Whoever invented the slow cooker deserves some sort of Nobel prize or something. Probably for peace, since it allows the tired and/or sick mom to still make dinner without losing her patience and keeps the family safe from the terror known as hungry children.
The kids woke us up at 5:50 am yesterday. Add to that, my young downstairs neighbor (yes, the smoking one) plays bass-y music until the wee hours of the night, just preventing a deep sleep, and the fact that the kids jumped on our bed a little too hard, so my back hurts before the night is over. In other words, I am exhausted.
I know that there is no way I will feel like making dinner in a couple hours. Luckily, I was able to put the left over ham in the slow cooker with some split peas (left over from the bean soup jars I made for Christmas presents) and the carrots and celery from yesterday’s crudites platter, and voila, split pea soup for dinner.
Slow cooker = life saver. Or at least, sanity saver.
Anyway, is it wrong that I already started thinking about what I am going to make for homemade gifts next Christmas?
Answer: yes.
I hope you all had a happy day. I did. It was great. Our family time in the morning was very peaceful and fun. Then, my extended family came over, which was not-so-peaceful, but fun also.
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!! Hope you’re feeling better.