My baby is turning 6!

It is truly hard to believe that it has been 6 years (on Friday) since she was born!  Where has all of that time gone???  Although if you were ever around her, you'd think she was older then 6.  She has this thing lately where she wants to be a teenager.  Fantastic.  She spent the rest of her Christmas money on new shoes, and she does not take them off.  Ever.  She walks around talking about them all of the time and how they make her look like a teenager.  She had a pretend conversation when she first got them, where I can only guess she was a teenager talking to another teenager.  The imaginary teenager asked "Who's on the inside of your shoe?"  And she replied, in her a sassy little voice "Oh, it's JUST Hannah Montana."  She is a riot. Oh yeah, and she is so excited for spring break so she can "go outside and play."  She just assumes that because it will be spring in 25 days, that the 20 feet of snow that we have in the yard will just magically disappear.  Like we will wake up in March to the birds chirping and the flowers blooming, instead of the huge wall of snow that keeps us from seeing the neighbors house.  I have a feeling this is how we will be spending spring break at our house:

Not eating cardboard!

I'm really "enjoying' Weight Watchers more this time around. Before, l never took advantage of all of the features of their site.  This time I am doing so much more, including recipes.  I am surprised at the number and variety of recipes they have on their site.  Here is a sampling of what we have had in the past two weeks:

Chicken Marsala
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Baked Zita with turkey sausage
General Tsao's Chicken
Sesame Steamed Broccoli
Chicken Paella
Cheesey Chicken Enchiladas

And every single recipe so far has been a keeper.  My husband LOVED the General Tsao's chicken, especially with the Sesame Broccoli.  So far M and K have enjoyed all of them as well.  Some recipes may not be kid-friendly, since they are made of mostly fat-free products but so far all of these recipes have been very nutritious.  This week, our menu consists of:

Chicken Parmigiana with Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Salad
Turkey Burgers and Chili Fries
Chicken Marsala with Egg Salad
Sweet & Sour Meatballs with Garlic Herb Bread
Chicken Finger and Seasoned fries with ranch dip

I don't know if I'm allowed to share the recipes online, since you have to pay for membership to get them, but if anyone wants one email me and I will send it to you.  All of the recipes were EASY and rather inexpensive to make.  I had to splurge and buy sesame and peanut oil for the Asian dishes, but the bottles will last forever.

Today is weigh in and I'm down another 2 pound, for a total of 8 pounds and 6 inches lost so far.  I hope I can keep the momentum because it is SO much easier to be motivated when you're losing...I like being a loser:)

My Etsy store

I just wanted to put a post on here so everyone knows that I haven't forgotten about my Etsy store!  I have tons of fabric purchased and set aside, I just haven't had the time to actually make the items I want to sell.  K is now at the age where he is into everything so I no longer have the option to do any work while he's awake!  My original goal was January but as you can see I missed the deadline.  My new goal is to have the store up and running by summer.  I don't want to post the link and open my doors until I have a decent inventory for people to choose from.  My plans are to include stroller blankets, quilts, burp rags, and possibly Boppy pillow covers and toys.  But I also want to do non-baby items so I will add more as I have new ideas.  I have my wonderful Cricut machine so I would like to also add some paper crafts.  I'm all full of ideas!! Just lacking in the motivation department :)