First things first - the new job is going well, it's humbling to come into a situation not knowing a single thing...such as the difference between a bolt action and a single shot rifle - not that I actually know the difference yet but I know they exist! I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to take on a new challenge am enjoying the perks (new start time - 9:00 AM...still not entirely sure what to do with that whole extra free hour but I am sure I will figure it out soon!) of the new job and am truly look forward to what each new day brings.
New haircut for Nay, so her hair has been a snarly mess every morning for the past few months.
I honestly don't know what the girl is doing in her sleep but it was getting out of hand. Every morning while I tried to brush the tangles out she would cry and tell me ouch...
So I took her for her 2nd professional haircut and they cut it to the length of her shortest layer - it was about 4 inches!
She looks so much more grown up now! It's funny how little changes make such a big impact on kids.
New TOYS!!! So...my wonderful niece Brooke gave Naomi a giant tote of Barbies to play with when she was "old enough"...and I deemed this past weekend as "old enough".
Ryan was gone ice fishing with the boys and Nay and I had already been through her toy bins like 5 times this past weekend so I brought out the tote-o-Barbies (and Kens as it turns out). There were literally like 20+ Barbies in there! I felt like it was a parade of Barbies! The clothes and shoes - which I later had to put away because Naomi wanted to chew on the shoes...weird...but I digress.
I spent the better part of an hour brushing out a number of Barbie doll's snarly hair, Naomi was happy to brush the hair out for awhile but then found a bunch of Barbie's babies and our little girl is obsessed with everything baby lately so she played with them.
...my sister Karrie was sweet and would play Barbies with me even though it was probably pretty lame for her it was fun for me and very kind of her to humor me. Right around the time my Barbie mania hit its high point (around age 4 or 5) we got a new puppy, Rusty. Rusty evidently had a taste for Barbie toes because he chewed ALL of my Barbies feet OFF! Being the resourceful kiddos we were, Karrie and I said that Barbie lost her feet because of contracting Malaria...hence Malaria Barbie was born. Not that people's feet fall off as a side effect of Malaria but it was the first exotic sounding illness that came to our brains...and not that Malaria is exotic...insert whatever politically correct disclaimer I should have here. Either way, it was very funny to have that story come to mind and
New recipe - Tammie and her girls came over on Sunday to hang out and have lunch together and I made Chicken Lasagna - it was oohey gooey goodness! I also made a double batch and put away two 9x9 pans in the freezer for a lazy week night supper. Here is the recipe:
Chicken Lasagna
4 medium sized cooked chicken breasts, diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
8 oz sour cream
2 c shredded cheese (whatever you like, I used cheddar and mozzarella)
Lasagna noodles
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 c diced onion
2 T olive oil
Saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until the onions are translucent.
Cook noodles as directed on package.
Blend soups, Parmesan cheese, sour cream and onion/garlic saute in a large bowl. Stir in diced chicken.
To Assemble:
Spread 1/4 of the chicken mixture over the bottom of a 9x13 pan, alternating layers of chicken, cheese and noodles ending with a cheese layer on top.
Cover and refrigerate for at least a half hour before baking then bake at 350 for 1 hour. I baked it for 45 minutes covered and the last 15 uncovered.
Also, I made this a day ahead and it was great to be able to just throw it in the oven and forget about it.
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