Bacon and Veggies

While strolling through Sam's club there was one lady handing out samples.  It smelled so yummy, and tasted good too!  She told me I could find the recipe on their website, so I went home and looked it up.  Here is the original recipe Asparagus, brussel sprouts, red onion.  It is made with asparagus, brussel sprouts, red onion, and bacon, and it is very yummy.

The way I made it:

4 slices bacon
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup of chopped asparagus
2 cups of brussel sprouts, quartered
salt and pepper

Cook bacon and set aside.  In the same pan, saute onions in bacon grease until translucent.   Add asparagus and brussel sprouts and salt and pepper to taste.  Cook until asparagus is tender, stir frequently.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

I really like chicken cordon bleu and have tried many recipes before I found one I really like.













Chicken Cordon Bleu


2 Chicken breasts

2 tsp mustard
2 Large slices of ham
3 Slices of swiss cheese
1 Egg
Bread Crumbs
Salt and pepper

Sauce:
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 slice swiss cheese
salt and pepper
2 tbs water

Flatten chicken breasts, you can pound them or use a rolling pin.

  I find it easier to pound it.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken breasts.  Spread 1 tsp mustard on each breast.  Lay ham and cheese on chicken.  Roll chicken and hold with tooth picks.  Cover chicken roll with egg wash.  Lightly bread.  Bake for 30 minutes or until done. 

Pour sauce on top of chicken when serving.  

Menu 12/1-12/7

Sunday- Tacos
Monday- Meatloaf, stuffing (finally finishing off everything from Thanksgiving), salad
Tuesday- chicken cordon blue and bacon veggies.
Wednesday- Stuffed shells
Thursday- Stir fry and rice
Friday- Sweet and spicy chicken and roasted red potatoes
Saturday- Mom's night out.  I will probably make spaghetti for the family before I leave.

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving weekend!  Thanksgiving means I have the opportunity to spend time with my family.  With Martin traveling for work, it is so nice when he is home and does not have to worry about work.  Thursday morning we worked together to prep the turkey and get it into the oven.  While we waited we were able to spend the time together enjoying each other's company.  We were able to enjoy dinner together, which I was able to eat while Charlotte slept.  

 Friday Martin spent the day fishing.  Silly man, who goes kayaking in 40 degree weather?  We got a Christmas tree on Sunday, after looking at four lots.  We spent the rest of the night decorating the tree and hanging lights outside.  Both Charlotte and Owen absolutely love all the Christmas decorations.  Now if it could be Christmas already!  ;) 

New diapers!

I swear this is the last time I buy diapers.  I wanted to get more newborn diapers so that I do not have to wash diapers every night.  Cloth diapering is cheaper than disposable diapers, only if you buy what you need and not go overboard.

I made four separate orders so that I could get four free diapers.   The free diapers I received were the pink kawaii baby OS pocket, the two rumparooz pocket OS diaper, and the Grovia Woodlands NB AIO.   I ordered 2 bum genius OS pockets that were on clearance.  I ordered blossom but they were out and substituted it for the maathai.  I also ordered scottish rose thirsties AIO Small, 3 fuzzibunz pocket small, 2 bum genius AIO newborn, simplex AIO newborn, blueberry OS pocket tweets, and simplex OS AIO elephants.  

They are in the wash now.  I will write a review after they are all prepped and I have a chance to use them.

I'm Done!

I am so happy to say I am done!  Done using disposable nursing pads that is.  I bought a bunch of cloth nursing pads while pregnant.  Little did I know my let down would be so much that I would soak an entire pad just with one let done.  I was going through boxes of nursing pads.  11 boxes of 100 Lansinoh total.  Right after my milk came in I was using an entire box in 3-4 days.  The disposables are great, they are super absorbent and did the job.  However, I had to continue to spend money and buy these (my favorite out of evenflo, medela, and lansinoh) they are individually wrapped, and just created a bunch of trash.

I found a new method for using cloth that works for me, especially at night.  During the day I am able to get by with using just an Udder Cover nursing pad.  I have to change them after every let down though.  At night I use an Udder Cover pad and a Bamboobies Overnight pad.  I no longer soak through shirts at night, which is an excellent feeling.  I also am glad to not have the chemicals in disposable nursing pads against my skin.

So glad to say I am done buying disposable nursing pads.



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I am not a Human Pacifier

I know the umbilical cord was detached, and now she gets her nutrients from my breasts.  However, I didn't realize she would be attached to them as she was the umbilical cord.  She feels the need to suck on them even after she is done eating.  She feels the need to suck on them to fall asleep.  She feels the need to suck on them all the time.  I wouldn't complain if she was my only child, but she is not.  I am a wife, a homeowner, and a mom of her, plus a toddler.  My toddler needs me too, especially since I am on my own Monday through Friday.  I also need to cook, clean, laundry, and do school work.  I do tend to wear her in the mei tai to get things done, but I cannot do everything wearing her. 

Labor Day weekend when I went to my Dad's, my step-mom managed to get Charlotte to take the pacifier.  However, this caused latch issues.  She was five weeks old so I assumed it was nipple confusion and I stopped giving her the pacifier.  Now that she is older, 11 weeks, I wanted to try again.  The first time I tried she gagged and threw up.  I did not force it into her mouth, I put it on her lips and let her take it in.  The second time she tried she gagged.  I took it away before she could throw up.  I have tried letting her cry for a few minutes, (no more than five, I am not one for the CIO method).  When I do so she tries to suck on her fist.  She can't figure out how to just get one finger or a thumb in there.  She definitely has the need to suck.  I am just at such a loss, I am not sure what to do.  

I also have to keep reminding myself that I am NOT a human pacifier.  I am Barbara.  A mom, a student, a wife, a chef, a maid, a care taker.  But more than that I am me.  I rarely put myself above my kids, and I am not sure when I will ever be able able to leave both of them at the same time.   I am hoping to go to Bunco with some of my friends but no clue if that will happen with Charlotte only wanting a human pacifier.  I also have yet to get her to take a bottle.  Don't get me wrong, I love nursing, despite it's ups and downs.  I just need to let go every now and then.