Why did you have to
miss the toilet?
This is a
question all mothers have asked at some point in parenting, especially if you
have boys. On this day my son stayed home from school; while I worked away in
my office he occupied himself by working tirelessly to beat the next level of Lego
Marvel. As I was working I see my son, 5
years old, run from living room to the bathroom. This is a normal thing for my son he is
always going at full speed. Then I hear it (don don don) "Mom
I missed on accident.” Me, “missed what?”
Please God don’t
let it be the toilet. Yup here he comes covered in pee! I ask him what happened?
He explains, “Well I had to go so I ran, then I
could not get my pants down fast enough, but once I did I figured I was already
peeing so I just kept going.” Yes my son speaks like this he uses large words. I go to the
restroom to see that yes he has peed epic amounts everywhere, the floor, the wall
it has even made it into the sink, nowhere near the toilet. I stair at him in disbelief
as he gives me that sad look and says “I am so sorry mom it was
an accident.” Ok now, I think, keep your cool don’t
blow up. I quickly get him into tub, new
cloths and then assessed the wreckage. UGH, where do I begin, bring in the big
guns, gloves, towels and bleach, definitely bleach. After 30mins of scrubbing, the bathroom is finally clean. What now, I cant yell at him, EVEN though he has
been potty trained for three years, I think, you crazy human being!!!!!!!Ok
breath, back to nice mom. I send my clean son back to the couch to continue
video game playing while I work out my frustrations on dinner. Oh and yes I cleaned my hands.....lol
Have you
mothers ever had one of those days you just want to throw your hands up in the
air and say “I AM DONE.” On these days I feel as though I am never going to make it to the finish
line. It may have seemed like something small, my son peeing all over the
bathroom, I mean it is not like he caught the closet on fire! That is a story for another time and no it was not my son, but on this day that is exactly what it
felt like to me. Just another thing I had to deal with, another time I had to
stop what I was doing to tend to the needs of another. Now I know that sounds
selfish and sometimes I am, but sometimes this mommy just needs her own time-out. I wonder what it would take for me to get sent to my room and told I was
not allowed to do anything but sit and stare at the wall. OH, how that would be
HEAVAN. Instead, in that moment of disaster, I kept my cool and did
the next best thing, I read the passage listed below to keep me going and then
created the last Three P’s of this story. Enjoy!
"I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith". 2 Timothy 4:7
Pepper-Pesto-Pizza!
Yes most of
my emotions are worked out in the kitchen, so even though my son caused such a
mess I made his favorite anyway, Pizza! Be sure to check out the tips listed
below to help make your life a little easier, with the recipe that is.
Follow link below for the homemade pizza dough and allow time for this
as well.
Also check instructions on how to pre-roast your chicken
breast, or you could buy a store bought one.
Prep time: 15mins Cook
time: 25mins
Ingredients:
1 Bell pepper thinly sliced
2 Jalapeno’s thinly sliced
3 Garlic cloves thinly sliced
2 Tomatoes thinly sliced
½ Pre-roasted Chicken Breast thinly sliced
3 Tablespoons of homemade or store bought basil pesto
½ block of Cream Cheese
1-cup Mozzarella
Cornmeal
Homemade pizza dough, I use Bobby Flay’s
recipe you can follow this link http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/pizza-dough-recipe.html
Spray oil of your choice
Tin foil
Cookie sheet or pizza stone
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425
You will
need either a pizza stone or I used a cookie sheet lined with tin foil.
On cookie sheet lined with tin foil or pizza
stone, lightly sprayed with oil of your choice, spread homemade pizza dough. I
use Bobby Fly’s recipe link is listed above and
explains how to prepare and roll out, dust dough with cornmeal and fork holes
in to dough to keep from rising in oven. Set aside
Thinly slice bell peppers, jalapeno’s,
garlic and tomatoes
Thinly slice roasted chicken breast. I pre-roasted mine in a 375 degree oven on a tin foil lined cookie sheet, drizzle chicken
with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and cook until internal temp
reaches 165. Let rest for 10mins before slicing or you can make ahead of time
and store in fridge until needed.
Next layer sliced chicken, tomatoes and garlic
on to the pesto
Take ½ block of cream cheese and break into 1
inch pieces and drop evenly on top of sliced chicken, tomatoes and garlic
Sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
Next layer evenly with bell peppers and jalapeno’s
Place in oven top rack for 15mins
Cook
for an additional 10mins
Remove
and let rest for 5mins
Slice
and enjoy!
Fun tips:
While chopping tomatoes start with them
whole and slice around the core to avoid seeds and excess juices.
Same with bell peppers start with pepper
whole and slice around the core before cutting in to thin slices to avoid
having to core.
With Jalapeno’ peppers just cut closest
to the stem off then use a butter knife to run along inside and scoop out core,
then slice thin
Use a bowl lined with a plastic grocery bag
as a trashcan while chopping then easily pull bag out and toss, easy clean up
Use damp cloth under cutting board to keep
from slipping while rolling out dough
