It was quite a day. First day where I had to get both boys up and ready to go by 7 a.m. First day where I really was flying solo. Jamie had to work, no mom here to help out. The first half of the day was a little overwhelming--the second half was torture. Just imagine a sleep deprived three year old and about a hundred tantrums and you'll get close.
There is a silver lining!
While I was up at 5:30 getting myself ready before the boys got up, I started the crock pot. I threw together tortilla soup and switched it on before we left. Fast forward to 5:00 p.m. and the boys and I were just getting home from the ENT checkup. We've had about 50 tantrums by this point....but dinner is done! All I have to do is shred the chicken and grate a little cheese. Seriously, if I would have been responsible for actually cooking a meal at 5:00 today, we would have had pizza. It really was wonderful and a stress-reliever!
So--I'm issuing a challenge to you! Use your crockpot this week. (If you know you have a busy afternoon, pick that day!) Then, please leave a comment and let me know what you made!
I know it is hard to predict when your children will be monsters but any day where you think it might be tricky to get dinner made is a good night!
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Tell me what you did. I am looking for something new to do with chicken other than cook with cream-of-chicken soup.
ReplyDeleteI'll post the recipe Kristen!
ReplyDeleteMy plan for Friday night (our busiest night this week) - crockpot sweet and sour chicken, or else a roast!
ReplyDeleteI will be doing alot more crockpot cooking as the weather gets cooler.
ReplyDeleteI plan on doing chicken n dumplings next week. I can't wait to see your chicken tortilla soup recipe, I want to try something new!