But Really

Let me start with a little bit of context for you:

Last night I had to pick Matt up after one of his games. We were talking about Lincoln (we've been switching him over to whole milk this week) and how he did with eating and drinking that day. A couple minutes of silence followed, and then...

Matt said: I don't understand how these things work.

Liz: Children?

Matt: Yeah.

Liz: Me neither.

Amen.

At least he's cute.

Dinner WIN.

Twice this last week I had a dinner win. This makes me feel awesome.

The first one was french bread pizza - which requires no recipe, but the second was this:

Slow Cooker Ground Beef Lasagna Soup - Aka, Lasagna Soup.

- 1 lb. ground beef (we have ground elk... cause its free, and delicious)

- 1 onion, chopped (we don't really choose to eat onions - I used a handful of dehydrated chopped onions)

- 10 3/4 oz. tomato soup, canned, condensed

- 14.5 oz. tomatoes, canned, petite diced

- 15 oz. tomato sauce, canned

- 2 chicken bouillon cubes

- 2 beef bouillon cubes

- 4 c. water

- 1 1/2 tsp. oregano

- 1 1/2 tsp. basil

- 1 tsp. parsley

- 2 tsp. garlic powder

- 1 tsp. salt

- 1/4 tsp. pepper

- 8 oz. Ricotta Cheese

- 8 lasagna noodles, broken into small pieces - UNCOOKED (I may or may not have used 7... or 9. I lost count.)

- 12 oz. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Combine onions, tomato soup, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce and place in the slow cooker.

Add all of the spices and bouillon cubes to the slow cooker.

Add water and spread your broken UNCOOKED lasagna noodle pieces all around. (do not use no-bake noodles, make sure they are regular lasagna noodles.)

Crumble RAW ground beef over top.

Cover. Cook on Low for 7-8 hours or on High for 4-5 hours.

Approximately half hour or so before done, stir in the Ricotta cheese.

Serve with shredded Mozzarella Cheese on top

DELICIOUS. Matthew liked it, took leftovers for lunch and said I could make it again. That, in itself is a triple win. Matthew is a picky eater - for that I blame his mother. I really do, and I'm not even sorry. So when I can find something that he eats and would eat again, W.I.N. Lincoln even liked it.

Things Overheard in Primary, Vol. 4

- 3 year old Sunbeam: giving a talk in sharing time, with help from her mother, started talking REALLY loud into the microphone, then whispering, then REALLY loud again, then whispering again. Back and forth at least 4 times.

- 7 year old giving a prayer for sharing time: Thankful for this day, all the plants, the trees, the animals, and our friends.

- 5 year old in class. Teacher was talking about a funny animal story (her brother’s dog’s birthday party): I went to Lilydog’s party! Other teacher and me, simultaneously, ‘In Iowa? YESTERDAY?’

- 7 year old giving opening prayer for primary: Please bless we can have a good day tomorrow.

- 6 year old, during singing time, looking at pictures of different clocks – identifying a grandfather clock: It’s a VAMPIRE clock!

Things Overheard in Primary, Vol. 3

- 5 year previously told us that his dad was on the naughty list was giving a reason why, "Sometimes my dad tells us to go to sleep at night in a monster voice."

- Different 5 year old, in response to my teaching companion saying she had made homemade marshmallows for her family party, "I made some of that for my grandchildren!"

"... You have grandchildren?"

"Yes. Natalie and (some boy name... Don't remember). They loved it."

- Same 5 year old saying the closing prayer, " thank you for this day. And, and thank you for this day. And thank you for this beautiful day. Aaaaannnnnd, thank you for this day. And thank you for this good day."

Dangit

I guess I should resign myself to the fact that I'm going to have snot on my shirt for the next several years. 

Gross.

Dangit.

Double GROSS.

Good thing I love him.

A Few Things

Riding your longboard down the middle of the road, stupid.

Wearing dark clothes as you longboard down the middle of the road, REALLY STUPID.

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Did you know that I'm an Oreo connoisseur?

Truth.

Here are my 3 favorite Oreo varieties, in order:

Halloween

Lemon

Double Stuf

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Favorite Holidays:

Independence Day

Liz Day (obviously)

Thanksgiving

Halloween

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I'm sure there's something else, but it will come later. I'm sure.

Things Overheard in Primary, Vol. 2

5 year old (in our class closing prayer): I hope that nobody don't get in wrecks.

5 year old (while coloring after the lesson [we were giving the people on the paper 'happy faces']): His eyes are big as EYEBALLS! I mean bowling pins! I mean BOWLING BALLS!!!

5 year old (apparently hearing about Jesus' crucifixion for the 1st time): But why did he die? 

Because they killed him? 

But why did they kill him? 

Because they didn't like him or the things that he was doing. 

That is SOOOOO SOOOOOOO MEAN! 

Yeah, it is. It's not fair, is it? 

NO!