The Week We Lived in a Hospital

I'm joking, no I'm not. My kid probably holds the record for hospitalization time for a tonsillectomy (tonsil removal). We've been here since Wednesday. Tomorrow is Saturday I believe they will discharge us than. My kid decided he would eat but not drink anything. But in true mother fashion I told them if they undid the IV he would get thirsty and drink (and guess who was right? ME THAT'S WHO!). It's been a LONG week, and I'm looking forward to going home, and my little man being back up to par.

I hardly remember what the rest of the week consisted of.. there was some fruit at some point apparently, and my friend's daughter Malia, had her first birthday.

Since I NOW have my laptop with me at the hospital, I need to catch up on all my blogs <333 

Flower Overload

16th Mailbox : Here are some mail boxes... lol
17th Season: SPRING is in the air.. and so are Dominic allergies, poor kid.
18th Want: I mean really who doesn't want a castle? lol. Can you believe someone actually used to live in that thing, it's now a museum.
19th My Favorite View: This actually isn't my favorite view, my favorite view is in a town 30 minutes away, up high on a bluff, but I didn't have the time to get there this past week, but I love a beautiful garden view too :)
20th Light: Sunlight streaming through the trees
21st I Care About this... Dominic :)
22nd Change: TA-DA Spring finally came.


Following FatMumSlim's photo a day challenge (except I post it once a week :) )

Recipe + Project Life

INGREDIENTS

1 pound | boneless chicken breast

1 package | 8" flour tortillas

1 giant can | Rotel Tomatoes

8oz | Sour Cream

1 Bag | Mexican Blend Cheese

1 Regular Can | Enchilada Sauce

DIRECTIONS

1. Boil chicken and shred (thawed- boil 20 minutes | unthawd- boil 40 minutes)

2. Make filling: 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 can of drained Rotel tomatoes, half bag of cheese, shredded chicken

3. Add filling to tortillas and roll them up. 

4. Add 1/2 can enchilada sauce (red or green) to the bottom of the baking dish, so the enchiladas don't stick as much 

5. Add enchiladas to baking dish, and sprinkle the top with remaining Rotel tomatoes, 1/2 can of enchilada sauce & the other half bag of cheese. 

6. Throw enchiladas in the oven at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. 

Note: This is NOT a healthy recipe. Do not bitch at me about it, Google "healthy enchiladas" if that's your thing or make substitutions with non fat sour cream and cheese, etc...

 Also note if you don't care for spicy just use regular diced tomatoes instead of Rotel tomatoes, just remember to buy the giant can.

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Note

Project Life is basically a way of scrap-booking that includes photos and journal entries. I take so many pictures of my kid (& random stuff), that this is what I'm doing in lieu of "normal" photo albums. It is my creative outlet. I love all things stationary, sticker, stamps, and office supplies >> so this little hobby is perfect for me. To find out more about Project Life check out Becky Higgins' website.

Zoo (photo heavy)

Thursday morning I took me and the little one to the zoo! Dominic had a blast. we didn't do the entire zoo, because it's massive, and after a couple hours of being there Dominic was wanting to be carried, because his feet hurt. The zoo here in Omaha is pretty awesome. I've been going since I was a young child too.

List of Attractions

• Indoor desert
• Indoor rain forest
• Indoor swamp (bats, aligators, etc)
• Aquarium
• Cat house
• Bear (polar, grizzly, etc)
• Orangutan house
• Giraffes
• Elephants
• Petting Zoo
• Butterfly pavillion
• Aviary 
• IMAX
• Botanical gardens

Like I said the place is huge, I even had more photos, and we did not do everything. Since we live all of 20 minutes away, I know there is ample opportunity to go back and view the rest (remind me to get a pass, because admission is pricey for adults). Henry Doorly Zoo

I HEAR YOU!

For those of you who asked for the enchilada recipe I will have it up for you on Wednesday (I have to type it up) .

So despite my graduation ceremony being LAST Friday, I still had to finish up my two classes and take my CPC certification exam. I finished the two classes, and received 'As' in both classes.  I took my CPC certification exam Saturday morning. I had to get up at 6am (and the photo of the sunrise is apparently was 6am'ish looks like) and get my butt down to the school. Unfortunately, I didn't have a watch, nor was there a clock in the testing room. I had no concept of time, and when we only had an hour left to finish our test I was rushing like a mad woman. I have no idea how well I did, and my confidence is low. I hate feeling rushed and flustered, especially over something as important as my certification. *crossing fingers & saying prayers that I passed*

The weather has been gorgeous to down right hot. It got to 100 degrees last week! I'm not complaining though, I'll take triple digits over snow any day! Aside from endless homework, Dominic has a full physical and history examination to get the all clear for his surgery this week. I feel HORRIBLE when they had to force him down to draw blood. :( I felt so bad in fact, I took him to the zoo the next day. He enjoyed looking at all the animals and running around (more on the zoo in tomorrows post).

Dominic went with his other half Friday evening-Sunday. I went out for Coffee with my mom. She had to move her brother (my uncle) into a nursing/hospice home facility. I visited briefly on Friday morning. I walked in there and my heart sank. I was ready to burst into tears. All these elderly people just "waiting to die" or whatever, and being stuck in a sub-par facility. I don't know what I can do for them, other than extend kindness, so I said a prayer for them all. I had the little one with me that morning, and they were all pleased as punch to see him (especially since he was hamming it up and reveling in all the attention).

Even a week can be unbelievably varied.

20/52 | An Hour in the Yard

Observing bugs, picking dandelions for mama, temper tantrum, the most adorable sandals from Old Navy, running at top speed, and getting our draw on :)

Graduation, Enchiladas, & more

The graduation ceremony happened. I will be 100% honest, it was a cluster f*ck! Not only did they not put us in alphabetical order, or any order pertaining to our degrees, but they had us sit wherever and next to whomever. Nobody knew where to go or what to do... and it was hot in there... oh my goodness were we over heating. Normally I'm not into ceremonies, but I did it to appease my mother. I didn't get the memo that people dress up for graduation so I showed up in jeans and a black tee with barely any make up on :\ . I never went to my high school graduation (yes I graduated, just didn't do the ceremony business).

I made some kick ass enchiladas! A friend of mine gave me her recipe and they were SO good, extremely spicy but good.

Dominic has had some major allergy attacks this week. The pollen in the air is making my poor boy suffer. I may need to move us to Alaska :) . Anyway, my great aunt and great uncle came into town. They took us to dinner at a Chinese buffet. It was GOOD. They even gave Dominic $20 and me $20, but I decided to give my twenty to Dominic, to go towards a new trike.

Monday I spent the morning studying at Panera (a bakery for my international amigos). A crazy guy decided to talk my ear off for a good hour about any and everything. I just figured he was poor and lonely & just wanted someone to chat at, so I obliged. I still managed to get my assigned homework completed. After sitting there for 4 hours, I met Christina for lunch at her job and we at Chipotle, and let me tell you the weather that day was spectacular. I came home to some happy mail. I resigned up for IPSY (I can't help myself), and I got some Snapfish prints, as well as some other stuff I had ordered.