Ok... I Sound Pathetic!

Holynd is crawling.... EVERYWHERE! 90 miles an hour sometimes.

She's pulling herself up on things... She pulls herself to standing and JUMPS up and down in her crib when I come into her room.

She's also eating everything. Seriously, everything.

This morning I was listening to myself while she was playing. I was doing housework and trying to keep a close eye on her. Every ten seconds I was saying one of these phrases....

"Holynd, don't eat that!"

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"No, give mommy that. You can't play with that!"

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"Oh Holynd! You'll fall!"

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"I told ya you'd fall..... Wait, don't you want to cry?"

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"Are you sure you don't want to cry?!"

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"Holynd, you can't pull the dogs tail like that!"

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"Holynd, that's Mommy's! Don't play with that."

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"Oh Holynd! You'll hurt yourself."

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"Holynd! Don't eat paper!"

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"That's Mommy's laptop. That is a NO NO!

(It may be time to baby-proof my house.)

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"What did you put in your mouth? Ok, well whatever it was... it's gone now!"

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"How did you get under there?!"

(Holynd is stuck underneath her crib.)

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"I'm sorry it was scary while you trapped underneath your crib..."

(Holynd is crying hysterically.)

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I feel like I'm starting to sound like my Grandma Faye.
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PS! School started. I'm elated. It's my last semester for my undergrad. YAY!
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PPS! I've always committed to making dinner for Matt and now since I'm in school all day Wednesday I thought I'd have to give up my committment. HOWEVER, I found this dandy recipe and with a few tweeks... it turned out awesome!

I'm calling this.... "If you need new shoes, make this! Beef Brisket."

-1 beef brisket (2.5 lbs) -This will feed you and your husband for dinner and lunch the next day.

-1 tablespoon Veggie Oil

-1/2 cup chopped onion (The recipe called for a 1/2 cup of chopped celery, but who wants to ruin a perfectly good recipe with CELERY!?"

-1 can of beef broth (The recipe called for 3/4 cup, but I'm wierd and can't let anything go to waste.... So I just used the whole can.)

-1 small can of tomato sauce

-1/4 cup of water

-1/4 cup of sugar

-1 packet of Onion Soup Mix (The recipe called for 2 tablespoons.... but who has time to measure that out when you are trying to get ready for school. Use the whole packet.)

-1 "bloop" of cider vinegar (Again, the recipe called for 1 tablespoon, but I just opened my bottle of cider vinegar, put a "bloop" in and called it good.)
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-Thaw your brisket out overnight. Then in the morning (I started mine at 10am, knowing that Matt nor I would be home to eat it until 8pm that night. This would also be a great overnight/during morning-church lunch recipe) brown each side in a skillet. Remove the brisket and transfer it to your crockpot. (I had to use my BIG crockpot.) Then in the same skillet saute onion (and Celery, if you must) for 1 minute. Add your broth, tomato sauce and water. Bring to a slight simmer. Add sugar, soup mix and vinegar and let the marinade come to a boil.
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-Pour the marinade over the brisket
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-Here's the tricky part.... I left mine in my crockpot for close to 9-9.5 hours. It was falling apart and I could shred it easily with a fork. If you want a brisket you can actually slice and eat on rolls, only cook it for 7-8 hours.

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-Add a yummy (quick) salad and your set!

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TADA!

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The "If You Need New Shoes, Make This! Beef Brisket."

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PPPS! This is soooooo not what mine looked like. It was so good Matt and I were eating it right out of the crockpot. We did eventually dish up.

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PPPPS! I don't like meat.... and I liked this!