Mommy Approved

September 8 - 14, 2013

Growing Up
My husband and I had a talk one night.  Our daughter, being the baby, gets babied.  And we realized she was now old enough to stand at her bus stop (the end of our driveway), by herself.  Also, she could totally come in from the bus on her own.  We both thought she wouldn't like to wait by herself, but would jump at the "just come on in" option.  We were wrong.  The next day, I gave her the options and she jumped at both.  And not the next day, but that day.  To say I watched her through the window and cried as I waved, unseen by her, as the bus took her away is embarrassing, but true.  Growing up is hard on mommies, too.

Janus Packet Gets Physical Cookie Cutter
Writing Music: Janus - K-Pop to write to and thoughts on titles.

ROW80 9/11 Check-In: Eager Beaver's Packet Panic - I did okay with my goals, but one goal may not make it!

WIPpet Wednesday: Let's Get Physical - In this WIP snippet, there's some butt kicking going on!

The Cookie Cutter Shop Mysteries - This is a mystery series I began reading in spring and read during summer.  Want to know my thoughts on it?  Click that link!

Recipe of the Week
One Pan Spicy Sausage Pasta
It isn't that spicy.  Very mild.  So, if you're cool with that, this recipe might be up your alley.  The sauce is very watery fresh out the pan (maybe I should have cooked it lidless for a bit), but said sauce solidifies in the refrigerator (my husband claimed some for work the next day).  It is a good recipe and one I'll likely make again.

I will admit that I messed up, and only had about 1/4 of the broth needed (I used water for the bit I was missing).  However, that didn't destroy the flavor in the slightest.  It was still super yummy and would be more wow had there been that extra broth.