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Simply De-lish Lasagna

Tomato Sauce

1 Can (28 oz) Crushed Tomatoes

1 Small Can Tomato Sauce

1 T. Olive Oil

2 T. Italian Herbs

2 Garlic Cloves, minced

1 T. Sugar

1/2 Cup Red Wine (optional)

Salt & Pepper to taste

Saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat until it's golden. If using red wine, add to the pot and reduce by half. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian herbs, and salt & pepper. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar, and simmer 15 more minutes.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

Simply De-lish Lasagna

2 lb. Ground Beef

6 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1 (32 oz) Container Ricotta Cheese

1 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 Egg, lightly beaten

2 1/2 Cups Spaghetti Sauce

1 Package pre-cooked Lasagna Noodles

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat in large skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile mix 4 cups mozzarella, ricotta cheese, Parmesan, and eggs until well blended. Set aside.

Drain meat and return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce until well blended. Spread some sauce onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish, top with lasagna noodles, spread some ricotta cheese on top of lasagna noodles, then top with more sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles and meat sauce, then then top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting to serve.

Enjoy :)

My lovely Mom

Turned 41 years old today. She has been through a lot in the past two weeks and needed a few nice surprises to cheer her up a bit.

My mom is the type that when you ask her what she wants for her birthday, she always says "Nothing! Don't get me anything!" Well this year she said she wanted a gift card to Target, so of course I didn't hesitate to get her one. We got her a chocolate covered fruit bouquet from Edible Arrangements (they're delish!) and surprised her at work with it. She was very excited to see us and show the kids off to everyone at her office (you know how grandmas are!). A little while after we left, I got an email from her that went something like this...

"Honey, thank you for the gift card. I wanted to show you what you bought me for my birthday..."

Aren't those cute?? My mom has good taste! I let her know that I may be borrowing them in the near future :)

When we got home, I put Kenna down for a nap and Gavin and I made grandma a birthday cake.

(Don't mind the mess on the counter.)

He is just like Mommy, loves to be in the kitchen!

Putting sprinkles on the cake!

It took everything in his power to not stick his finger in the cake and lick the frosting off!
After the cake was done, we made a big dish of home made lasagna! & as soon as she got home from work, we surprised her at her house with dinner and birthday cake! It was a nice day :)

Surprise a family member by dropping off a home cooked meal.

Am I a horrible mommy

for wanting to be done with breastfeeding?

I have been reading a few other blogs/stories about mommies that breast fed until their child didn't want to anymore. & they were so sad when that time came.

Me on the other hand, I cant wait for that time to come! I have been trying to wean Kenna for a while now. About a month ago, she was still nursing 3-4 times a day AND waking up in the middle of the night to nurse AT LEAST once. That's a lot of nursing, huh? & now I've got her down to nursing only at night, before she goes to bed. She still wakes up in the middle of the night but I just give her the binky and she goes back to sleep.

She will be one on June 9th and has one tooth, & is ready to pop another one any day now.

I told myself I was only going to nurse her for 6 months, then it turned into 9 months, then it turned into one year, and now that day is right around the corner and I cant wean her!! Don't get me wrong, I love the time I have when I'm nursing her and it's just she and I bonding. Buuuut SHE IS GETTING TEETH! & she is almost a year old!! & I'm just over the whole 'nursing' thing now. Is that horrible?

Honestly though, I think it is just a comfort thing for Kenna at this point. It doesn't seem like she misses her 3-4X a day feedings. But when bed time rolls around she definitely knows what time it is and wants to nurse. I feel like I should just let her wean herself when she's ready. Then again, I don't want to be nursing her when she is 18 months old!

Any advice?