I'm thankful..

I am always, and will always be thankful for my kids. I've always imagined having kids, but I never really thought I'd have any kids. I'm not sure why, I just felt that way. I'm so thankful that I had 2 incredibly healthy pregnancies, and such handsome boys. 

I'm not sure if I'm more thankful for them- or the person who made any of my current life possible. Without my husband, I'm not sure where life would have taken me. We fight, and we are mean when we do it, but things always fall into place, even when we cannot stand each other, and I complain about him. He really is amazing, and he supports me no matter what. 

I'm thankful for the family I surround myself with. Most of my side of my family is never around, or just.. I don't know. But, my dad is around, and my in laws are nothing short of amazing. My MIL is the mother I never had. I never got along with my dad growing up, but we are pretty darn close now, and he lives so close to me, that we see each other a good amount as well. I'm glad that he has formed a good bond with my boys.

I'm thankful that I have such a hardworking husband, and I'm allowed to stay at home with my kids. I'm thankful that I can give my kids a good Christmas. I'm thankful that my children are loved dearly, and that no matter what happens with mommy and daddy, my children always have their parents together. I'm thankful for all of the things my husband has worked so hard to give me and our kids. 

I'm thankful that I was given he life that I live, and thankful for every single thing in it, even when I seem ungrateful at times. 

Pizza Pockets!

So, I really enjoy making things from scratch. Especially bread. I am NOT a "bread person". I actually don't LIKE bread at all really. Unless it is homemade. Then.. I die. I could probably actually die of a carb overdose if I allowed myself. Well, I make these breadsticks that are soooo good, and I make them with spaghetti usually. We had spaghetti about a week ago, and my husband got permanently hired at his job, and out of his contract (yay for a 4.00 raise, and benefits! Hello doctor!), so he decided we needed to go celebrate. Well, here I am, this bread dough made, and he tells me this. I wasn't going to complain, because I knew we'd end up somewhere good! So, I have never ever refrigerated bread before, and I didn't want to throw the dough away, unless it got bad from refrigerating it, so I gave it a shot in the fridge. 

I opened it up the next day, and rolled it out, twisted and baked and they were perfect! I didn't use all of the dough though, because I always make too many breadsticks and they end up getting thrown away. I figured I could just make fresh ones out of the leftover dough if we wanted anymore! Well, days kinda went on, and I kept moving the dough out of my way in the fridge, so yesterday, I decided I was going to use the leftover. Breadstick dough + pepperonis & cheese? Of course. This is a really simple, quick thing to throw together if you pre make the dough, but the dough itself is very basic, and quick too!

I will shut up, and share the recipe for both! Let me know if you make them, plan to make them, and hey, what would YOU put in them?!

Breadstick dough Recipe


MIX:
▪1 1/2 cups of warm water
▪2 T. sugar
▪1 T. yeast

Let that sit for about 5 minutes. It'll get kinda bubbly and ew looking.

Then mix in:
▪ 3 1/2 cups of flour
▪1 tsp. salt

Mix until smooth, and let sit for about 10 minutes. Before you take the dough out, flour the heck out of your surfaces, and your hands, and have extra flour on hand. I add extra flour to the top, and my rolling pin! (This dough is veryyyy sticky!) 

Then roll the dough out. This makes a full batch of dough. You might want to split the dough into portions, and work that way! I used less than a 1/2 portion of dough when I made mine! You can roll this out as thick or thin as you'd like. Keep in mind that this IS yeast dough, and it WILL rise, so don't make them too thick, unless you'd like something like lightly stuffed breadsticks!

The next part is up the you! I cut my dough into rectangles, and added a slice of colby jack cheese, and some sliced pepperonis! You could add anything you could fit. I served sauce on the side, but you could put sauce inside as well! 

(BTW, there is flour on the cheese, not mold, lol)

Then I pressed the sides with a fork to make them a little prettier. Optional!

Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes! Make SURE you seal them well! Mine started spilling out the cheese, this might work better with the fresh dough though! they were still good, and I learned Noah loves "crunchy cheese".

When they got out of the oven, a had melted some butter, garlic powder, and a little italian seasoning, and brushed the tops. I didn't have parmesan (well, I didn't think I did, but I actually have fresh.), but that would be good sprinkled on top!

Serve with sauce and enjoy! They were.. ahem.. toddler approved.. Oh, and my husband who devoured the rest!

Dr. Scholl's® For Her High Heel Insoles Review

I received these Dr. Scholl's® For Her High Heel Insoles complimentary VIA Influenster! I was really excited to try these, since I've always been too cheap to purchase any, because I am never sure about things I've never used before.

Like every girl, I love the look of high heels. When it comes to actually wearing them, I have mixed feelings. Previous to having kids, heels were my BFF. I wore 6.5 inch heels though my entire pregnancy with my first, sore back and all. After having my second, heels went out the window. I wanted comfy, not sore feet and a sore back. My heels end up blistered, and my back gets sore. So, I have had heels just sitting in my garage, tags and all.

Recently, I did a small photoshoot with our car, and I really wanted to wear my cowboy boots. I knew that we would be doing some walking, and going out after, since our babes were with grandma. I ended up bringing flip flops, and a change of comfier clothes. Here's the boots I wore!

My boots ended up being so comfy that I posed without breaking my legs, or making any "these shoes are really hurting my feet" faces! I also ended up wearing these all night, and not even changing into my other shoes I brought! I think that says it all, from thinking I'd be out of these shoes as soon as my last picture was taken! 

I'm not sure that I would purchase these or not in the future. I only say that because I still don't see myself wearing a ton of heels, however, that may change when I unpack the ones I have, or purchase more. These aren't badly priced, either, right around 10-11.00.