will be able to report back to you on Natalie's surgery tomorrow..

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Marry Me Meatballs

I can’t say no to crockpot recipes and Your Barefoot Neighbor shared this one so I had to try it. I’d like to say my children aren’t picky but they all have their own quirks when it comes to food and my youngest daughter didn’t care for the sun-dried tomatoes. Everyone else enjoyed it as it is. Marry Me Meatballs Ingredients 2 lbs frozen Italian meatballs 4 C chicken stock 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped 1 can cream of chicken soup Italian seasoning Garlic powder Onion powder Red pepper flakes 2 lbs gnocchi (shelf stable ones) 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream Baby spinach Shredded Parmesan cheese (I used shaved Parmesan) Directions Add meatballs, chicken stock, cream of chicken soup, sun-dried tomatoes and seasonings to crockpot. Cook on high for 3 hours. When that is done add in your gnocchi, heavy cream and baby spinach and cook for another 30 minutes on high. Top with the Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic toast.

Sausage & Rice Casserole

Last night we failed to pull anything out of the freezers for dinner. Seems to be a common thing here in this house and it’s quite frustrating. I went to my fridge and saw the mushrooms I had gotten and remembered there was a TikTok recipe for them. Y’all this was the EASIEST meal! Sausage & Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage 2 pouches of Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice 1 1/2 C. Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 can of golden mushroom soup 1 package of sliced mushrooms Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown sausage, add in mushrooms once almost all the way cooked. While that’s cooking down, pop your rice pouches in the microwave per the instructions. When they’re done add them in with the sausage and mushrooms. Also add in your can of golden mushroom soup and the shredded cheese. Mix it all up and put in the oven for 15 minutes.

Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Oh man! This side dish is absolutely one we will be keeping around! It’d be really good on the smoker too! I do feel like it’s missing some seasonings so the next go around we will play with adding in some smoked paprika and garlic too! Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes Ingredients 8 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced 2 medium onion, sliced into rings salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups milk 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Directions Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Layer onion slices over top, then top with remaining potatoes. Season again with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour and salt and cook, whisking constantly until raw flour flavor has cooked off, abo...

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