Piles of Laundry and Homemade Pizza

Does anyone else wake up Monday morning thinking, 'What in the world are Monday's for?' I know that's how I think on Monday Mornings.  Coming off a great weekend then starting the week all over again.  Ugh.  Sometimes Monday's are rough.  And usually Monday has a pile of laundry waiting for me.  I don't get it.  How on earth does laundry pile up on the weekends?  Is it because 3 of my 4 children are not at school and so they are using more everything on the weekends?  Yes, yes...I think that's it.  I love my family but weekends usually find the house in chaos.  Anyone else out there relate to this??  So, I'm trying to remind myself on Monday mornings that this is just all part of life.  And that it's ok to have a massive amount of laundry waiting to be washed, dried, folded, and put away.  (let's be real here...I can get the first 3 things on that list done but the putting away???  Not so much). 

 

So here we are.  Monday morning.  And once again my pile(s) await me.  And it's cold out.  And there's snow on the ground.  And the sky is gloomy.  But that's normal for nearly mid April, right?  Nope. 

 

But the positive??  It certainly can't last forever.  Since it is April.  And so I hope and long for sunny days, warmer temps, and being outside hanging said laundry on the line. 

 

Homemade Pizza



I made this delicious pizza Friday night.  The kids had some friends over and I whipped up two pizzas.  One a cheese, not my fave.  I like stuff on my pizza.  But kids like cheese.  And then I thought to myself, 'Self, what do you have in the fridge or pantry that you can turn in to pizza/'  And I came up with 'bacon, onion, zucchini, and summer squash'.  YUM!  So I chopped up 3 pieces of bacon (from our home grown pig), diced up onions, zucchini and summer squash and sautéed it all together.  Made the dough (double batch and split in two), topped it with Italian tomato sauce, shredded cheddar cheese and then the bacon/veggie blend.  Baked in the oven for 20-25 minutes on 325.  Even the kids liked it!

 

Here's the dough recipe* 

 You just put the amount of toppings on that you want.  Nothing complicated, people.

1c. Hot Water

1tsp. honey

2 1/2tsp yeast

1tsp salt

3Tbsp oil

2 1/2c. whole wheat flour

 

Mix first 3 ingredients.  Stir a little.  Add the rest.  I use a fork to mix until it's too hard.  Then I use my hands.  Washed, of course.  Ready to use.

 

*I double this recipe for two pizzas