A everything kinda Friday.

Here it is Friday and I didn't do a blog post all week. That means I have a few things I want to address.

• I have a recipe to share.
• Schools and how they have changed. Oh yes,this mama is going there.
• A update on the ant and chalk tip.
• A tip that I feel does not work,so do not waste your time.

• And a few tips on spring cleaning because most of us are tackling that.

Now of course it will not be in that order because I am difficult and a mom with a thousand things going through my head right now.
With mothers day around the corner,I am trying to get stuff ready for my mom. Lunch at my place and a gift...the gift would be easier if I could stop being picky. Lol.

So lets start with schooling. No worries this is not a rant really this is more of a WOW...things have changed. I of course know things changed. I watch the news. I know to keep kids safe we needed to step it up but that does not mean that when I was thrown back.

I sat in my truck after leaving my sons soon to be school and I just let my mind drift a bit to when I was a kid. No doors were locked. You ate in a cafeteria. There was no sign in. You could walk to the classrooms if needed be. No one needed to know if you were walking or being picked up. Etc. I know the new ways are well intended but to walk up to a school A ELEMENTARY school and have to wait to be let in then wear a Visitors pass then go by the rules of having to wait the foyer for my son and etc was just kinda mind boggling. Smart. Especially after Conn. sadness. but in hindsight you can not prevent it all.

Now with that said I got to meet some of the most awesome teachers. They will be my sons teachers and they are just awesome. I couldn't help but sit there and stare at them and stare at how much they have to do and do do,and how sweet they were and know they don't get paid as much as they should. I know that's a random thought. But these woman are going to be helping,teaching,tolerating and giving my son experiences that will carry him on and they get paid so little for it all. They put up with us crazy parents. They might even live in a small fear every day not knowing if their school might be the next one on the news. I will be honest, I could never be a teacher.
You can bet I will be that parent that tries to help out as much as I can and gives gifts when appropriate. Teachers deserve it. The good ones...which brings me to..
Has everyone seen the teenager that told off his teacher for not teaching well enough?  Stating "You need to reach into the students hearts".. "Not throw a packet at them". I know not all teachers deserve a pat on the back. This teenager got it,the teacher seemed to have missed the whole part about teaching a class. Thats sad.

Now onto something everyone might enjoy a recipe! I make this in summer and everyone seems to love it. You can revamp it your way. Which I will give a few ideas of how to change it up.

But first my way. Chicken Ranch Trifle.

2 packages of Perdue short cuts-Grilled chicken breast. 
1 cucumber,Sliced.
Lettuce,shredded. I just take it and run a knife through it.
1 1/2 Fresh Tomatoes.Diced.
Cubed cheddar cheese (I use Cabot extra sharp) 
 Ranch Dressing

All you do is in a bowl take the chicken and mix it with ranch dressing. Then layer some of the chicken,then Lettuce,tomato,cucumber and cheese and repeat till all is gone. Then pour a bit more ranch dressing on the top and ta da. 
Now you can bacon,peppers,broccoli,change the dressing,take out the cheese,add strawberries...there is a million ways to make this. But its cool and refreshing on a hot afternoon and its nice to take to a BBQ.




Ant and chalk..Ants do not like crossing chalk...This might be true...but unless you know everywhere they are coming in...keeping them out is not that easy. I think it might work in a sense but again if you don't know where they are coming from..then your out of luck.

Now ants and cinnamon. They say put some cinnamon out and ants all of a sudden do not come around?  Not sure the sense on this one but I have had a few people say it does not work. I say maybe over time it does something but from what I have seen and heard it does not work. 

Now I have 8 tips to Spring cleaning. I have many more but if you start with these 5 you can get through it!! 

1. Do one room at a time.
2. Move everything in that room out and clean it. Walls,behind fridge,under couch..etc don't just half do the job.
3. Wash everything. Curtains,blankets that cover windows or just lay on the back of the couch,dog bed etc.
4. Work your way around the room. Start on one side and make your way around the room.
5. Organize,de clutter and straighten up. Clutter can make a room seem harder to tackle. So get rid of the clutter,get the stuff where it needs to go and get stuff organized before attempting to wash,dust and clean that room.
6. Think about what you do not need.
7. Basic things you need. Bucket with hot water and soap(I use Ajax,but other times I poured in some Grease Lightening),rag and a vacuum.  You can take the bucket around with you. 
8.  Take things that can be washed and throw it in your sink. Then wash them and put them back. Everything can get dirty. Don't think the nick knacks are clean. Don't assume the curtains are clean.Etc.

So that is about it for now,I am hoping to do a giveaway some time next week so make sure you follow this blog. I hope to get up and running a bit more so that people can also enter giveaways. 
Stay tuned.

I also have a picture of the trifle. Sadly it will not upload so look for it.