...I woke up with red, yellow and blue eyes.
...Microwaving lasagna for breakfast sounds easier than preparing the 2 ingredients in cereal.
...Swallowing each sip of coffee is exHAUSting.
And all of this was after Jason let me sleep in until 9 am.
It's my own fault entirely. Jason went on a youth retreat Friday through Sunday so I spent Saturday and Sunday with my family. Leo is always easier when he is with our cousins, but Elena is a little harder when she doesn't nap properly. Not to mention, my mother's house is a museum and consists of only glass tops, sharp corners and pointy objects. My mother's house always eats my camera too. I leave it there every weekend... (This means my only pictures are taken with my cell phone and really blurry - sorry.)
On Sunday, Jason called to say he would be home by 9:00 pm...and he might be bringing a few teens with him. Oh man. I hadn't been home to clean in 2 days and it's always harder to ask my husband to help me clean without sounding like a nag... So Sunday night I got home, put the kids to bed and set out to scrub the bathroom downstairs. And scrub I did! There was something in the sink - kind of like residue but it was stained brown?? After scrubbing with Clorox spray, vinegar and even my fingernails, I gave up. I think it's wood stain from Jason's last project. Jason got home with 3 young men. You would be hard-pressed to find nicer people than these guys. We stayed up entirely too late chatting with them but they live a very interesting life as missionaries!!
On Monday, I ran out to do my couponing at Giant Eagle. I got home and hung out with my friend Kim came over with her little ones. Okay are you ready for this? She had a set of twin girls. Then 10 months later, conceived another set of twins, a boy and girl. WHAT?! They are precious. I had such a good time catching up with her and watching her 4 little ones in action. These 4 kids are so well-behaved I couldn't believe it.
After my action-packed playdate, I set out to make dinner for Jason and the 3 guys he brought home from the youth retreat. I wanted to really spoil these kids. They deserve it! They spend 9 months a year traveling around the US, conducting retreats and sleeping in strangers houses. They are so joyful and such gracious guests that I really wanted to pull out all the stops. So I threw the kids in their cribs and made dinner.
World's Best Lasagna
French Bread - I thought I was being all slick setting my bread to rise in the oven. I warmed the oven a little and then put the bread in there. It doubled. Then I shaped the loaves and put the bread in there to rise again...it was too warm and the darn loaves cooked!! So, I quickly threw a Pillsbury Italian Loaf in the oven to serve along-side my super dense bread. My guests happily devoured both ;)
This is the Pillsbury loaf (the tall one in the back) next to my French Bread (I made 2 loaves and this is what was left-over). Josh called it ciabatta bread :)
A few weeks ago, I received a coupon for a free loaf of white bread from Target. I picked up the bread and threw it in the freezer. I don't serve Leo white bread. He only eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches so I always give him whole wheat. What to do with this loaf of bread then?
I overdid it...I'm a perfectionist and can't do anything the easy way. So, this morning I woke up in a haze. Enter stage left - UPS!
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