It has been a few weeks since I've tapped these keys. A lot has been going on and I have been busy, busy, busy. Our little lady is about to be 8 months old and has 4 teeth (WOW!), Spring is trying desperately to peek through the cold, and my husband got orders for us to move to Ft. Campbell, KY! YAY!!! Look out, the Bairds are coming home to the Bluegrass state!
We will be doing our third PCS (permanent change of station) in less than six weeks. *gasp* In order to get ready for the move, I started pinning things like crazy on Pinterest to my Trip and Moves board. I found so many helpful tips, that listing them all here would be extremely time consuming. Another great link that actually I stumbled upon with our first PCS was this site full of printable PCS Checklists. They have never failed me. We are doing a "partial DITY (Do IT Yourself) move", meaning we will have movers come and pack up/move the majority of our belongings, and we'll take a small amount of household items with us from point A to point B. This has worked out pretty well for us in the past, and it gives us the opportunity to make a stop for a visit with family for a week or so. Typically, we only take what we'll need to survive comfortably until our belongings arrive at our new address. The list of what we actually need tends to shrink each time.
I am going to attempt to update my blog with the progress of our move as often as possible, but this is our first time moving across the country with our little one, so I may be hard pressed to find the opportunity. Luckily, my mom is flying in to Kansas to make the drive with me and the baby, since the hubs will be driving his car full of pets! If I come across any tips along the way that seem to make things easier, I will most certainly share them!
Also, I had planned on sharing a few crafts, recipes, and ideas that I had tinkered with recently, but as I said, time has not been on my side!
To hold you over until I can post these:
Wizard of Oz Dorothy tutu dress and ruby slippers
Smoothie recipes
Summer salad recipe
Tinfoil cooking
Meal Planning Binder
Here's this:
Summer Splash Pasta
Half a box of mini bow-tie pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small zucchini - julienne cut
1/4-1/2 cup julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes
4 thinly sliced baby portabella mushroom caps
Zest and juice of one orange
Teaspoon minced garlic
4 leaves chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
Pinch of salt
Boil pasta in a medium-large pot.
In a large saucepan on low/medium heat, add olive oil. Allow the oil to
warm, then add zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms and orange zest. Mix around
in pan to ensure everything is covered in oil. Let cook for 2 minutes
and add juice, garlic, basil and salt. Cook until mushrooms and zucchini
are tender (about 4 minutes). Once pasta has reached desired texture
(al dente or softer), drain and add to vegetable mixture in pan. Stir
and combine.
Serves 4.
Enjoy!!
