Some might say that man is God’s greatest creation. Not true. It’s the crockpot.

I tried something new this week – cooking one main meal on Monday/Tuesday and then using the leftovers throughout the week for other meals. Tuesday we had a Mexican spread: fajitas, beans, rice, Mexican salad. Wednesday we had salad using the leftover fajita meat. Thursday was bean and cheese tacos with leftover beans and rice (I made up another batch of tortillas because the last batch didn’t make it that long 😉 ).

Tonight is crockpot night. And can I just say, thank God! It’s been one of those days where I’m struggling to keep my own attitude in check while helping Julia do the same. It’s all nice and dandy to discipline your child when you, yourself, feel calm and collected. But throw in some raging pregnancy hormones (seriously, like how many times have I cried today for no reason?!), extreme fatigue mixed with insomnia, pressure to start cleaning in prep for our big house remodeling and you’ve got yourself one frazzled mama, who’d give anything to not deal with tantrums.

Anywho, I put a roast in the crockpot this morning late morning early afternoon and I am thrilled that my dinner duty is over. Nothing like knowing that while your to-do list is still a mile long, dinner is at least not on it.

So, even if the crockpot isn’t God’s greatest creation, it’s at least one of His greatest blessings to mamas!