The Boni Bunch: March 2017

Friday, March 10, 2017

It's JUST holding hands!

Some of you know the story of Tim and me when we were dating. Just in case you don't, here's a QUICK recap:

At our first dinner "date," Tim told me that he would not kiss anyone until his wedding day!

I figured I would change him, but

NOPE!!

So, for three years and 4 months

(but who's counting)

we didn't kiss!

We snuggled on the couch;

we held hands;

we DID NOT kiss!

One day, a few months into our relationship, Tim stopped holding my hand. If I tried to grab his hand, he pulled it away! I was so very sad! You know how your mind works- I ran through every possible scenario that I could imagine of WHY he quit holding my hands. I came to the conclusion that he must not want a relationship anymore as I had thought. But, as one last attempt, I sat him down (after a couple weeks of not holding my hand) and asked him WHY!?!?

This was his answer:

I want to kiss you SO BAD!

When we hold hands, it really makes me want to do more.

So I decided that I'm not going to hold your hand until I know that I can do it and resist the temptation to kiss you!

My insides melted! I was soooo happy! Every terrible thing that my mind played out was wrong! He took away the itty bitty temptation so that he wouldn't fall into the bigger one.

Is holding hands wrong?

NOPE!!

Is kissing wrong?

NOPE!!

Is it wrong to do exactly that which you believe in your heart that you should not do?

YEP!!

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Why am I telling you this story?

I was able to use my silly dating story to relate it to a much bigger issue....

A family friend of ours likes a nice, cold beer at the end of the day.

Over time, that ONE nice, cold beer has developed into quite a few drinks at a time.

Now, he is struggling with a drinking problem that has affected not only his life, but the lives of his family, friends, and career.

He asked,

"Why can't I have just one cold beer?"

My answer?

If holding hands (1 beer) is too much of a temptation for you and may lead to kissing (several beers) then you need to stop holding hands! If you don't even intentionally allow yourself to be in the position to hold hands, you will never have to worry about kissing when you know that kissing is NOT what you want to do!!

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I don't know if this sounds like a bunch of hog-wash to you, but it totally makes sense in my mind!

I hope it'll help you or someone you share with!

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Pierogi Lasagna

Oh my buttery deliciousness!!

This meal was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

and a bit sinful!

Okay, truth be told it was VERY sinful.

Look at this picture:

The butter just poured out when I cut into it!

Who doesn't love butter?

I think next time, I might need to add some extra carbs to our dinner (Thanks, Kaye!)!!!

HA!!!

I took several pictures, but unfortunately, not one of them really did this meal the justice it deserved.

If you love pierogies, then you'll love this!

Tim loves researching new recipes, and I thought this one was pretty genius...then tonight, I made it happen! I looked through a bunch of recipes online-

TRUST ME, THERE ARE TONS!

And then I compiled the best ideas from each of them and made my own concoction!

Here's what I came up with:

Ingredients

*10 lasagna noodles

*2 sticks butter

*12 servings prepared instant mashed potatoes (real potatoes would probably work fine, but this was quicker!)

*1 large onion diced and cooked in 12Tbsp. butter

*1 16 oz. polish sausage link sliced thin

*2 cups shredded cheddar

*Seasoning (as desired) - I used salt, pepper, Nature's Seasons (Morton), garlic powder, and Italian seasoning

9x13 baking pan

350 degrees for 30 minutes

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Layer in pan :

Butter (small pats of the remaining 4 oz. not cooking with onions to "grease" pan)

Noodles

1/3 Potatoes

1/3 onion/butter mixture

1/2 smoked sausage

Cheese

Then repeat from noodles to cheese

Top layer:

Noodles

Potatoes

Butter/onion mixture

Cheese

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Okay, here is the picture of the Kraft Foods recipe ....

while their picture is purty, I think mine looks more ~~sinful~~ delicious!!

You know you're a mom if...

...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
...if you pull something out of your purse and a baby sock falls out
...if your dishwasher has no real cups...all sippy cups & bottles

The Boni Bunch

Friday, March 10, 2017

It's JUST holding hands!

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Pierogi Lasagna

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