where does the time go

trying to keep up

So I missed yesterday, I knew what I was going to write about and just didn't get to it. It will have to wait until next Monday. Now I think going to bed wins over blogging, goodnight!

what I wake up to

quick one

Rick came home the other day and said he will be going to Australia in August for training...... yes I said AUSTRALIA!!!!! I don't exactly know what kind of training the Army does in Australia but I'm jealous. Also a little bummed because he is going to be gone a ton this year and then deploy again. Trying to just enjoy the time we DO have.

something simple

I love the Pioneer Woman's website I have yet to make one of her recipes I didn't like and I also have her cookbook. I while back she had a post about cinnamon toast. All my life I have been making cinnamon toast "the wrong way" The other night I decided I would go ahead and try to make it her way. All I can say is WOW, it is SO much better and I don't think I'll ever make it the wrong way again! I think in a hurry you could get away with just making the spread and putting it on toast vs putting it on the bread and baking/broiling it. If you like cinnamon toast I definitely encourage you to try making it "the right way", Enjoy!

Cinnamon Toast – The RIGHT Way by The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond

Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 15 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 8

Ingredients

* 16 slices Bread (whole Wheat Is Great!)
* 2 sticks Salted Butter, Softened
* 1 cup Sugar (more To Taste)
* 3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (more To Taste)
* ⅛ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg (optional)

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Smush softened butter with a fork. Dump in sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg, if using. Stir to completely combine.

Spread on slices of bread, completely covering the surface all the way to the edges.

Place toast on a cookie sheet. Place cookies sheet into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil until golden brown and bubbling. Watch so it won’t burn!

Remove from oven and cut slices into halves diagonally.

Friday Rave

So I am not wasting any time with this new blogging I plan on doing. So here it is, my rave for today is the fun of having a toddler. Rick is off work today so he offered to "let me sleep in" and take Aidan to school. This plan never really works in our house since we have 2 other little boys who don't always get the memo that mommy wants to sleep. Rick and Aidan headed out the door so I drug myself out of bed to hang out with the little boys. Luckily for me I have the sweetest happiest little one year old who quickly made me forget I would rather be sleeping. How can you not smile when you have a little boy dancing around the kitchen in a diaper wearing an oven mitt and eating cinnamon toast?!?!?! I am thankful for the reminder that children really are a joy and I am lucky to have them!!!!

ch ch ch ch ch changes.........

So I am a blogging failure but I think it is because I have tried to hard to make my blog a big recap of what we do every day. I was thinking about the blogs I enjoy reading yesterday and trying to figure out how I can enjoy blogging more. I decided I was going to apply a theme to each day of the week and see how that goes. Just writing about things I like, funny kid stuff or whatever else I feel like. So we will see how long this lasts haha For now I think Monday will be a food post, a new recipe, something my family loves, maybe a restaurant review. Tuesday will be whatever comes to mind, Wednesday I am stealing the "wordless Wednesday" from several other blogs, Thursday I will talk about things in the cyberworld that help me survive, things like coupons, helpful websites, cool phone apps, etc. Finally Friday will be a rants and raves day. Hopefully I will have more raves than rants but sometimes you just need to vent and a blog is good for that! Now to stick to it!!!