Must try recipe.....yummy!

I made this for dinner tonight. I wish I had a taken a picture before ate it. But, I didn't.
My friend Sarah gave me this recipe to try. It was super easy. No I did not personally make it up like I do my other recipe's.
I don't want to talk it up to much so here it is..................


Chicken Pesto Lasagna

1 box cooked lasagna (I only used 9 noodles)
1 jar alfredo sauce
8 oz. Italian cheese
2 or 3 chicken breasts cooked and sliced
1/4 cup pesto sauce

mix Alfredo, pesto, and 1/3 Cup water
Cook and slice chicken
Layer in greased casserole dish: sauce, noodles, sauce, chicken, and cheese....... 3 times.
Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes then broil 4-5 minutes.

DELISH!!!!!!!!!

just a short story

I have to write this down so years from now I will remember. Because I am forgetting things latley.

So Friday's M has early out day. They are released an hour earlier than normal. Well, I totally forgot. Which is weird because I don't forget things like that. He is let out at 2:10. I remembered this at 2:20. Not bad, only 15 minutes late. So when I remember I grab C and we leave. Half way there she asks me where Eli is. OH...............that kid. You mean the one I left home asleep in his crib? Nice.

So do I turn around? Just hurry and get Mason?

I decide to keep going. If Eli woke up he would be okay. The house was locked and he can't get out of his crib. He can only cry. (I rehearsed this so I would know what to say to Child protective services) I'll hurry and get M who will be patiently waiting for me outside the school.

I pull up to the curb and leave Camden in the car. I run in and don't see M. Mmmmmmm...........maybe he is in his classroom. Nope

Lunchroom maybe? Natta

I am starting to get worried. Where would he go?

Bathroom? NO

His teacher feels horrible and is looking everywhere. Meanwhile I am thinking about Eli at home. After realizing this is taking longer than I planned, I go out to the car to get C.

Then I hear someone yell "Mom!" I turn at it is M. He is in a van pulling up to the school.

When I asked him where he was he says,

"You weren't here so I started walking home."

You what?!

Okay, we don't live in walking distance from the school. A kid's mom from his class saw him walking and stopped.

When she asked him if he lived by the school he said "well, I live somewhere."

The whole way home I had a talk with him what to do if I'm ever late. (which probably won't be ever again. Notice I said probably. Just being honest)

first days of school

Both the kids have started school. They are very excited but I am more excited then they are. Summer has been fun and crazy.
Camden goes 2 days a week.
I called it going to school and she corrected me. "It's PRE-school mom." Oh sorry.
Mason is repeating kindergaten. He did totally fine before but he has a July b-day. So he will either be the youngest or oldest. I decided I want him to be the leader. j/k. He doesn't mind taking it again. Who wouldn't with a transformer back-pack. Oh, and it's all day kindergarten here. It's great.

Camden picked him out a treat at the store for his first day of school. Sweet.

why do babies LOVE doing this..........

AND

It's a good thing he's cute.
Yesterday was my birthday and Daegan made me a cake. The first cake he has ever made/bought me in 8 years of marriage. He wanted it to be a checkerboard cake. Working hard so it will be perfect for the perfect birthday girl. He did a good job. Thanks bebah!

My friend Sarah treated me to the Pizza Hut buffet for lunch. We both like the place but the hubs don't. Thanks again Sarah!
Thanks for everyone who sent me birthday wishes via e-mail. Or called.

We went to dinner at Famous Dave's barbecue. Yum! The kids were very good at dinner and Mason told the waitress that it was "my mom's birthday" so she gave us free ice cream. Daegan made the cake when we got home so by the time it was all frosted it was 11 p.m. The kids were still up because they wanted to sing to me and get in on the yummy cake action. I ordered me a new flat iron for my present. I hope I like it. The infomercial said it will make my hair look amazing. We will see in 4-7 business days.

full-time mom again

Since graduation I have seen a lot of Daegan. It's been nice in a way to have help with the kids. In other words, its been nice for selfish reasons. It's not like we haven't been getting along or anything. Maybe it's too much of a good thing. I need to be careful because his next post will probably be on how much he has enjoyed spending these last couple months with me.



He finally started work last week. SO now I am back to having a nice home cooked meal waiting for him when he arrives home. ( just like I have done our whole married life.) I don't mind because thats what a good wife does. And I AM one of those. Now back to having the 3 kiddos by myself. I'm not complaining, just expressing.
We have stairs in our house and Eli has just mastered climbing up them. But thats all. Just up. When reaching the top he thinks it's just as easy and fun to go down head first. I know what your thinking...........hello Amy, baby gate. Your right. I need to break down and get one. I guess I just keep thinking that he will, I don't know, stop.



In a way (very small way) it would be easier to be living in our apartment in PA. No stairs and having the luxury of sending the kids out to play. They would head outside around 10 and I would do some cleaning and then join them. Not just for a few minutes. Like, the whole day. Just chatting with my girls. I miss that. Unless it was laundry day then I headed to my friend Cindy's for some donuts, chicken ceasar salad, and good times. I mean a YW presidency meeting.

Here is a picture from about a year ago. I think I was really close to having Eli. Because I am ONLY big the last few days Since I have started this post Camden has come out of my bedroom with new shoes on every time. Funny girl.