Desperation Breakfast Skillet

1 package frozen hash browns (I use cube-shaped)

12 eggs

1 package already cooked bacon (that you just re-heat in the microwave)

Colby-Jack Cheese (already shredded)

2 T. vegetable oil

With oil in skillet, begin cooking your hashbrowns, turning occasionally

Scramble your eggs

Reheat bacon in the microwave

When potatoes are done, put on a plate with eggs and bacon on top, sprinkled with cheese. You can put salsa on top if you wish.

Kids LOVE having breakfast for dinner. They love shaking the routine up a bit. It must make them feel like they're doing something naughty, which my kids love to do. Enjoy!

A St. Patrick's Day We'll Never Forget!!

St. Patrick's Day started out pretty normal at our house. The kids woke up to find that the Leprechauns had come during the night and had overturned all of the furniture, leaving gold coins scattered across the floors as recompense. That evening we had our annual "green" dinner, and the Leprechauns were so kind as to dye our rice green for us before they went back to Ireland. After dinner, Addie wanted to play for awhile so I could get ready our evening St. Paddy's Day activities. Not 3 seconds after she went outside, I heard a blood-curdling scream. It was Addie, and she entered the house with blood coursing all the way down her face and everywhere else it seemed. I could see that Addie had really done it this time; she had fallen off our rock wall onto a jagged rock and she had a gaping hole in her temple along with tons of rock embedded down into her cheek. This was not going to be any ordinary suture job; I knew I had to get her to the hospital...and fast! I literally grabbed some gauze and threw Addie into the family vehicle, with her older sister at her side to aid her in managing the never-ending, overly saturated pieces of gauze. By the time we got to the ED, the bleeding had slowed down. We got there around 7:45 pm, and didn't leave until 6:00 am the NEXT day!!
Addie is all smiles in the trauma bay until she realizes how extensive the irrigation and suture job are going to be.
Addie is trying to get some sleep until the doctor can get in there to begin the irrigation process. In the next trauma bay, there is a crazy woman screaming, laughing, and just going nuts. I stuck my head around the curtain and told her to can it! I got a very unfavorable response, but who cares?
Here is Addie s/p sutures. They ended up having to sedate her with versed and ketamine IV; they gave her too much; the same dose they would give to a grown adult. They said she would wake up in 15 minutes, but she didn't wake up for 4 hours. That's why we had to stay so long.
Here are Addie's sutures the next day. She got multiple internal as well as external stitches. She will have a permanent scar that will have to be reduced by plastic surgery when she gets older. Until then, she has a permanent reminder to never play on the rock wall again.

Desperation but Divine Burritos Galore

This is for all of you moms when you are SUPER desperate, like when you come home with your arms full and find yourself in another dimension consisting of hungry cries and whines from children and husband alike while simultaneously walking with a toddler on each foot and trying not to let anyone pull your clothes off as you make your way into the kitchen. PHEW! Sound familiar? Well then this recipe is for YOU!!

1-10 pack frozen Lynn Wilson Burritos (any variety, we like the bean and cheese with green sauce the best)

Enchilada sauce (red or green according to your preference. We like the green sauce best)

2-3 cups Monterrey Jack cheese, already shredded

Start preheating your oven to 425 before you do anything else.

Spray a 9 x 13 pan with Pam and spread some of the sauce around (to prevent stickage).

Arrange all burritos in a nice purdy pattern in the pan

Pour sauce over burritos, making sure they are covered

Sprinkle cheese over the top

Cook for 45 minutes (covered; uncover the last 5 minutes)

Serve with salad (get a mix that's already made from Costco to further decrease mental anguish) and WAALAAAA!!!!

Trust me, you could potentially fool your husband into thinking that you did this from scratch.

The Pond's Super-Cute Tadpoles

By popular request, I am posting some pictures of my little ones. Yes, they are all carbon copies of one another, but they all have their own distinct personalities. So here are some pictures; they are kind of random but I thought they were all cute!! Hope you enjoy!!

Desperation BBQ Chicken Pizza Extraordinare

*Very Kid Friendly....let your kids push up their sleeves and get really involved in this project!*

Must Have Ingredients

1 roll Pillsbury Pizza Dough (alright, if you're not desperate and you pride yourself on being a high-tech baker and want to make your own dough, feel free)

BBQ sauce

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

1 cup finely minced red onion

1 cup crumbled bacon (you can use the refrigerated bacon that is already cooked; just reheat and crumble, or you can you use the "real" bacon bits from Costco if you don't have time to cook up your own batch)

1 cup combo Parmesan/Romano finely shredded cheese

2 cups already shredded Mozzarella cheese

Optional Ingredients:

Sliced olives

Diced tomatoes

Sliced Mushrooms

Flatten out pizza dough. Spread BBQ sauce around, making sure that the very edges are left uncovered. Place Parmesan/Romano cheese blend and 1 c. mozzarella over pizza. Cover with desired toppings. Cover with remaining mozzarella cheese. Cook at 425 for 10-12 minutes. Kids will love to eat this, especially if they help make it!

*Desperation Hint: If you are truly desperate, you can use 1 can cooked chicken from Costco. Just go through it first and make sure there are no goobers in there.*