Busy Mom Meal, Take 2! Barbecue Chicken.

The sun is out!  After several days of grey, the sun finally starting showing itself yesterday.  And apparently, it's here to stay for a while.

Days like this always make me think of summer.  Iced tea, lemonade, watermelons, water balloon fights and barbecue chicken.

Okay, mostly barbecue chicken.

(I'm pregnant.  I can't help that my mind gravitates towards food!)

I just looooooove barbecue chicken.  But these days, I'm just too lazy busy to spend all that time making normal barbecue chicken.  This "busyness" doesn't prevent me from enjoying my favorite summer time food, though!

Oh, delicious barbecue chicken.  You make my mouth water just looking at you.

Okay, so this amazing meal took me about 5 minutes to prepare.  The kids devoured it, my husband loved it and anyone that step foot in my house couldn't help but comment on how delicious my home smelled.

5 minutes of prep time for the kind of reaction can't be beat.

(Someone, somewhere is saying "Sure it can! Make it 4 minutes.")

How did I do it?  I cheated.  With my crock pot.

All I did was dump a package of boneless, skinless thighs in my crock pot, add a bottle of barbecue sauce and turned it on low for 8 hours.  Perfect "make in the morning" meal.  My new favorite thing to do?  Wrap corn on the cob in foil and pop it in the slow cooker with the chicken about 2 hours before it's done.

Now, I like to use boneless, skinless chicken for one reason.  After being cooked for soooo long, it's gets so tender that it shreds very easily.  And makes for the most awesome next day lunch ever.  Shred it and put it on a kaiser roll and try it.  Delicious. I guarantee you won't be able to stop at one.

Or maybe you will.  I could be the only one who could live on bbq chicken sandwiches.

But seriously.  Who wouldn't love to live off of that?

Pinterest Pick of the Week! Wreaths!

Hola!

So guess who's in her third trimester?  Yep.  And let me tell you, it's definitely hit me hard.  At what point does pregnancy become a beautiful thing? Lol, okay... feeling baby kicks and decorating the nursery has been wonderful but this fatigue!  It's kicking my behind!

The one perk of the fatigue is that I've gotten to spend an ample amount of time browsing Pinterest.  And you know what been super popular lately?

Wreaths.

I love wreaths.  Not enough to go out and buy a premade one, but enough to attempt to make one.  The problem is that not only do I love wreaths but apparently I have a thing for tacky and gaudy decor as well.

Take this "beauty" from Halloween a few years ago.

Uuugh.  What was I thinking?  I think I saw a pink feather wreath somewhere and decided that a black feather wreath with a ridiculous red bird was just weird enough to be classified as a Halloween wreath. Or something.  Yikes.  I'm still embarrassed that this was on the door the first time my husband picked me up for a date. *facepalm*

Luckily, my tastes have changed quite a bit and Pinterest is around to inspire me.

I mean, just look at these gorgeous wreaths all on Pinterest!

Love. Love. Love. So bright! So Cheery!  After seeing these, I was inspired to take down my yarn wreath from fall (yikes.) and replace it with something more spring like.  But because I am Erin, after all, it had to have something with feathers.

(Okay, maybe my taste hasn't changed that much.)

And so, my spring wreath was born.

Ah, much better.  Even against the pumpkin colored door.  And it only took me maaaaaaybe 30 minutes since it's just strips of white fabric wrapped and glued around around a wreath form and a few spring floral department items attached to that.

I'm thinking this wreath will be up till, oh I don't know... Christmas?  Lol.  Actually, it shouldn't!  I already have a million and ten ideas for a summer wreath.  Lets just see if I actually execute any of those.

So tell me!  Have you DIYed a wreath?  Or are you thinking about putting one together?  I'd love to hear about it!  (Especially if you've successfully pulled off the feather wreath, ha!)

Happy April, folks and don't forget to follow me on Pinterest to see whats keeping my Pinterest!

*snort, chuckle*  Pinterest Humor.

