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I love Chinese food especially Fried Rice, but it's so expensive to order. Since we've been eating out less, I haven't had Chinese food in almost a year. I've been looking for easy recipes to try out at home, but my husband doesn't like Chinese food so it makes it hard to find a time to do. Back in May, John went to Houston for a week for a Microsoft conference. That left L and I on our own for a few days. I decided this would be the perfect time to try out one of the Chinese recipes I pinned. A friend told me about this specific recipe and how easy it was to make on top of being really good. I have no idea whose recipe this is to give credit. I did adapted this because I didn't need a lot of rice since L and I were the only ones eating it. Fried Rice 1 pouch of Uncle Ben's Instant White Rice 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 bag frozen peas and carrots (thawed) 1/2 small onion 1 tsp. minced garlic 2 eggs, slightly beaten 3-4 Tbsp soy sauce 1. On medium ...

Hello everyone! The last few days have been really stressful. We had visitors in town this past weekend and L has been in a very odd mood plus we started swim lessons. I received an e-mail a few weeks ago about the topic of shifting perspectives and how as mothers we do it often. With everything that has been going on I thought it would be a good topic for me to write and reflect on. **When meltdown moments strike, how can you rebound quickly, shift your perspective, and put a positive light back into your day? So when meltdown moments happen what I do just depends on the situation. So if L has a meltdown I typically just ignore her until she is done. If she has a meltdown because of doing something bad then I take a different course of action depending on what happened. If it's just a typical toddler meltdown ignoring her is my rebound and lets me shift my perspective. I usually take a deep breath and count to five. By then she is usually down and I can ask her what is wrong...