Easton's surgery: tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Easton gets sick with strep throat or an upper respiratory infection about every month to month and a half... Finally after going to urgent care a good 10 times (since its an act of congress to get him in to see his pediatrician) the doctor referred us to an ENT. His suggestion was to remove tonsils and adenoids.
Wednesday April 24th was the big day and we woke up at 3:15am! That time should be illegal! We had to be at the hospital in Dothan at 5:30am. He made it through like a champ!
He has had surgery before but the anesthesia has never made him act crazy like it did this time. He was trying to rip out his iv and take off his blood pressure cuff screaming "help me!" Poor baby! He was just plain uncomfortable! After drinking a decent amount of juice and tee-teeing good we were able to go on home! Below are some pics from that day! We are on day 2 after surgery and he is still a little fretful, but with help of tylenol, antibiotics,Popsicles, yogurt, and applesauce we are making it through!

Operation: Organize the Kitchen

Yesterday Easton and I went over to our friends Whitney and Landon's house. She and I got to talking about meal planning and organizing. While I was their she inspired me to get more organized! (This is one of my resolutions this year) I have an organized/creative personality but I feel like a lot of times my house doesn't reflect that. So I tackled the kitchen today... I figured I'd take baby steps and do one room at a time.
I tried to organize them to where we could utilize them more than what we already were. Now I didn't take any "before" pictures only because I was super embarrassed at how they looked.
One one cabinet I have most of my electronics (crockpots, food saver, blender, George Foreman) and I also put Easton's snack bin down there too. The snack bin used to be on the counter but I would have to pick Easton up and let him stand on the counter to pick out a snack, so now he can get them himself much easier than before.
In cabinet 2 is pretty much like a pantry. It holds stuff like canned foods,drink mixes, noodles, sides, and baking stuff.
In cabinet 3 are my plates, bowls, cookbooks, and mixing bowls. This used to hold my storage containers and baking dishes.
In cabinet 4 are now my storage containers, baking dishes, toaster/convection oven, and lunch boxes.
In cabinet 5 are my glass drinking glasses and coffee mugs.
In cabinet 6 is our HUGE collection of plastic drinking cups... Don't judge;)

And last but not least a final pic of my clean and no longer cluttered countertops.

One room down... Lots more to go!

A New Recipe: Cracker Barrel Chicken Tenderloins

I found a recipe on Pinterest that sounded super yummy. It is the "copycat" version of the Cracker Barrel Chicken Tenderloins. I tried them last night and they didn't let me down. Very yummy! The recipe and pics are below:

Cracker Barrel Chicken Tenderloins

1 package boneless chicken tenderloins
1-8oz container Italian dressing (or 1cup)
2 tbsp. lime juice
4 tbsp. honey

In a ziplock bag add all ingredients. Mix together well and let marinate for 1 hour in the fridge. In a large skillet add the ENTIRE mixture from the bag. (It looks like a lot of liquid at first but once it's complete it is just the right amount of sticky yumminess) let the chicken brown and simmer for about 30 minutes. And viola!

I served it with dirty rice:)

Hello 2013!

I have once again been absent from blogging! I've got to get better at this!! It is a nice scrapbook, but it'd be better if I would stay more consistent too! So I am working on that;)
Easton received lots of Thomas the train toys for Christmas this year and not a day goes by without him dragging them all over the house! His favorite spot to set up shop is the coffee table of course... I mean where else could be better?
Also a few weeks ago we celebrated Alabama's 15th National Championship!! Roll Tide! So that day at work I got to wear my new Bama scarf my mom bought me for Christmas :)
We took Easton to the ENT last week because he had gotten a really bad ear infection and since he has had so many episodes with strep the doctor decided that he needed to have his tonsils and adenoids removed next month :( I'm nervous anytime my baby has to be put to sleep but I know he will be just fine and hopefully he won't be as sick as he has been the past couple of years.
So here's to a new year full of opportunities and memories!

Christmas Cookie Swap... and more!

I tried a little something new at work this holday season! I organized a Cookie Swap! I had always read about them and thought it was such a cute idea. I made the treats above...of course I got the idea thanks to Pinterest:) They were delicious!

I bought a little treat at the Dollar Store to give to a lucky participant:) It was just a little "Christmasy" oven mitt and a thing of cookie cutters.

One table had my treats (I don't know if they have an official name), Sand tarts, Crock pot candy, Gingerbread men, and decorated sugar cookies...

The other table had Holiday bark, Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, Chocolate cookies, "Worlds best cookies" and White chocolate cranberry cookies...

It was so fun and different for us to try out:)

This is a sign that I painted for a friend of mine:) She will have it for many Christmases to come in the Wryosdick household!

Oh and I got an early Christmas delivery! Ha-ha J/K but Easton sure did have a blast in an empty box...I would've saved alot of money if I would've known that a box would entertain him:) God bless his country self in some undies and camo boots:)

Random catch up, yet again..

Here are some recent pics from my phone I've been meaning to share:)

Isn't he just a sweetie pie?

This is the cake from my sister in law's baby shower:)

Here are a few bow/ headbands I have made. I learned how to make bows a little over a year ago and even though I do not have a girl I really enjoy making them for people!I also made a personalized cross door hanger for us!

This is my fleur de lis pumpkin I drew and carved on one of our pumpkins:)

Above is Easton at the Bass Pro Shops in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The "swamp" motif was the coolest thing ever!

Above are a batch of chocolate peanut butter dipped bugles from Pinterest...yummy! Also is a big ole pot of chicken n dumplings...also yummy!

Fall is near

 I know I haven't posted in a while, but things have been kind of crazy around here...story of my life...

Here's my little pumpkin helping me get out some halloween decor early:) Here's a picture of one of the decorated tables. I've got to get more, but hey, it's a start:)

Here's a glimpse of my boys before Alabama's first game of the season! ROLL TIDE!!

I got this pretty print at Lowe's. I'm so bad at neglecting my walls and decorating. I love to decorate, my budget just doesn't love it;) This is hanging on a blank wall leading into my red kitchen.

I have several more pictures, but they wont upload right...go figure! It could be the computer operator though...not the computer:)