My Little Monster Monday

Well, welcome to yet another saga of my life with a two year old.

After I finish getting the kids down from breakfast, get baby down for her morning nap, get the kids dresses, I start on the kitchen and let the kids go outside so I don't have four extra hands helping me. I can see the kids at all times from the window and I leave the slider door open so I can hear them as well. The only problem is that we have a shed in the backyard and there is one little corner that I cannot see if they are back there.

Well, awhile ago I saw both the kids playing back there and I went to check it out. They had dug a hole in the ground specifically to make mud. So, the other day, I couldn't see my son or hear him, which usually means he's doing something he's not supposed to do. I went to investigate.

This is what I found.

This is not a smile. He is chewing on dirt.

Needless to say, I got the hose out to hose him off.

My Little Monster Monday

Four stitches on top of his head: $300

Learning to not pull on the dog's ears and listen to your momma: Priceless.

Yup, it's true. Even the best dog in the world can only take so much. My son had a rough day yesterday of being naughty. He flooded our kitchen with the faucet hose, ripping branches off of our baby tree, plucking many leaves off of our lilies and tormenting our dog. He yanked on Moose's tail and ears one too many times and Moose reacted. It would have been like a parent reacting to a child misbehaving and snapping at your child. As soon as it happened Moose knew he had done something horrible and was very concerned and has had his tail between his legs ever since. Cooper has been much more respectful of Moose and has stopped tormenting him, which is good. We are still keeping our puppy as he is truly a wonderful dog, we just need to watch the treatment our kids are giving him.

All in all, lesson learned.

My Little Monster Monday and a Recipe

(This is not my child, but the idea has merit.)

I just had to share what my weekend was like with my little monster. Now, I remind you again, I love my children, but one of them is testing my patience so much that I am thinking of duct taping him to the walls.

*Used a pen and colored all over our electric bill. I really hope the person that opens it has a sense of humor.

*Ate a heart shaped bead. No hesitation, no regrets, just popped it in like a candy.

*Colored on the walls with chalk. Luckily, after finding the last "artistic display" I hid all the markers from him, so chalk was all he could find.

*Covered our entertainment center, ottoman, and movie tower with an entire bottle of aerosol hair spray. Apparently, the frizz needed to be controlled on our furniture.

*Opened my face moisturizer/primer tube and squeezed it all over the bathroom floor, his head, hands and shirt. He has a wonderful white patch on his hair that makes him look like the kid on "The Sixth Sense".

So that is why I didn't get much done this weekend, as I had to chase and clean up after a little man who has taken it upon himself to throw my diet out the window as I need chocolate and chips to steady my nerves.

Now, onto the recipe.

When I was pregnant with my son, I worked in an office that was across the street from a Starbucks and this bbq place called Smoky Joe's. It was HEAVEN!!!! They made great money from me as I would order their Pulled Pork and Pulled Chicken sandwiches. It came with a side of coleslaw and a piece of warm corn bread. AMAZING!!! Unfortunately, it went out of business after my son was born... hmmmm, maybe it would have stayed in business longer if I had the gestational period of an elephant (which is 18 months.) Any hoo, I have been searching for a replacement for those sandwiches and have not found anything that came close. Well, here it is! SO GOOD!!!! Plus it is so dang easy to make, your mother-in-law will think you are a culinary genius!

Crock Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Ingredients:

3-4 Frozen Chicken Breasts (I used 3 really big ones, but if yours are small, add more.)

1 Regular sized bottle of BBQ Sauce of your choice (I have used a few different flavors now and it always tastes good!)

Juice from 1 Orange

Dump all items into your crock pot. Doesn't need to be pretty.

Cook on Low for 8 hours or on High for 4.

After it's done cooking take two forks and shred your chicken up in the crock pot.

Serve on a toasted Hoagie bun and top with a slice of cheese (we used Havarti as it's what we had on hand, but anything would work.) Enjoy!

SEE?!!!! Stupid easy and I kid you not it is the best sandwich ever!!!!!!

My Little Monster Monday

Here's a little peek into my world. I love my children, but sometimes they no longer are my children and become heathens! Here is my son. Showing off his artistic abilities.

It's abstract art. What do you think it is? I am seeing a pack of rabid squirrels having a tea party. You think?

So pretty. Well done child.

This is a dry eraser marker that he found. Everything cleaned up pretty easily, except for on his hands and face.

Happy Monday!