A Morning From Hell

So yesterday I had Bible study at church at 9 am.  I was able to get up & showered before my darling teething daughter awoke moaning and crying.  I got the kids fed, clothed, myself presentable as well as getting the kitchen cleaned up, etc. before heading out the door at 8:50 to drop Riley off at school before heading over to church.

Silly me for thinking I could do the same today plus make a breakfast pizza for MOPS at 9 am!  Well, the morning started with said daughter waking up way too early.  Andy was still in bed because he had to go ride a train last night and got in after midnight so we had to be quiet and go downstairs.  I got her fed while prepping the ingredients for the pizza - shred cheese, chop parsley, cook & crumble bacon, etc.  Then my darling son woke up...in the foulest of moods I've seen.  He was mad that I made him go back up and make his bed and get dressed prior to coming back downstairs - even though that is his routine every morning!  He came down about 5 min. later crying.  I asked what was wrong and he said he couldn't put his comforter on correctly.  Let me correct that, he whined about the comforter.  So I made him ask for help politely and we went upstairs to remedy the problem.  The next thing I know he's back downstairs, still in his super hero jammies, pouting on the steps.  He didn't want to get dressed because "it's not fun."  To make a long story short, he ended up getting spanked to start his day.  Then we had to wash his face because of all the tears, and after that, he was fine!

As I mentioned, Kendall is teething.  She's got a full set minus her two year molars.  The kid is 18 months old!  She shouldn't be getting these now, but my daughter got all of her other teeth early so I shouldn't be surprised!  She's been clingy and whiny for the past week plus.  That makes getting much of anything done around the house next to impossible.  She constantly wants to be held or she'll cry her little heart out.  I was able to sneak in a shower while her favorite furry friends were singing her favorite tunes on the t.v.  Andy was up and about by this time, but he wanted to rush off to work because he's going to take tomorrow off to help around the house.  I got myself cleaned up, got the pizza in the oven and was in the middle of drying my hair, when Riley comes into my room, followed by his little sister.  Riley looked pretty distraught.  I asked him what was wrong.  He asked me how a poopy diaper got into his room.  I was trying to remember if I had left one out in a hurry this morning or last night, but then I turned around and saw my naked daughter and we knew exactly where that diaper came from!  Of course when she's naked, she LOVES to be chased!  Once I finally caught her, I got her cleaned up and dressed.  Then I looked at the time and realized it was time to take Riley to school.  I wasn't dressed, my hair wasn't dry and the pizza still needed at least 10 more minutes in the oven!

We took Riley to school, came back, and finished up getting ready and headed off to MOPS - much later than planned, but we got there.  Thank goodness Kendall was better today for the nursery staff than she was the day before at Bible study.  I'm so lucky that MOPS is a place where I can go and everyone there understands the kind of morning I had because they've had them too.

Here's the recipe for the breakfast pizza I took today:

1 single crust pie pastry - I get the pre-made kind
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked & crumbled
2 c. shredded swiss cheese
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. sour cream
2 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley

Roll pastry to fit a 12 in. pizza pan.  Bake crust at 425 for 5 minutes.  Sprinkle bacon and cheese over crust.  In a bowl, beat eggs, sour cream and parsley until smooth.  Pour over pizza.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pizza is puffy and lightly browned.

This is my standard dish that I usually take for MOPS (or m2m) meetings.  I cut it up like a pizza into small pieces and serve it on a large round platter.  Enjoy!