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OK, it’s been a week…Where have you been?

What a busy week we I have had!

Sometimes I feel pulled in all directions, and I only had to go into work two days last week!

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So here is what happened, and why I wasn’t on-line.  (which written out doesn’t seem like that much….oh except I didn’t add all the boring stuff)

Monday (1/7) was my first day back to work.  I made it out of the house about 30 minutes later than I had intended.  Baby Sid had been sleeping about 8 hours for over a month, until the night before I had to start working again.

Work wasn’t that bad, I mostly just caught up with everyone and pumped.  The drive was unpleasant because it was also the first day back to school so there was lots of traffic out there.

Tuesday I still had to wake up super early because I had to play chauffeur to my mom.  A while ago (more than a decade) she had to have one of her kidneys removed because of cancer.  Recently her doctor found some kidney stones and they had to be taken care of due to her having only the one kidney.  It would be very bad if one of the stones caused a blockage in her only kidney.

Instead of actually removing the stones she was having Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment done.  The doctor sends sound waves through your body as you lie on a water cushion to break the stones into smaller more passable pieces.  They used  general  anesthesia so she wasn’t allowed to drive home.

The boys and I took her to have a CT scan, then to the hospital for the procedure.  After getting her all checked in, we went to take care of getting car seat replacements from the accident.

After taking her home I didn’t feel she should be alone, so the boys and I stayed with her overnight.  Luckily I didn’t have to work the next day.

Wednesday was spent at my moms.  Both Monday and Tuesday night Sid decided he didn’t want to sleep so I didn’t get much sleep.  I figured I jinxed his sleep pattern because I told everyone at work how well he slept.

I had to go back to work on Thursday and actually do a little bit of work.  I also had forgotten how much time it takes to pump at work.

Sid slept bad all week!  Sometime because his nose is still stuffy and the humidifier hasn’t been working that great; sometimes because of his stomach (gas problems).  I need to clean my humidifier  which entails vaporizing water that contains vinegar, something I am not looking forward to. Yuck!

So Friday I was just as tired.  I didn’t want to go anywhere but I did get some stuff done at the house.

I spent some time with my mom on Sat and did some major cleaning on Sun.  Yep, I pulled out my fridge and stove to clean behind there, a task I do not enjoy.  And of course Ian is always there to help.

Plus the Husband and I took advantage of the free Showtime weekend to watch the first season of Homeland.  Which meant we made sure to get Ian in bed on time!  We didn’t have time to watch the second season, but we will!

Tomorrow I will have a new post about what I did Monday (1/14) but here is a sneak peek for now…

It's Monday Again

 

Happy Writing!

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Menu Plan Monday 1/14 and I have been MIA

So I had a very busy week and have been MIA from the blogging world.  I was going to tell you all about it today, but my eyes are closing while typing this, so I will wait till tomorrow….

 

Menu Plan Monday 1/14-1/20

Mon: Fabulous Fajita

Tue: Do-ahead Ravioli Sausage Lasagna

Wed: Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Thr: Meatloaf

Fri: Penne Pizza Bake

Sat: no cooking for me!

Sun: Stuffed Shells with Easy Parmesan Knots

 

Easy cooking week to help me ease back into working.  I didn’t plan side dishes this week, but that doesn’t mean we won’t have them when needed!

Happy Cooking

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Back to Work Blues and Menu Plan Monday Jan 7th

Sunday was the last day of my maternity leave….

I return to work on Monday, only 2.5 days the next two weeks and then I will be working 4 days a week.  Which is better than 5 but not as good as none!

So I spent the day at home playing with the boys.  Ian and I built this Zoo for his fishy.

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What will I be cooking this work week?  Well some easy stuff on the days I have to work to make the transition a little easier.

Menu Plan January 7th-13th

Mon.  Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan Crusted Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Tue.  Skillet Tacos with Mexican Green Rice

Wed.  Pesto Chicken Tortellini Soup

Thr.  Beef  Bourguignon with Duchess Potatoes 

Fri.  One-Pot Chicken and Brown Rice

Sat.  I don’t cook on Sat

Sun.  Chicken  Milano

Happy Planning!

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MistleToes Plates

Happy New Year everyone!!!

This Pinterest Tuesday is a craft project we made for some Christmas gifts.
I pinned this on to my Hand & Foot Print Art board many months ago with Grandparent gifts in mind.

MistletoesSource: igameals.com via Dawn Marie on Pinterest

The pin provides a link to the original source but I couldn’t find it on that website until I Googled it.  You can read her post here, she says she paid to have it painted.

My plates don’t have that nice distinct edge, so I didn’t attempt to paint a border.

I went to The Craft Warehouse (our new one) and they had a ceramic paint section where I found paint that said it was dishwasher safe if baked.  Now the paint isn’t FDA approved, but it is not supposed to chip off when cured.  I bought my plates at my local Fred Meyer store.

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After washing the plates with alcohol, as the paint directions state, the fun part begins…

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The plates are slippery so the wet feet had a tendency to slip.  So I would just wipe off the plate with a wet paper towel and try again, as long as the paint hadn’t dried.

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For Baby Sid’s feet I had to pull out the Bumbo

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We also made a couple of mugs with little hand prints, they did not turn out as well as I had hoped.  With the slickness of the dishes the hands got really blurry, but Ian loved making them.  (I did Baby Sid’s while he was sleeping)Mistletoes06

The curing process takes place in the oven.  You can let the pain air dry, but to make it dishwasher safe you must cure it.  Please read the directions on the paint first, and follow what it says.

Place dishes in a cold oven and then turn it on to the temperature the paint states.  Cook for about 30 min then shut the oven off, open the door and let dishes cool.Mistletoes07

We made a total of six plates and two mugs

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Ian decided he needed to help so I got to keep the sixth plate….

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I learned that the heel of the foot should not be at the top of the plate in order to have them hanging.   I also would have like a plate with a distinct border like the one in the pin, and maybe use a serving platter instead of a dinner plate.

I tried to write ‘mistletoes’ with a stencil because my handwriting is so bad, but that turned out worse and was way more work.

I would also like to try paint pens next time for the details.

I can’t wait to make more hand and foot print art, I just love them!

Happy Pinning

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