Things that make you stop and say Really?

So today I said something that made me think "Really, did I just say that?"

It is homeschool time and we are sitting on the floor reading a book about mountains and looking at the globe. When I was reading about Mount Everest, I wanted to show the girls where it was located...so off to Nepal we went thanks to our LeapFrog Globe. As we were looking at the countries that surround Nepal, Lou journeys up to Mongolia. She starts talking about the bad guys in the movie Mulan and that they are from Mongolia and that Mulan started and avalanche (b/c we learned about those today too) to get the bad guys from Mongolia. She takes her finger and traces a path from Mongolia throughout China saying this is where the bad guys (aka the Huns) went...and as she went on about this I was getting frustrated because she was not listening to me talk about Nepal. So I said "We are not studying about Mongolia, we are learning about Nepal!" Suddenly, I stopped, looked her eye to eye and thought to myself "she knows where Mongolia is and I am complaining because she is not listening to me talk about Nepal." So I laughed out loud when I realized how silly I was being and that she learns so much just by playing with this globe and relating the facts to other things she watches or reads. Hence, the reference to the Mulan movie. Rae will always tell you that her Mulan doll is from China (and not because it was made there) because that is where Mulan lives...it really sounds cute when she says it because it is more like "it is where MooWan wivs"

So I had to stop and give myself a "Really? Did you have to say something so stupid?"

I have another thing that made me say "Really??" today. I saw it at Walgreens in the baby section. I had to do a double take and then stand there and really think about it and wonder if I would need to use something like this. It was a litmus test to see how much alcohol is in the moms breast milk. It is called Milkscreen. Really? It is interesting, but not sure what kind of signal that sends mothers that may be have experience with excessive drinking. "Oh, I'll just measure how much alcohol is in my breast milk before I feed my baby...maybe that is s good thing... It was just one of those things that made me say "Really?" Obviously that product is not something I need, hence my perplexed thinking about it. I am not judging those that may need or want to use Milkscreen. I guess I was just ignorant of the need for a product like that.

If you have used this product, I would love to hear you comments on it?

Brilliant!

A good reason why you should not judge people by the way they look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-KiGva9dV4


Just in case you do not know the song is from Les Miserable. Brought tears to my eyes to see her living her dream.

Tuesday's Dinner

I know we are all always looking for a good inexpensive meal. I found one from BlissfullyDelish called Creamy Pesto & Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta. I call bow tie pasta farfalle and the girls call it butterfly pasta. It is a super easy recipe and to make it even easier I used leftover chicken from a rotisserie chicken.

The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

* 1 box of bow tie pasta
* 2 T margarine or butter
* 1 lb of chicken shredded or cubed
* 1 can cream of chicken soup
* 1/2 c pesto sauce
* 1/2 c milk
* 1/2 c of shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta,drain
2. Heat butter in skillet and cook chicken ( or just skip this step and use a rotisserie chicken)
3. Add soup, pesto, cheese and milk to the chicken
4. Bring to a boil and simmer on low for about 5 minutes
5. Stir in pasta and heat through

I thought it needed a little salt, but J and the girls gobbled it up as is. It makes a large portion. There is plenty for dinner with a salad and a roll. Or just save it for leftover night. Let me know if you try it out.

Great Depression Cooking

With Clara...

This woman is so amazing. Just to think of all she has lived through and she is still smiling. I watched several of her videos and read many of the people's comments (on youtube). I am so saddened by the ignorance and stupidity of so many people. I think Clara is GREAT. She has a spunk about her that I like. She is like a living history book and I think it is important for young people to hear these stories. It makes me sad that I did not always sit down and listen to my Papa's stories because he had so many to offer. I only have one living grandparent left and she lives too far away to cook with and to sit and listen to her stories. When I do see her, we love to cook, can, and sew together. She has invaluable skills to share. She may tell the same stories over and over again, but when I get to bet in my 80s I hope to have stories to tell to the young ones in my life, so I just sit and enjoy that I have a grandma to tell me stories. I miss my Mema right now.

Well, here is a Grandma we can all enjoy Clara.

Let me know if you try any of the recipes. I think I smell a follow up blog coming up.