As I was laying on my bed resting, I heard Ella coming my way.  I closed my eyes and pretended to be sleeping, but she wasn't phased at all.  "Momma, Momma!"  I opened my eyes and somewhat sternly said, "Ella, you shouldn't wake me up when I'm sleeping."  She excitedly went on, "Momma, did you know that na and pa rhyme?!"

I couldn't hold it in, I just laughed.  Hard.  She thought that it was so awesome that na and pa rhyme that she should wake me and tell me.  She is so confident in my love for her that obviously I would want to know how smart she is that she knows her rhyming.  I did not disappoint her.  I think she is top notch and I'm sure she won't hesitate to wake me the next time she needs me to know how smart she is.   

I woke up this morning with a nice plan for my day.  First, sneak in a movie, alone while the kids are all sleeping.  Then get them "up and at em" for the day, with chores and schoolwork.  Maybe run into Walmart and Costco quickly before heading down to the pool (one of the warmest indoor pools I've ever been to:).  What a nice little plan, don't you think?

Well, I got on the computer, movie in hand, and of coarse I had to just take a peak on facebook to see what my friends are up to this morning.  As usual I was totally distracted from my original plan, but that's not always a bad thing.  One of my friends had posted some links to freezer crockpot meals which I have long wanted to get into.  I spent all of my "movie time" making two lists:  1 of things to make and 1 of things to buy.  I am super excited to make these tomorrow after I collect all of the ingredients today.  Amazingly, I really don't have to buy to much.  Most of the ingredients I already keep on hand.

Some of the recipes I am going to do are:
BBQ Cranberry Chicken
Honey bourbon Chicken
Carnitas
Chicken chili
Chicken and dumplins
Asian Honey Garlic Chicken
Tortilla soup

Super excited, just not sure if we will make it to the pool now, but this is way better. Don't ask the kids' opinion though :)

 http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/crockpot-freezer-cooking/
This is one of the sites I used.  Happy cooking!