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.

NaNoWriMo Recipes!

For all the NaNoWriMo moms and wives here is a great way to cook but still have time to get those words written. Get it prepped and tossed in, turn it on and walk to your computer! Simple and makes life easy. I hope these help my fellow Wrimos. 

SLOW COOKER to the Rescue! 

"Easy, creamy chicken and dumplings made from refrigerator biscuits, slow cooked to comfort-food perfection."

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Submitted By: Janiece Mason

Photo By: mominml

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 6 Hours

Ready In: 6 Hours 10 Minutes

Servings: 8

INGREDIENTS:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast

halves

2 tablespoons butter

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream

of chicken soup

1 onion, finely diced

2 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated

biscuit dough, torn into pieces

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.

2. Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.

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You can use homemade biscuits if you prefer, I do. You may have to cook them a bit longer.

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For more easy slow cooker recipe click here. 

More ideas for us Wrimos...snacks. Puppy Chow, many kinds of Chex Mix, small cookies, Dilled Oyster Crackers, Trail Mix , Caramel Corn Mix, Classic Snack, and homemade Snack Chips. All of these can be made before Nov. 1st. and put into baggies, air tight bowls, or my favorite trick-or-treating plastic buckets with the lids and keep them next to your work spaces!

*Recipes found on allrecipes.com 

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