Best thing to Happen to Fresh Veggies

I LOVE steamed fresh veggies. LOVE THEM. I dont however love the taste of the ones done in my microwave steamer and sometimes its a hassle to use the steamer basket..can we say TOO MANY DISHES to dirty. I was given 3 boxes of these Steamer bags from Glad. HI fresh broccoli cooked in the microwave in 3 minutes!!!!!! It tasted like I steamed them in the steamer basket. No water needed. Just fresh veggies, the bag and the microwave.

I just ate a huge plate of fresh steamed broccoli at work on my lunch break. Oh and thanks to them I am experimenting more with meals, I've made from scratch beef and broccoli and shrimp lo mein! SO tasty!

"x" marks the spot.

I have slowly been working with Chev more and more on her letter writing and recognition. She has this book that she can write in and it wipes right off. every night she gets the book out. Sits on my lap and we practice writing her letters.

Last night she was doing it in the living room and I was in the Dining room on the computer. I hear her yell..."Mommy come look, I have two x's" I walk in. She is working on the letter "X" all by herself. No one told her it was the letter x. I was pretty excited that its starting to stick. I was starting to think she would never remember her letters.

Best part of it...I NEVER worked with her on the letter x. we still dont know exactly how she knew it!

Allergies...

Chev has recently become obsessed with allergies. Every time she goes to feed her daddy some food she asks him "Daddy you allergic to _____?" its cute.

A few nights ago Chev got a glass of water. Took a big drink. She started choking on it. She was choking so hard it ALMOST concerned me. I know better then to panic so I told her to set her glass down and put her arms up. Something she has always done, it calms her down and she is fine. Well she did. Once she stopped coughing she looked at me and said "Mommy, I think I'm allergic to water!!!!"

I dont remember the last time I laughed so hard!

Nancy's Amazing WALL clock

My Mother in Law is AMAZING. She had this FANTASTIC Idea to make a clock on the wall. But not just any clock. Check it out.........



Look CLOSELY. Notice there are NO numbers. Each picture represents a number. 1 o'clock is one person. 2 o'clock is Two people.

My favorite.... 10 o'clock ...my youngest daughters foot prints the day she was born...10 tiny toes! And of course 12....my oldest daughter with easter eggs....one in her hand and the other 11 Hickman's eggs in the carton!

I love her creativity....she has some great ideas!!!

weeds

My kids are growing like them. I think last week Chev could run under my legs without ducking. This morning she was standing next to me and I realized she hits JUST under my belly button. When did my little girl grow. Not to mention she completely skipped size 9 shoes. One week she was in size 8. literally a week later I had to buy her size 10's! No wonder my poor girl has been sleeping so much! Eh Chey is next!..............

Water slide fun.....

I generally dont like when Hubby makes big purchases without checking with me first since I handle the accounts and pay the bills. But he came home with this the other day:




I actually didn't mind. It is so fun and the kids love it. I LOVE IT! And it was so much cheaper then brand new.......