Mommy & Me Monday - May 23rd

Hosted by Krystyn
On Sunday, my step-son Damien raced in his second harescramble race.  He placed 8th out of 10.  We were very proud of him!!

Seventeen Weeks Old

Show Us Your Life - Favorite Main Course Recipe

I am linking up with Kelly from Kelly's Korner and sharing my favorite main course recipe.  I picked up this recipe from a display at Food Lion.  It is a quick and easy dinner to make on a weeknight.  My family loves it, and hopefully yours will too!

Crunchy Onion Chicken and Noodle Dinner

Ingredients:

1 (10.75 oz.) can cream of chicken soup

1 ¼ cups milk

2 cups French Fried Onions

1 cup frozen vegetables of your choice

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

2 cups curly egg noodles, cooked and drained


Directions:

• Stir soup, milk, 1 cup French Fried Onions, vegetables, chicken, and noodles in a 2 quart baking dish.

• Bake at 400° for 30 minutes, or until hot. Stir.

• Top with 1 cup French Fried Onions.

• Bake an additional 5 minutes, until onions are golden.

Here is a link to a "printer friendly" version of the recipe:

Crunchy Onion Chicken and Noodle Dinner

Mommy & Me Monday - May 16th

Hosted by Krystyn

I decided to link up to my first ever Mommy & Me Monday.  Hopefully I will be remember to participate every week!  I take A LOT of pictures, but I do find that I am rarely in any of the pictures because I am usually the one taking them.  Thanks to my iPhone I can now use the front facing camera and take some "self-portraits." 

Jason (my hubby) took this picture of me and Brayden last week.  Brayden is such a sweet cuddle bug!!

Sixteen Weeks Old

Happy Mother's Day!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.


Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.


Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.


Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.


Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.


Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

Fifteen Weeks Old