It's a BAKING kind of day...

As many of my friends know, I bake when I'm stressed or bored.  Today I am both - I hate having sickness in the house.  Makes me crazy.  So today, we baked some YUMMY Lemon Zucchini Muffins.  They are SOOOO good with that hint of lemon.  I thought I would share the process (and recipe) will all of my followers :)....

To start - preheat your oven at 325...

This is Mr. Smiley.  He consists of 2 eggs, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 cup oil, and 1 1/2 cups of sugar.  Doesn't he look happy.... if he only knew what was ahead....

This is Mr Smiley mixed up... bummer eh?  He now has 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp baking powder mixed in... don't forget the lemon zest (usually the zest of one whole lemon...)...

Here we have our 3 cups of grated zucchini - SUCH a mess!  I always find it on the floor... the walls... everywhere when we're done with this step...

Mix, mix, mix... but don't forget the 3 cups of flour!  This is MUCH easier to add at the end... otherwise it's hard to get the lumps out.  We hate lumps...

You can either make muffins (mini-muffins for Reese's lunch in our case today) or 2 bread loaves.  Don't forget to grease your pans... at let the bread bake for around 45 minutes.  Muffins take less time - I'd check them after 10 minutes... but it usually takes longer...

The finished product... YUMMY!!  Jake has been BEGGING all day for them... I guess it does have some vegetable in it... maybe I should let him eat more! 

That was the excitement for our day.  HOPEFULLY Ian will be back to school tomorrow... he NEEDS to be for MY sanity!!  I also got 2 walls of Jake's room painted... but I'm not sharing pics of that until the project is finished!!!  

Time for introductions....

Since I'm new to this whole blog-world, I thought I'd take a moment to introduce my little Schwadlings.  They are my life right now along with my husband.... crazy as my life is! 

This is Reese.  She's almost 7... going on 20 some days.  She's such a little lady.  Loves all things girlie, but is SUCH a tomboy.  She loves art and crafting things... she's much better at it than I am!  She is such a little helper around the house lately - I think the whole allowance thing has been a GREAT motivator!  

This is Ian.  He's 5 years old.  He's a HUGE momma's boy.  Which of course I, as him mom, find totally endearing... yet so annoying when he needs "cuddles" at 4:30 in the morning.  He LOVES to wear his rain boots... whether it's 20 below zero or in the mid-nineties.  He loves playing with his matchbox cars... he lines them up just right.  He's a sweet kid.... a bit goofy, but sweet.

Last, but certainly not least, we have Jake.  He's 3 - although I think he's stuck in the terrible two's.  He's a stinker.... always climbing... always coloring - on the walls.  Makes for some free wall decor... I guess.  He's a very loving little boy - always willing to share a hug or a kiss.  I think it makes up for how naughty he can be.  

That's my brood - they're a fun bunch.  Some days I wonder why I ever became a mom... but then realize how blessed I am by having these little wonders in my life.  

A Day in the life...

After SO much pressure from a few people (who shall remain nameless unless they decide to "come out")... I've decided to start a blog.  Not that my life is interesting or exciting... just typical.  I guess that's a good thing...

We have 3 kids - as you can probably figure out by my "title".  They're quite a bunch... they drive me crazy most days.  Today is a good day - sort of.  So far I've learned that I should never try to paint my 3 year olds bedroom when he wants to help and that my 5 year old FREAKS at the sight of blood.  It's early yet.... I'm sure we'll have more drama.  Just wait until the daughter gets home from school.... 

Anywho - time will tell how this blogging thing works out...