Reality Sucks

Over the last few weeks my life has taken a turn for the worst. Income has decreased and I'm behind on bills now. I just caught them up. And of course the teens in my house are being teens.

My depression state is trying to inch it's way back into my life. My house is a mess and too slowly getting cleaned. Then of course we have NaNoWriMo coming up and research is getting behind. I have the kitchen done and hoping it stays that way with the kids.

Slow-cooker freezer meals for the month are ready to assemble. 20 peppers of all colors, 10 onions and mushrooms sliced, diced and chopped. TIP: If you put your onions in the freezer for 10 minutes of frig for 3 hours, the element that makes us tear is less effective. Dinner is taken care of for tonight. Now if I can keep up this pace all week, I will be good.

My boy finally got his wisdom teeth pulled this last week. He thought it was gonna be easy with no pain... He now knows different. Lesson learned...Mom is always right. Ha Ha Ha!!!!

A good thing that has happened this last month....
My ex bought our son his 1st reliable car, fixed the few things on it and took care of his senior pictures(clothes too). This is the first time in 13 years he did anything for my boy. Now we have a reliable car and a broken down van.  Wish a 'Fix the Van' fairy would visit. I hate not being able to just up and leave. My son takes his car to school along with his sister.

I now have my days and nights fixed. Lets see how long that lasts. Probably til November when I do NaNoWriMo. 50k words in 30 days is gonna be crazy but I did it last year and I will do it again.

Recipe Sunday

Just in time for the Holiday! Tangy Honey Glazed Ham!

 Looks great doesn't it? I think I will try it when the kids are home in April, since they are usually gone on holidays!

Sunday Recipes

I live my slow cooker. It makes a busy woman's life easy. Just toss it together, get to work and when you get home it's almost done. Usually you only have one pan to clean after dinner. One pan  I said, if you are like me dishes are the last thing you want to do. Try this Jambalaya recipe from allrecipes.com.

I haven't but plan to this week. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Recipe Sunday !

 As spring arrives, it is a good time to cook something that ends the winter. Here is an old but a goody! Chicken and dumplings help warm the soul. On cold rainy days I love making hot steamy old school meals. This has everything!
Chicken and Dumplings thanks to allrecipes.com