Good disaster

So last night I was making dinner and I went to get the ginger powder from the spice cabinet which is conveniently (most of the time) located above my stove. Last night however, the curry powder accidentally fell and the cap was off. The curry spilled everywhere, including inside my stir fry! I thought it would taste bad, I had no idea how much had spilled into it, but when we ate it, it actually tasted good. So I've come up with a new twist on my old stir fry recipe. Here it goes:
Ingredients:
Lo mien or spaghetti noodles
1 pkg of frozen stir fry vegetable
1-3 boneless chicken breasts diced
1/3 cup of light soy sauce
1 tbl oil
1 small onion (if onion is not already in frozen stir fry mix)
1 tbl curry powder
1/2 tsp of ground ginger
salt and pepper to taste

Prepare noodles per package directions
In large skillet or wok heat oil on medium high heat, cook chicken until almost done, dice the onion and sautee in the oil, add the veggies soy sauce, curry and salt and pepper. Cook until warm but veggies are still crisp. Dish the noodles on to plates and pour stir fry on top. Enjoy!

Menu Plan Monday

Here's my first go at menu plan monday!

Monday: Chicken stirfry
Tuesday: Beef Stroganoff
Wednesday: Omlettes full of suprises!
Thursday: Spagetti
Friday: Leftovers/ oatmeal
Saturday: Homeade pizzas
Sunday: Chicken-rice bake

I'm all about the cheap, quick and yummy! I'll post some recipes later on.

Help me help kids!

Very worth-while charity, please help me help the Kradick Foundation send disabled kids to Disney World.

Crazy morning

Ok so this morning should have gone smoother than it did, but I wake up everyday with that thought and it never seems to pan out the way I plan. So Brittany had to wake up early to finish her "monster" (which I thought she did a wonderful job on by the way!) I was tired from my mommy-night out with the girls but the alarm still went off at 5:30 am. At which time my husband rolls out of bed and turns the television on. (Goodbye sleep! Parting is such sweet sorrow!) But yet I still kept my eyes closed and prayed that sleep would come back, but then Will can't find his keys and I have to move. I love my husband, even though he can never find his keys at 5:45 in the morning! Some more mundane things happen until James wakes up screaming that he wants to go to bible class. It's Friday and the days of the week and what we do each day is a constant topic in our house but James still doesn't understand that he can't just make things occur when he wants them. So he goes on screaming about one thing or another until Joseph runs down stairs, where I am frantically trying to get ready on time, telling me that James is eating something off the floor. (Gross...considering we don't know if what he was eating was food). James then proceeds to scream and he swears that Jacob hit him. Jacob's reply... "I didn't hit him, I think I just kneed him in the head..." Really cuz that's so much better. This just in: I have three boys for sale...any takers?
No really every morning is like a chicken race, I really just want to wake up to a Leave it To Beaver kind of day, no eating of foregin objects of the floor, no early morning projects , or WWE style "accidential" wrestling moves. Picture this: after getting 8 glorious hours of sleep you are awaken by the smell of fluffy pancakes. Your perfectly dressed children come downstairs with your breakfast. They drop it off and declare that today is all about you. You emerge from your bed to find your house spot-less and your children blissfuly playing a "quiet" game without argument, and your husband declaring that every football game has been cancelled for the day so he's going to actually complete some of those projects on the 'to do' list." Yeah that would be great... but not real! *Sigh*
Hope everyone has a great day, or is recovering nicely from a crazy morning!

First Post!

Wow, this is pretty amazing. I have been considering blogging for a long time, but I've never gotten into it until now. I have no idea why I've decided to do this, but I think it will be a great way to let everybody know about my wonderful family and lament with me over the many up and downs, trials and tribulations associated with this crazy mixed up world! Let me start with an introduction. My name is Shayla Smith, I live in Columbia, Missouri with my husband and my four (that's right four) children. My kids are wonderful their names are: Brittany (age 11), Joseph (age 10), Jacob (age 10) and James-William (age 3). I'm also a third year (almost over!) law student at the University of Missouri. As you might guess my life is a bit hysterical but I wouldn't have it any other way. My husband is also in school, he is pursuing his PhD. Education is very important to our family, and Jamesy (the youngest) just started Montessori school, and we are very happy with it. I love my extended family (this blog is in part to keep them up to date with the goings on of our fam) especially my wonderful mother, my sweet mother-in-law, my host of cousins, aunts, uncles and all my in-laws. My older three kids came in a package with my husband, but I love them with all of my heart as if they were born to me. My family is not without its share of drama (what blended family isn't? but its a good family!)
I'm hoping that this blog will give some other moms out there a little comfort in knowing that there's another mom experiencing some of the same things they are. I guess more will be revealed as we go on! Welcome to my adventure!