Busy Mom Meals are awesome...

**Two posts in two days! Yippee!**

I was tired last night.  Tired is an understatement, really.  However understated it may be, I was tired enough that I just was not up to the complicated dinner I had originally planned.  So it was off to Pinterest to see if I could find anything that was not only tasty but quick and easy.

Believe it or not, it took me maaaaaybe 30 seconds to find the perfect recipe.

Chicken Bundles.

Have you ever heard of them?  I definitely haven't.  But the picture made them look amazing and the ingredients were simple.  On top of that, it only takes 30 mins from start to finish.  And when they were finished, they quickly disappeared.

Seriously.

My family ate them so fast, I couldn't even get a picture.  Be that as it may, I decided I have to share this amazing recipe with  you.

Chicken Bundles
Ingredients for Chicken Bundles

• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened

• 1-13 oz. can chicken (or equivalent cooked chicken)

• 1 Tbs. sesame seeds

• 1/4 tsp. parsley

• 2 cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - leave in fridge until ready to use!

• 1 Tbs. finely chopped onion or dried minced onion

Directions:Combine the above ingredients (minus the crescent rolls) and mix well.
Open one 8 count package crescent rolls. DO NOT divide into triangles. Keep every 2 triangles together, forming 4 rectangles.
Put a spoonful of chicken/cream cheese mixture into the center of each square. Fold the corners up into the center, layering like flower petals so the roll is sealed. (Don't stress too much on the technique, fold them up press seams together to make a bundle.)
Repeat with all 8 rectangles. You're going to worry that you're doing this wrong, but you're not, just do it, I promise they'll taste delicious.
Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

Easy!  And since I don't have a picture for you, here's a pic straight from the site.

For more busy night food ideas, head over to Quick and Easy Dinners!

DIY Day! (Guess what I've been up to?)

I promised myself a while ago that just because I'm pregnant does NOT mean I have to blow this blog up with all baby items.  I don't have to share with you every single baby craft I work on or baby item I think I need.

But I don't think one time is really "blowing up the blog."  Yep.  I can't resist sharing.

(Don't worry, Jon... No diapers. Today.)

If you know me at all, you know that I'm pretty much hooked on all things attachment parenting.  Like carriers. I love love LOVE baby carriers. I'd own a dozen of nearly every style if I had the funds.

There's my problem with baby carriers.  They aren't cheap.  Don't get me wrong, they're well worth the money put into them.  I mean, you can use them for 3 years per child (or more, depending on weight) and as long as you treat your carrier nicely, resale value stays pretty high.

But like I've said before, I'm too much of a cheapskate crafter to spend tons of money on... well, nearly anything.  Even if it looks like this.

Gorgeous, right?  But it's $55. For something I'd be afraid to get baby drool on.  (But don't let my thought deter you! The sling is gorgeous. Someone else buy it before I break down and do it.  It's available at Child of Privilege, a well reputed etsy shop!)

So I decided to make one.  Wouldn't be the first time but for some reason I was stuck on what I wanted it to look like.

Until I came across this.

Oh, Hobby Lobby.  You are a danger to my wallet.  I loved this fabric as soon as I saw it.  And ended up buying half a yard for $3.  And as soon as I brought it home, I knew exactly what I was going to do.  A few days later, this little gem was brought to life.

Ah, bliss.  Am I allowed to tell you how thrilled I am with the outcome of this one?  It looks even better on but you're not getting a pic of my pregnant self wearing this anytime soon. However, once Belly Baby makes his debut, expect a million!

You;d think I'd stop there. Buuuut no.  I decided to throw together a quick woven wrap.

5.5 yards of unbleached cotton osnaburg, hemmed and braided to broken in.  All it needs now is to be dyed.  

Of course,  I do love this color....

So that's what I've been up to.  Making carriers and planning new ones while I daydream about a Didymos Silver Waves.

That's a pretty carrier.

Happy March 1st, people! :)