I wonder

In a years time, will you still blow me a kiss when you leave for school?

I wonder if you will still turn around, just one more time, to see if I am watching.
I wonder if you will still hold my hand.
I wonder if you will still ask what I am going to do while you're gone.
I wonder if you will still miss me. 
I wonder if you will still light up when I tell you I can't wait to see you.

It's always been so hard to watch you go; first in everything, my big brave boy. But I promise to never hold you back. Spread your wings, little bird. And if you need to turn around, just one more time, to see if I am watching.....

I will be.

With love,

Mama Hauck

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Sandwich

I love my crock pot. It helps me to pretend I can cook. ;) 

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches 

Ingredients:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, thawed or frozen

18 ounce bottle barbecue sauce 

1/2 cup italian salad dressing

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp worcestershire sauce

Directions:

1. Place chicken in crock pot. 

2. In a bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, italian dressing, brown sugar, and worcestershire. 

3. Pour sauce over the chicken and cover with lid. Cook 6 - 8 hours on low or 3 - 4 hours on high.

4. Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred using two forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker to coat with sauce and serve on kaiser rolls.

With love,
Mama Hauck

Feeding the Barking Puppy

Timothy got a cute little barking puppy for Valentines Day. He HATED it, haha! He would cry and run away whenever it was turned on. 

Well more then a month has passed now, and suddenly he's taken a shine to the barking puppy. Holding it, turning it on and off, laughing at it's adorable bark, watching it walk.....and feeding it. 

Yes....sneaking into the laundry room, scooping up some dog food from the dog's food bowl, and shoving it in his puppy's mouth. 

Here, Puppy! You want some food? Try it, you'll like it! 

Eat it, Puppy! EAT IT! 

Good Puppy. 

Unfortunately, Puppy can only hold so much in his mouth before he chokes and ultimately dies. I tried showing Timothy that his puppy's motor stalls when his mouth is full and he can't bark and move anymore....but I think the message was lost on him. Oh well. I resuscitated Puppy and all was well. 

I love it when their little minds get to thinking. I want to feed my puppy. What will my puppy eat? Puppy food. Where can I get some puppy food? The laundry room. Ok....I'm going to go in the laundry room and take some of Lucy's food. She won't mind. Neither will Mama. Well, maybe she will. Nah, it'll be ok. Come here, Puppy, and eat some food. 

I'm pretty sure that's how it went in his head. :) 

With love,
Mama Hauck