do you guys miss me?

Are you in a panic thinking "zomg what am I going to put in my crock pot this week?" and "what in the world are Zofia and Athena doing right now?"

I know, I know. I'd be doing the same thing. I've been embarrassed to say but we've hurt another laptop. This time it was by Athena's hand. How can you get mad at your kid for frying a keyboard with water when you drowned a motherboard with coffee? It's in very capable hands and hopefully it will be home soon. For now I can only type out little messages on my phone. I won't be showing you what the screen of THAT looks like.

Super Simple Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

This soup turned out great. Everyone enjoyed it and had seconds PLUS Louis packed it for his lunch the next day. SUCCESS!

32 oz carton of chicken stock
2 cups water
10 to 16 oz package of frozen mixed vegetables (We like LOTS of vegetables in our soup.)
1lb boneless skinless chicken breast
3 cups egg noodles
1 tsp salt (more or less to taste)
1/2 tsp black pepper

Put everything except the egg noodles into the pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Shred the chicken, add the egg noodles, and continue cooking on high for 45 minutes or until the noodles are cooked to your liking.

So I guess we're doing the family bed.

Sleep has always been an issue in this house including sleeping arrangements. Louis and I both have insomnia issues and I swear the man gets up to pee 52 times a night. The constant tossing, turning, and up and down from both of us kept the other one awake. It turned into this game of musical beds, traveling all over the house just to get some sleep.

When Athena was born I was so consumed with the idea that she would stop breathing in her sleep I had to have her by my side at all times. She woke up for teh milks every 2-3 hours until she was 2. This was not conducive to sleep for Louis who had to get up for work at 6am. This put him in the bedroom upstairs and Athena and me in the spare room. 4 1/2 years later she's still sleeping with me.

Along came Zofia. Louis was determined to have one child use the crib and sleep solo. Zofia liked her own space so this went well for her... up until this demonic stomach bug that was just in our house. Louis manned Athena and they slept together upstairs. I manned Zofia and we slept together in Athena's bed. Zofia has decided that sleeping in Athena's bed rules. When Athena came back to her room and Zofia got a taste of sleeping with me AND Athena, well, I fear there's no turning back.

Exhibit A:

Being able to sleep with a boob in your mouth? Yes please.

Sleeping with your favorite sister? Heck yes!

Being able to wake your sister via rodeo? Best. Thing. Ever.





So there we are. All together in one bed. The plan was to get Athena sleeping alone, Zofia in the crib, and maybe try to have a parental alone time room. This clearly isn't in the cards yet. Maybe the ladies will be happy just sleeping together and I can vacate the bed? Maybe? Is it weird to have a sibling bed? I'm fresh out of ideas for the time being.

Wordless Wednesday - Ms. Bee