From day one our son has attempted to eat just about everything, dirt, toys, cat food this kid eats it all. In fact, the other day he brought me a small round pebble he found in the flower bed and said “take this, it’s a choking hazard”, I think he has been hearing those words from the moment he could put his hands to his mouth.
When I had my first son I worried about everything he did, I was a nervous wreck and thought I had to be the perfect mom. Fast forward 18 years and now my 2 year old eats crayons at dinner if that’s what he wants to do. Why? It won’t hurt him and as a much more seasoned mom I also realize there is a hidden lesson for him to learn in this. As long as he is not doing something that is unsafe I’m going to let him find out on his own if crayons really taste that good. He certainly did’t end up eating much more than a couple of little pieces and this was three days ago and he’s still alive.
How often do we prevent our children from learning because we micromanage everything they do in order to have the “perfect child”? Let them learn lessons while they are still small and you have some control over their environment. For anyone who thinks that having a 2 year old is hard you have a big surprise ahead of you, teenagers are much,much worse. You can’t have your 16 year old take a nap and they are off being influenced by the world instead of only you.
In fact, while other parents are celebrating posts of their graduates and sending them off to college I’m celebrating the fact that I survived my 17 year old graduating that he got a diploma by the skin of his teeth. Now I’m praying that the cops don’t show up this weekend because I’m certain my son will be at a “graduation party”. No cute senior photos here or a missionary announcement, and guess what, that’s ok.
I’ll come back to my point above, parenting does not have to be perfect for you to be a success.
So hang on for the ride, understand that all kids are different and there is nothing wrong with you if you are doing the best you can and things don’t always turn out like the fantasy you had as a little girl with your cute babies and white picket house.
Relax a bit, and let them eat crayons. 
Easy “Peasie” Chicken Pillows
My Take On Easy “Peasie” Chicken Pillows
You Will Need – this makes 4 large chicken pillows
1 Can (2.5oz) Diced Cooked Chicken – drained
2 Cans (8oz) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
1 Package Frozen Peas – if your amazing feel free to use fresh peas, or cooked frozen for about 4 min
1 Package (8oz) Cream Cheese – softened
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper – I prefer restaurant style course ground pepper
1 tsp Chives
For Sauce –
1 Can (10.5oz) Campbell’s Cream Of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup Real Mayonnaise (weird I know but makes a super yum sauce)
To Prepare –
Mix softened cream cheese with drained canned chicken, peas, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chives.
On a baking sheet, I am a huge, big, fat fan of Pampered Chef Stones… place crescents, pinching two seams at a time together to form a rectangle. Like back in kindergarten, two triangles make a rectangle. Scoop mixture into the middle of the crescent rectangles. Pinch remaining crescents into the same shape and place them over the top. Don’t make this difficult, just look at the photo. If you still don’t get it send me a message and we can talk.
Cook according to crescent roll directions.
Sauce – add soup and mayonnaise to a small sauce pan, heat over low just until it starts to bubble. Serve over chicken pillows.
Tips For Reality In The Kitchen –
Use brand names for those I have listed otherwise, generic is great.
You can soften cream cheese if you forget to remove it from the refrigerator prior by working it in your hands to warm and soften, I highly suggest you do this with the wrapper still on. You can also place it in the microwave for a few seconds but be careful its easy to scorch.
Make sure to DRAIN your chicken and peas before adding to the cream cheese.
*Disclaimer: I am highly educated and a seasoned adult in life trials, however I can not spell. This will not affect your recipe.
Happy Mother’s Day, Or Is It?
I think we are somewhat ignorant to use the term “Happy Mother’s Day” because it may not be for you. I did a quick Facebook video with my thoughts.
Hopefully no matter what the circumstances are you can find joy and happiness in your day.
Lets Get Started! Weeding Is Not For Me!
So Dave started a business back in December called Hammer It Down, he does siding, tile and finishing work. In addition he also has a full time job as a machinist and is the sexton at a local cemetery. Sorry, but I giggle everytime I get to use that word.
Anyway, his business has really taken off leaving me alone a lot with our fantastically brilliant almost 3 year old. He is boy number 5 and this one is being raised a lot different than any of our others. We have a combined family, with both Dave and I being widowed so the, lets call it management of the older boys can be somewhat tricky and they know how to play their cards.
I have been on both sides of the fence, staying at home and working full time and I will NOT speak to either one because I have no opinion other than you should do what is best for YOUR family.
I hope to share some of my daily “moments” as a means for us to get to know each other better and for you to realize that there is no perfect anything.
For starters, this is Tayson hiding because he refuses to let me change him. Its about 7:30 pm and I don’t have any energy to try to chase him down. He has also found a bag of Sour Patch Watermelons in his older brothers room which I have to keep him out of but he recently figured out how to open the baby gate so here we are. What to do? At my age you’ve learned, or if you haven’t I suggest chilling out that its not worth the battle and I just wait until he decides to come out from behind the chair.
I spent most of my day outside chasing Tayson around, he would live in the yard if we let him. We have our home for sale so I try to make the most of my time being outside and today this entailed weeding.
I have an amazing mother, and she LOVES to do yard work which I am certain is genetic and not one of the chromosomes that I got. I hate gardening with a passion and would rather clean a bathroom.
As Im weeding Im thinking to myself that this is just really stupid. I have all these amazing weeds that need hardly any water that are growing like crazy and what do I do, pull them all up and replace them with plants that I cant keep alive.
And who decided what is considered to be appropriate in a flower bed and what isn’t? Seems like a mad money making scheme if you ask me. How many pots of decorative “grasses” to you see at Lowe’s? Yet here I am pulling everything out that looks just like it.
Look at these, they even have little flowers and are growing like crazy all over my yard but some genius with a PhD decided its a weed so Im out here pulling them up.
Perhaps Ill make a fresh salad for my goats. What a waste of time really……
