Dear Kim,

Kimberly,

I tried to go to sleep but I couldn't get you off my mind our out of my heart. Since I started on this whole blogging adventure I have learned so many valuable ideas. I call it an adventure because It was one of the places I started to realize how much information was out there for someone wanting to be a better wife and mommy. Lets be honest we love it but it can get a little monotonous. ( wow, big word for me hunh) In no realm of my imagination would I have you believe these are any of my ideas. Here are a few things that have REALLY changed my life lately:

Crockpot: You can do the normal make a meal for the day thing which is always great or you can make your meat for the week on Monday. I'm lovin this one. On Mondays I make a bunch of chicken breasts ( just put in crockpot salt and pepper with some chicken broth). When they are done you can use them for all kinds of recipes like the enchiladas, casseroles, or soups. If you want to use them for something not shredded or chunked take them out a little sooner.

Lots of women do the fix and freeze. Make several meals in one day and freeze them for later. Not my favorite but you may like it. The one I do like to freeze is chicken pot pie because you can make so many at once. Make the guts of the pie and then put it in a ziploc freezer bag and freeze for another day you don't want to cook. All youll need is the crust. This is a really yummy recipe!

Im learning the art of double duty meals. This one is a little tricky for me but as Im doing it more comes to my mind. The main one I do is pork roast. I make a pork roast in the crockpot of course for dinner one night.... and a side like sweet potatoes or whatever you like then I just shred the rest and add barbecue sauce ( I get Sonnys sauce from Sams) to the rest. BBQue sandwiches for the next night.


Anyway, you get the general idea. And let me tell you, any ladies reading this with more ideas PLEASE oh PLEASE share them!!!