Note to Self: Fly on the Wall

Welcome to a monthly Fly on the Wall group post. Today 3 bloggers are inviting you to catch a glimpse of what you’d see if you were a fly on the wall in our homes. Come on in and buzz around my house. At the end of my post you’ll find links to this month’s other participants’ posts.

Note to my readers: This month's Fly on the Wall post has a theme. I hadn't planned it but as I was writing, I realized that the notable moments this month seemed to revolve around my own behavior and, well, the frequency with which I was needing to make these little mental notations.  

Note to Self

Note to self: put on your glasses before looking out and screaming your damn fool head off about the mouse just outside the door.

Yes, that's a leaf. 

Note to self: When you want to defrost something fairly quickly, by all means put it on the counter, and keep an eye on it.

However, once it's defrosted, until you're ready to cook it, put it in the fridge not the freezer. Turns out if you put it in the freezer, it'll freeze again.

 
Note to self: Sometimes it's fun to just shock them.

College Boy: Love you.
Me: Love you.
College Boy: Love you more.
Me: Love you less.
College Boy: {{blink, blink}}

Note to self: Don't let him bait you.

You are not going to be able to get away with explaining to your older son that you love both of your boys evenly when you're handing him a plate of spaghetti for dinner and the younger one prime rib.

Even if spaghetti is your older son's favorite meal and your younger son is eating prime rib leftovers from a family birthday dinner he'd been unable to attend because he was sick.

Because, facts aside, you know the older son is never going to let you live down the optics of that one.

Note to self: When you make dinner and Hubs tells you he likes this new recipe, don't waste the rest of the meal explaining to him that he's had this dinner many times, just take the compliment.

Because, although it may at first seem insulting that he doesn't remember having had the dish the last 5 or 10 times you made the damn thing {{sigh}}, if he thinks it's new and he likes it, just take the win to the bank, OK?

Crockpot Ranch Chicken

Note to self: Stop freaking out, hang up your coat and put the car keys away. No one broke into the house, you just left the TV on. You don't want to scare the pants off yourself? Turn it off next time.

Note to self: Go ahead, announce your presidential bid. Everyone else is.

Oh, and side note to self: You may want to try to figure out how many pictures there are out there of you dancing while in college.

Note to self: The next time it snows on a weekend and Hubs goes out to snow-blow the driveway, don't ask if he needs any help, just lay down on the couch and pretend you fell asleep. Unless you actually want to put on your boots and coat and gloves and hat and scarf and shovel the front steps . . .

Side note: Be smart, "wake up" just before he finishes and tell him to walk up the street and get the mail.

 

Note to self (sad lesson learned the hard way): If you're an extremely light sleeper (and I am), ear infections ensure an amazing night's sleep. You know, in case you ever get really really desperate.

When the kids were little, I heard everything. When they got up in the middle of the night whether they needed me, were sick, or were sneaking a late night snack, by the time they were out of their rooms I was up, out of bed and standing beside them. Last week I had 2 ear infections (don't ask me how that happened, I'm talented I guess) and I slept like a baby. People were up, showering, eating breakfast, opening garage doors . . . nothing. I woke up hours later and everyone was gone.

Of course there are down sides to not being able to hear anything during the waking hours, but I did say this nugget of information is for when (if) I ever got really desperate. 

Note to self: Try to remember where you left all of these notes to yourself.

Now click on the links below for a peek into some other homes:

Never Ever Give Up Hope 
Spatulas on Parade

Crockpot Ranch Chicken

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Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
garlic powder
1 bottle Ranch salad dressing
1 packet dry Italian salad dressing mix
8 oz cream cheese
1 TBSP stone ground mustard
1 cup white wine
3 green onions, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, halved

Directions:
*Cut the chicken breasts into 3 - 4 pieces each. Sprinkle both sides with garlic powder. 
*Grease your crockpot and turn on to high. Mix together the salad dressing, salad dressing mix, cream cheese, mustard and wine. Heat and mix until smooth.
*Turn the crockpot down to low, add the chicken pieces and the green onions.
*Cook for 3 hours, stirring now and then. Add the mushrooms and cook one more hour.
*Serve over noodles or rice.