Crock-Pot Chicken and Sherry

This was an impromptu recipe as I had a ton of chicken and items in the kitchen that were starting to go bad. So what do you? Mix it all together! Here is a great recipe for even the most formal of occasions!

4 or 5 boneless chicken breasts
2.5 cups of Sherry cooking wine
2 handfuls of crinkle-cut (or baby) carrots
1 yellow onion, sliced
6 red potatoes, quartered
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Thyme (to taste)

Combine Sherry cooking wine and flour in crock pot and stir until combined. Add chicken breasts, carrots, onion, and potatoes. Top with salt, pepper, and thyme to taste. There is a ton of flexibility with this recipe so add or subtract whatever you like! Set crock pot to 6 hours and serve over rice or noodles.

Meh.

It's official. I am withdrawing Gunner from daycare at the recommendation of the pediatrician since he has been catching every single bug, virus, and disease under the sun. Thankfully that doesn't involve me having to quit my job entirely. I have someone substituting for me until August or September when the new school year begins. At that time I will be able to enroll Gunner since they accept one year olds. I enjoy spending time with Gunner, and I am very thankful to be in a position to be able to stay home with him a little longer, but I also have the "What in the world am I going to do for seven months?" feeling. I guess I need to start doing research to see if there are any Mother's groups in Central Louisiana. I don't want to be confined every single day like I was before!

I foresee many a trip to the zoo in my future. Luckily he will actually be able to enjoy it if we do go. It was really hard going anywhere when he was younger!

I'm off to reheat some of that Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork for supper tonight! I hope everyone has a good night!

Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork = Heaven!

Over the past two weeks, I have really gotten into crock pot cooking. It's cheap if the meal involves minimal ingredients, quick, and it is oh-so-good! I stumbled across a recipe on an app called "Baby Buzz" for BBQ Pulled Pork. It involves three ingredients... Well, four if you include the hamburger buns.

1 (2 Pound) Pork Tenderloin
12 ounces of Root Beer
1 18 ounce bottle of BBQ sauce

Put pork tenderloin in the crock pot. Pour root beer over the pork tenderloin, and set the crock pot for 8 hours. At the seventh hour, shred the pork tenderloin, drain, and stir in the BBQ sauce. Serve on toasted hamburger buns.

I also HIGHLY recommend putting banana peppers on the pulled pork sandwich! It was delicious!

So Disappointed!

I called ETS to schedule my Praxis II exam, and they can't get me in until January 28. That means I will have to begin the certification program this summer or fall instead of in spring like I wanted! Oh well, I guess that's how it goes! I will go ahead and take the Praxis anyways... That will be one less thing on my to-do list when summer or fall arrive. I'm still disappointed though!

Gunner has another tooth coming through. Oh boy! When I picked him up from daycare, he greeted me with a huge grin, and I could see a small, white dot poking from beneath his gums. Unfortunately it hasn't completely broken the surface so I'm sure we have some fun nights ahead of us! He has already woken up three times since going to sleep at 7:30. I hope this passes quickly so I can get my happy-go-lucky baby back!

I think I'm going to try to go to sleep now... I am praying that Gunner is out for the count!

Am I Crazy?

My life has been a blur here recently! It has consisted of flying out the door to bring Gunner to daycare, flying to work, flying to pick up Gunner after work, playing with or feeding Gunner until Eric gets home, giving Gunner a bath, and putting Gunner to bed. Then my "me" time consists of writing lesson plans for the next week (or day if I'm too lazy to plan them out a week in advance), drinking a much needed alcoholic beverage (don't judge, I usually drink just one drink), and crash so I can do it all over again in the morning. I'll be honest. I wouldn't have my life any other way... But I think I've completely lost my marbles. I'm getting my Teaching Certificate so I can teach in the public school system. This means taking one or two classes a semester; Fortunately I have a few Education classes under my belt that will transfer to our local community college. My current to-do list consists of studying for, taking, and passing the Praxis II; I took the first Praxis exam already and passed. I'm so nervous, but I know I can do it. All this piled on top of owning a event rental and design business!? Bring it on!

On another note, Gunner is on more antibiotics for possible remains of an ear infection. I just know that he is going to end up needing tubes. He has had a total of 3 ear infections so far, two of them being back-to-back. The fluid in both of his ears isn't draining like it should. Bleeehh.

Sorry I haven't been blogging as much as I should! If you would like to follow my life while you're on the go (and see adorable pictures of my little man as he grows up), follow me on the app Instagram (I know the iPhone or iPod has this app, not too sure about the droid) - username @Primadonnax

Days Like These

Days like today make me feel so alive! Me, Eric, Gunner, my Mother-in-Law, and my Sisters-in-Law walked the Komen Race for the Cure. The weather was beautiful, and I was glad to get out of the house and actually do something fun for a change. After the race, we came home, napped a bit, then went to the fair. We had a ton of fun looking at the animals! Gunner was smiling and laughing at each one. He had such a great time this weekend! I know he won't remember anything, but I'm glad that he seemed to enjoy it. I want him to experience all the joys that life has to offer!

Well, I'm off to relax a bit before going to sleep. Hope everyone has a great night!

Whoa

So yeah, it has been a really long time since I have blogged. Yikes! I do have a good excuse though. When Gunner hit 6 months, I started looking for a part-time job and am now officially teaching a wonderful group of two-year-olds at a local church's day school program. We are still doing the event decor rental business and are building our inventory quite nicely. All we need is a storage building for our supplies, and we are in business :) So needless to say, I've been quite busy!

Looking at the current layout, I'm realizing how much my little man has grown! He was probably about 4-months-old in this picture; He is now nearly 8-months-old! I can hardly believe it! He has the sweetest little personality in the world, but he does have a bit of a fiesty temper. He now throws tantrums if we don't give him something that he happens to want to play with. It's cute now, but when he gets older... Eeeehhh not so cute. He has 4 teeth already, and I'm almost 200% sure he has more coming in as he has been rather cranky the past several weeks. The changes in the weather causing his snotty nose and persistent cough probably aren't helping either!

I am literally foaming at the mouth for fall to arrive. This Louisiana heat is just way too much for me. The weather teases me with cool temperatures every morning, but by the afternoon, it's a typical summer day in Louisiana!

Well, I'm off to bed now, but I will do my best to write more often. It's a great outlet for me, and I have no idea why I stopped for a while! Hope everyone has a fantastic night!