Thursday, April 29, 2010

What's for dinner

Ingredients
4 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced
3 tablespoons pecans (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Place a medium dish in the oven to warm.
2.Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush chops lightly with oil and place in hot pan. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, or until done. Transfer to the warm dish, and keep warm in the preheated oven.
3.In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt and pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet, and stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook until apples are just tender. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of chops. Keep warm in the preheated oven.
4.Continue cooking sauce uncovered in skillet, until thickened slightly. Spoon sauce over apples and chops. Sprinkle with pecans.

nom nom nom!

not sure what to make with this as far as veggies or sides...hmmm

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wordless Wendsday

pretty shiney...ohhhhh

If I was on a desert island and I could only bring two things I would bring a solar powerd water proof satalite phone...and mascara.

i love mascara.

sooo much!

When I was 38 weeks pregnant I was packing my bag for the birthing center. I didn't want to over pack and since I knew I was coming home 6 hours after giving birth...I didn't pack more than a change of clothes deoderant and a hairbrush (for myself)

When my water broke and we started out for the center i forgot to grab my purse...which held my mascara. 4 hours before I deliverd our daughter...I sent david to the store...to get me some mascara.

I know...Im crazy

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Lonely...oh so lonely

i miss my husband...like seriously. He isn't gone...just at work. I wish he did not have to work nights. I miss him once the sun goes down...ahhh who am I trying to fool...i am scared when the sun goes down. By all of the what ifs.

yup...me....pysco! lol

Saturday, April 17, 2010

another day another giveaway...

Ironbiclly this time it is not a baby iteam...Its something pretty for mom!
now I am sure my readers (you know...all 2 of them) are going...CC..another giveaway?really? But to be fair lets look at the facts...I dont participate in them all the time. I do read the blog before participating to make sure it would be of interest to me and my readers (both of them.

I admite...I like mommy blogs and cooking blogs the best. im a new mom..and I like to cook. NNow if i ran across a blog that say was giving away a free cruise...and it was about nucelar science or molecular biology....probably wouldn't participate. lol

but back to the giveaway
mozey on over and cheack out this blog.,..it belongs to one of my bumpettes.

http://www.baseballwifeblog.com/

the bracelet is lovely and would look great with this new pair of shoes i own!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The hardest part

she is three months old now. I can't belive it has only been three months.

Yesterday someone asked me what is the hardest part. I had to think.

The hardest part for me was the first two weeks. The worry was intense...is she breathing?why isn't she making any noise? What is that noise she is making????

I struggled harder than anyone can possiblly have known. Staying up till 7 in the morning because she wouldn't go to sleep. and then waking up at 9 for a feeding. I was exsausted emotional and on edge.

But it got better.

I was lucky enough to get the help I needed and I had D who was the most supportive amazing partner.

So the hardest part of mommyhood..for me...was admiting that i needed help. That i couldn't do it alone. and that the mommy instinct...didn't kick in immedietly

So Im thinking of a change

Nothing major just condencing the two blogs into one. I originally started this blog just to have an outlet. I don't expect people to come over here in droves and I don't feel that because i blog I should make money...Im not that good of a writer and my life isn't that interesting! lol

But two blogs to try and keep up with is two too many (i also write on facebook and myspace)

So I will write my mommy adventures here as well.

Now on to other things.

Im a WINNER! Thats right...3 times baby...3 giveaways!

1st giveaway (adventures of baby kaitlyn blog) ...baby legs. Can i tell you just how much I love these! P's legs stay warm and diaper changes are much easier (my child does not like pants...at all.

2nd giveaway-(johnson family blog) tommee tippee bottle
I..like this bottle. Maybe it's because she is so used to her other bottles...maybe it's because it has the slow flow nipple...but for whatever reason she was less than enthusiastic about this bottle. I do like the shape (so much easier to hold!) and the shape of the nipple is nice. We will see. I will say this though. She is napping and just ate...if she doesn't spit up after her nap (aqs she normally does) I may change my mind and buy a whole set! lol

my next win was from the mommysavesmoney blog. I won her a pair of the cutest mary jane shoes from etsy. I haven't recived them yet but am totally excited to see her in them!

Well folks thats all for now!