School is officially out!!!!

I have been looking at my Facebook and all of my friends have this graduation to go to or that one to go to. It is so cool to see and watch some of the kids that I have grown to know and love, get even more grown!!! There is one young man I have actually known since he was first born and I look at him now and it's just astounding!!! He has gotten so big, so smart and truly is a joy to be around. 

So many of my friends have much older children and only a few have younger children. I am very grateful to be able to share in their proud moments and one day they will share in mine. It kind of a weird thing for me thought. I know that sooner than I want, I will be going to my daughter's first of many graduations and I will be that much closer to losing my "baby"! I know I'm extremely cheesy, but I'm allowed! I am a mother after all and we are allowed to be cheesy, moody, overbearing and all of that!!!

I want to take a moment though and wish everyone who is graduating high school the best of luck!!! Remember, it's life....don't take it so seriously! Trust an older person! Do what's right, stay on the right path and never regret...just do!!! For the ones moving onto the next stage of the game called education....congratulations to you as well!!! I know there have been many a nights where you have looked at your homework and said to yourself, "is this really going to help me in life?" Well....depends on what you plan on doing. But most of all, you are learning so never stop!!! And a special congratulations to the parents!! You know that each year that your child(ren) advance is just confirmation of your perseverance for your child(ren) to become great people!! Hats off to you!!!

I just want to say from the bottom of my heart to those I know, I couldn't be more proud and more excited for you!! I love you all!!

Unconventional Memorial Day dinner

So I decided to try this new Fresh Take that I had gotten a coupon for and I was pleasantly surprised. It was extremely easy to make you can make it with chicken, pork, or fish which is a nice alternative to your standard shake n bake which is normally just chicken and pork.

As you can see I got the Italian herb and parmesan which was pretty tasty. Even the little bug loved it, she ate almost an entire breast all by herself!! The next when I want to try is the barbecue one but I think I might do that with pork because she does love pork, thank goodness! Is something quick easy kid friendly and you can. With any type of side, you're sure to have a winner! Give it a try it's in your local grocery stores refrigerated section. I believe I found it next to the butter and or the cheese so that's a good place to start.

Give it a try and let me know what you guys think and what you pair it with!!!

Land of the free because of the brave

I just woke up with my little bug crawling around on the bed next to me and ihave to be thankful that I have the freedom to be a single mother with no judgement. Today is the day of remembrance. Not only a day to remember those of recent wars and current deployment, but we must remember those who have previously fought for our land, for our right, and for our freedom.

Please extend a warm and gracious hand to those that you see in uniform everyday and even those who you know I veterans who have fought for us. Today is a day to remember them and for everything that they have done and everything they have sacrificed for us. But I do hope that you will extend today to every day and not just make it one. Give a hand, give a help, give a thank you.

Everyone have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day!

I am one lucky momma!!

It's an interesting journey being a single mom to one of the most amazing little girls I have ever met in my life. Now please understand that I am truly not being bias when I say this.  If you have ever had the opportunity to meet this little girl you would be saying the same thing.  I have so many people just in passing through everyday that are constantly telling me and her how beautiful she is, what a doll she is, oh my goodness could she be any cuter!!  The answer to this question is yes!!  Sometimes I get so overwhelmed from her and just her aura that she has several times in her short little life just taken my breath away!  I am beyond amazed that I was gifted with such a gem of a daughter.  Of course we all feel this way about our children.  They are true gifts and we should be very humbled as parents to have been chosen to received such miracles.  It truly pains me to know that I have some very wonderful people in my life that have been touched by many children but cannot have any of their own.  And then you see some "families", I do use that term loosely, that have children and should seriously been sterilized from birth!!!  I'm just saying.  Granted this is just my opinion but trust me, my opinion is widely accepted as we have seen what some of these "families" produce!  I have gone though a very tough life with having no family at the young age of 25 to becoming a mother late in life at the age of 37.  I say young age because when you reach your 20's, you are just staring to come into your own self and your own body.  You are finally entering society to make a mark if you can.  I had to do it alone.  I was devastated but I had no choice but to make it through.  I used to be strong.  I really did but with the loss of my mother, it shattered not only my world but my way of thinking.  I no longer believed in forever.  I still don't.  There is absolutely no guarantee in anything in life other than if you are born you are most definitely going to die.  That is your only guarantee in life.  Kind of sucky isn't it?  Well there you have it, it's not pretty but it's the truth.  Upon entering into the second half of my life, I was no where near thinking of being a mother.  If I needed a kid fix, I had plenty of friends.  I say second half because, well it is the second half of your life.  I have friends who have kids that are pre-teens and teens.  Hell, some are going to college or almost done!!  And here I am...with this tiny little person who looks at me as I am the universe.  Nothing I say is wrong and nothing I do is wrong.  The sun rises and sets in me.  That is just too much damn pressure for one person but here I am.  I'm her universe and she is my reason for rebuilding my foundation.  I just pray that I can make it stronger than it was before so that when she takes a tumble, I'll be there to catch her and help her.

Four simple ingredients, one delicious meal! Kid approved!!!

I can't even state enough how hard it is for me to...1.  find something to actually eat and 2.  something that my 1 year old can eat.  I am not a person that has a great relationship with food.  It's wonderful, smells divine, but most of the time I don't eat.  Reasons to be honest are still unknown after all of these years...or my entire life..lol!!!

Now, being a single mom that used to be single and all alone is a tad bit trying to say the least.  More on that at a later time!  So I see this amazing recipe posted on Facebook and I'm thinking.....Zoe just might eat this!  It's pasta, her favorite, and she is a willing child so I can try the roasted garlic alfredo.  Game on!!!

This dish is so simple and I just came up with it my self.  I like to make enough for leftovers because sometimes I just don't want to cook and presto....there you go!


1 box pasta (I used Mueller's Hidden Veggie Pasta, never know the difference)
1 pkg. chicken sausage, use any that you like. I used an Italian one
1 jar Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce
1 can mushrooms, pieces and stems

While I boiled the water for the pasta I halved the sausages lengthwise and then cut them in half to make it easier to eat.  I sauteed the sausage and at the end added the mushrooms.  After the pasta finished I tossed everything all together and dinner is served!!  Of course if I had a tad more time I would have prepared a nice salad but it's just the bug and I so no need to get too frivolous :)

This dish was so good that seriously I had to stop us from eating!!  Now that's good!!!  Give it a try and let me know how you liked it and what changes you made.  I like to learn all about different tastes for us to try!