The MommyFest blog party is well under way and I am having a blast meeting new mommy bloggers!  There are contests going on as well- which you can check out at MommyFest.  Today I am entering a contest to win a $20 Amazon gift certificate.  All I have to do to enter to win is post “5 Things About This Mom.” 

So, here’s my 5 things:

1. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a mommy.
2. I always assumed that when I was ready to have children it would be easy to get pregnant.  But after several years of trying to get pregnant and having two miscarriages I felt ready to give up on my dream of being able to have children.
3. After lots of praying and finding an amazing doctor- who was able to help us through my PCOS, endometriosis, thyroid issues, low levels of hormones needed to maintain a pregnancy, and several other problems- I was able to get pregnant with Hailey.
4. Being a mommy to Hailey has definitely changed my life- for the better of course.
5. Even after 19 months sometimes I still look at Hailey and just can’t believe that my dream of being a mommy finally came true!

Before you get back to your blog party hopping, make sure you check out my giveaway- there are two prizes up for grabs.  Go HERE to enter.

This week for the Random Recipe exchange Pam asked us to share a lunch recipe.  My most common lunch
recipe would have to be- open a can of soup, add some water and cook. While the soup is cooking, get 2 pieces of bread out, add some ham, cheese and mustard or mayonnaise.  But, I’m pretty sure that’s now what Pam had in mind for this exchange

So, here is my recipe for lunch.

Cheeseburger Loaf

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 loaf (1 pound) unsliced French bread
1 tablespoon butter, softened
8 ounces process American or Mexican-flavored cheese, sliced

Directions:

In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add soup, garlic salt, salt and pepper; simmer, uncovered for 5-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, slice the top third off the bread. Hollow out bottom half of loaf, leaving a 3/4-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Spread butter on cut side of bread. Place loaf on an ungreased baking sheet and broil 4-in. from the heat until lightly browned.

Spoon beef mixture into shell; arrange cheese slices on top. Broil 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Replace bread top. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Stop by Pam’s blog to see what everyone else is cooking up this week.

(picture from Taste of Home)

I have a pimple on my forehead.  And it is a big one.

So, today Rich looks at me and says, “Man, that thing is huge.”  I wasn’t exactly sure how to respond to that, so I didn’t say anything.  I guess because of my silence Rich thought he should say some more.  “I was looking at it earlier and I was thinking ‘wow, that pimple is big.’”

At that point he must have realized what he had said because then he added, “Well, that’s not really what I mean.”

Oh?  What is it that you mean?

The other night Rich and I were discussing what to have for dinner.  My menu plan had called for marinated Chicken, but I had forgotten to marinate it.  So, I went through my menu plan for the rest of the week telling Rich what his choices would be for that night.  When I got to Sunday I told him that the menu plan said, “I have no idea, I won’t be doing any cooking.”

Rich said, “Why?  Why aren’t you cooking?”

“It’s Mother’s Day.  I won’t be doing any cooking.”

“Oh, it is?  It’s Mothers Day?”  He asked.  “Who is going to do the cooking?”

Ummmm- I don’t know, but it won’t be me.