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April 5, 2012 by Krista

Red Pepper & Mushroom Alfredo

RED PEPPER AND MUSHROOM ALFREDO

Ingredients:

  • 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
  • 10-15 Mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 Jar of Alfredo Sauce
  • 16 oz Pasta (your choice of type)
Directions:
1.  Put the water for your pasta on the stove to boil.  Heat on high heat.
2.  Slice your mushrooms and dice your pepper into bite size pieces.  Saute on medium heat on the stove in a little butter or oil.
3.  Add your pasta to the water once it boils.  Reduce heat to medium-medium high.  Stir occasionally.
4.  Add the jar of alfredo sauce to your pan of sauteed veggies.  Stir occasionally.  Season as desired.  I usually add some garlic and lime juice.  Simmer to keep warm.
5.  Drain the pasta when it’s cooked.  Put the pasta back in the pan and stir in a little butter.
Serve the alfredo sauce and veggies over pasta and enjoy!

 

 

Side dish ideas:

Dinner rolls
Jell-O with fruit

March 26, 2012 by Krista

The Big Reveal

I finished the big creation of this project about six weeks ago, but it’s an on-going work of art that requires daily care.  It’s one of my very most favorite projects and I love it to pieces.  I couldn’t be happier with the way it’s turning out.  Meet our Little Gator.

This little man is six weeks old now.  He was a short, very intense four-hour labor.  Even with the epidural, my contractions about had me through the roof.  If it hadn’t been for the ginormous needle, I wouldn’t have been sure I had an epidural, as my contractions never really eased up after they put it in.  I was induced, but both of my nurses, my doctor and the anesthesiologist all said I probably would have been having him that day with or without the extra help.  Thank goodness it was over in four hours, instead of the eight hours it took Little Monkey to make his entrance (which is still pretty short, especially for a first-timer).

We spent about 27 hours in the hospital after Gator was born.  That first night was the longest night ever.  We didn’t get to bed until after 1am and I was woken up every two hours after that.  A vitals check, blood draw for labs, sending Gator back because he wouldn’t stop crying in the nursery.  He just wanted to be held and, apparently, the nursery nurses didn’t want to hold him.  Maybe they really did have other things going on, but as a sleep-deprived, exhausted new momma, I was a little irritated that they sent him back to me at 4am.  He wouldn’t sleep unless he was held and they wouldn’t let us co-sleep  Another vitals check, breakfast (btw, I’d forgotten how gross hospital food is), hearing tests on Little Gator, more blood draws, ect.  Like I said, LONGEST NIGHT EVER!

They weren’t hesitant to let him go, but me.  I’ve always had a problem keeping my iron levels up and tend to be rather anemic after labor and delivery.  My discharge doc wasn’t my doctor and she was a little worried I’d hemorrage.  I didn’t have a lot of blood loss during or after delivery, but the iron level from my labs and my blood pressure worried her.  It was awfully frustrating, since I felt fine, but better safe than sorry, right?  Ironically enough, they kept doing blood draws to check my levels.  I looked like an old, ragged, over-used pin cushion when I left.

Little Gator now tips the scales at over 10lbs.  He’s got dark hair and blue-brown eyes.  His toes are extra long and his belly button is still a bit of an outie.  We’ll see if it ever recedes or not.  His hands aren’t as wide as Little Monkey’s (that boy’s got paws, I tell ya) but they are still wider than most baby hands.  He is an awesome sleeper and I can usually get at least a five hour stretch at night.  This boy is going to eat us out of house and home.  He has his daddy’s appetite {and temperament when he’s hungry}.  Luckily, this time around, I seem to be able to keep up with his demand, which really helps the pocketbook.  Little Gator is already showing us his spunky personality.  He has started smiling and cooing more and each and every one melt this momma’s heart.

Little Monkey was less than an hour old when I told My Mr Right that we needed to have more kiddos.  Little Gator was about a week and a half old before I was thinking about more.  Now that we’re passed those horrendous first couple weeks, I know there are more little ones in our future… but it’ll be a little while before I jump back on the preggo wagon.  My Mr Right and I often joke that children are so cute when they sleep so that you won’t kill them when they’re awake… Some days, I think it’s a totally valid point.  And Dan Herold was right on the money when he said “babies are such a nice way to start people”.

Welcome to our family, Little Gator.  I’m so excited and blessed to be your momma.  I can’t wait to watch you grow.

March 23, 2012 by Krista

Weekend Wander #73

Welcome, my friends!  How was your week?  Mine…?  Ugh.  One word sums it up:  STRESSFUL!  And maybe disappointing, but that’s what makes success taste so sweet, right?  That’s what I hear anyway.  I’ll let you know about that, if we ever get that far.

I can’t wait to see what you’ve all been up to.  About the only creative outlet I’ve had this week has been making dinner… Whoa there, slow down, right?!  I know.  I’m trying to pace myself, but sometimes it’s so hard to hold back.  Haha.

We had some great links last week…

I love Suzy over at Suzy’s Sitcom.  
She always has such unique and awesome projects.  
3-D eggs?  Too cool.
And maybe you saw this awesome little idea over at Melly Sews?  
I need something like this for my thread…
A big thanks to all who linked up.  I really do like going through all your links at 4am when I’m up feeding the baby.  It’s fantastic, I love them all.
Well, let’s get this party started…  And GO!

March 21, 2012 by Krista

Pinterest: Links From Pinterest

Source

I had a friend pose a question, a very good question I might add.  A pinterest question.  She has an Etsy shop and has been getting quite a bit of traffic to her shop from Pinterest.  Awesome, right?  Well, she likes to update her listing photos, titles and descriptions often to get her stuff more exposure.

Her question?  Does the editing mess up the links on Pinterest?  As I’m sure many of you know, Etsy uses the title of your listing to create the unique listing web address.  Blogger does this as well for each post.  When she asked me this, I honestly had no idea if it messed the links up or not.  My initial gut feeling was no, but I really wasn’t sure.  So, she did some digging and through trial and error she discovered… I was right, it doesn’t.  Anti-climatic, much?  Yes, but also good news for my friend that her links will still work.  So, if you have a site that generates addresses based on title, rest assured, your links should work even if you make changes to the title.

Good to know, no?

March 16, 2012 by Krista

Weekend Wander #72

Welcome, welcome…  better late than never, yeah?  It’s been a crazy hectic week.  You know, the kind where you find out you’ll be homeless in 3 weeks…  Yeah, so I’ve had to deal with real life this week, and I have missed the blogosphere like crazy.  Things are so much simpler here.  Anyways, show off all your awesome good stuff.  I can’t wait to see it all!

Rachel at Holy Craft had you all checking out what to snag at the Dollar Tree and what to pass on…
Check it out!
So, get to linkin’ party people.  Show me all your good stuff!  And… GO!

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I'm Krista. Ringleader here on While He Was Napping, wife to my handsome Mr. Right & momma to my THREE energetic boys, Big J (9), Little J (6) & Little N (4). We FINALLY added a beautiful little girl to our family last December.

I’m knee-deep in Tonka trucks & Thomas trains. I survive our crazy days with Vanilla Coke, Sonic slushies, sweet snuggles and little giggles. When I tuck them in tight & kiss them good night, I get a little time to create & just be me.


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