Catching up!

Here is a sweet picture of the little one!! Taken on her 9 month birthday!

I know, I've been such a slacker!

So, it's offiical, Juliet is crawling!! And she loves to crawl quickly. Like so quick, she's ran into the sliding glass door a couple of times, lol. I don't know how much her poor little noggin can take!! She now says mama and dada....along with many variations of the word. LOL. She also says "yay." She desperately wants to say "good girl" lol, but all it pretty much is emphasized GG's. But it's pretty cute.

I'm also excited because my good friend Jerrica and I decided to make a summer reading list. I'm going to try and read the first five Harry Potters by the middle of August. Let's hope I can do it!

And something random happened this weekend. I was in the middle of making lunch when all of the sudden my over-the-stove microwave bit the dust. Obviously we can't afford an expensive new one, so we decided to take it out and get an on the counter one. Well, come to find out there is a huge hole in the wall behind the microwave, lol. We fill it and realize we can't find the same color paint to cover up the hole. So, we just decided to repaint because it looked so silly with two different colors. But, in the end I'm happy we did it. My kitchen looks amazing, and I'm so proud of Adam for doing so much work to get it done. Plus! For the price of paint and a new microwave, I pretty much got a new kitchen for not even the price of the expensive micro. So, I'm happy!!

Well, it's Memorial day weekend, and Adam has had 4 days off, and let me tell you, it's been amazing having him home.

I hope everyone is having a good memorial day!!

Crockpot spaghetti!!

Crockpot Spaghetti!!!

1 green bell pepper
1 yellow onion
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 big can of tomato sauce
Sweet italian sausage
Italian seasoning
Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Seasoned Salt
Oregano

Dice bell pepper and onion, empty diced tomatoes and sauce into crockpot. Add sausage, and seasonings to taste, as you like it. And cook on low for 5-6 hours!! Delish!!

Easy Chicken Crockpot Tacos!

All you need is:

3 chicken breasts

1 tub of wholly salsa (I usually make my own tho)

1 pack of taco seasoning

Add all of it into the crockpot and cook on low for 5-6 hours. It shreds so easliy, I don't even need 2 forks, lol.

Serve on warm flour tortillas with sour cream and guacamole

Guac:

3 avacados

1 half of a jalepeno

Garlic

Salt

Pepper

Salt

Enjoy! I promise you'll love these!!!

Mama Garretts Unique Taco Salad....yummmmm

This is the most amazing taco salad I've ever had. My mom has been making this for me since I was a little kid, so I thought I would share it with all of you.

1 bag of your favorite salad
1 lb of turkey meat (you can use regular meat, but we like turkey better)
1 packet of taco seasoning
2 tomatos (chopped)
French dressing
Tabasco sauce
and tortilla chips

Make your meat, and add the taco seasoning, mix all of the rest of the ingredients together. There is no percise measurment for the dressing and tabasco, it's all up to you. But I'm pretty generous. Crush the tortilla chips up and enjoy! I love it, it's amazing. Makes me hungry just thinking about it. LOL.

Just a bit of bragging....

Very proud of my hubby today. He was in Sierra Vista yesterday with his Honor Guard team honoring homeless Vets that lost thier life in war. So Proud!!!

Watch the video!! You'll see him a few times!



http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/148344685.html

That's a Yummy Stromboli!!!!

Alrighty, I love love me some Stromboli! I figured I could make it better than going to the little expensive family restuarnt down the street. So here is the recipe:

1 can of pilsbury pizza crust (I usually like to make my own dough, but this works in a pinch)
Oregano
Tons of spinich
Pepperoni
Hard Salami
Mozzerella cheese
And anything you want, pretty much.

I like to have a side of marinara sauce on the side to dip in. I like to put tomatos and a bunch of veggies with spices in the crockpot all day and have yummy homemade sauce.

Lay the dough on a cookie sheet (greased) lay all of your ingredients on the dough, sprinkle the oregano on top, wrap horizantally, close the ends and bake at 350 for about 20 mins!

It's delicious!


Well, until later, I have to feed me and the kiddo lunch :)

-Cassie

It's been one heck of a year!

Hi everyone,

I know it's been a year and a few months since I've written on my blog, and I feel like a total LAZY, but I figure I had so much going on that I needed to focus on growing a baby, and taking care of my hubby. LOL, excuses excuses!  

Well since my last entry, I had Juliet. On August 23rd, at 1:20 pm. 7 lbs 6 oz. She is absolutly perfect in every way. That was almost eight months ago. She has grown so fast, in a blink of an eye, really. I can't believe it. She is almost crawling, but talking like a mad-woman. She is so close to saying "mama" I can feel it! She loves her Papa so much, and I love to see them interact together. I am in love with my life, and can't wait for what it has in store for me.

We also bought our first home this year, in June! And OMG, I'm so in love with this house, it's not even funny. We live out in the middle of nowhere, but, I like the quietness that comes along with having only a few people around me. The house is perfect for the 3 of us, and I feel blessed that we were able to get a place of our own.

Also, in the past year, I lost my grandpa Tom, in May. He was most of my world for all of my life. He was my dad for all intents and purposes. I loved him so much. I still feel like I haven't been able to fully come to terms with the fact he is gone. Honestly, I didn't have a choice. One day, he was fine, and the next he was in the hospital. He got to the end of his life, scared to leave this earth. And it broke my heart. I wished he knew that I KNEW that he was going to go to Heaven. He may have been an ornery guy, but he was the most kind hearted man ever. And so strong.  He would do anything for anyone. Most of us didn't deserve his sweetness. I really don't think that many people understand the relationship I had with him. Most think, "yeah, he is her grandpa, no biggie. I have the same relationship with my grandpa." But in all honesty, we talked about things that I wouldn't even talk to my best friends about. I knew I could trust him. Not even my family understood how close we were. He was my world. Other than my husband and Juliet, he was what got me thru. There were a few things that him and I didn't agree on, and in all honesty, it got in the way of our relationship at the end. And it absolutly tears me apart inside to know that it was never resolved because he just couldn't understand my feelings. But, what gets me through, is that know that I know he knows my TRUE heart, he understands. Worldly problems no longer matter to him anymore. And I know that he sees why I did what I did. I did those things to protect my family and myself. Even if I'm alone in my decisions (minus my mom and family, of course) I no longer question my last months with him. No one can change how much I loved him, and that makes me at peace. And I know he is as well.

Now that I've got that off my chest :o) I can now go to the exciting news!

Adam is finishing up his Masters degree at GCU for healthcare administration, and we are getting out of active duty at the end of the year! I can't tell you how stoked we are to get out from underneath the Air Forces thumb!! This brings on another burden in our lives because some people don't understand. And most don't because they have never served. But we are making this choice for our family. It's whats best for US, and that is all that matters. Sometimes, people treat us like we are children, like we don't know what we are doing. And I think it's funny because Adam and I are probably the most cautious people around. LOL. But with this decision, comes another. I am going to start a small buisness out of our house. Which I will announce when I get it up and started! I am so excited, I can hardly keep it to myself!

So now that Adam is home and our lives are constant, this blog will basically be a life journal. With recipes, news, and life happienss that happens along the way!!!

I hope you all come along for the ride with us, because it gets a little crazy sometimes!