Mini MacGyver

Everyday with a two-year-old is an adventure.

My husband is a salesman and works from home frequently. He's set up an office in one of our spare bedrooms. In order to decrease the amount of chaos my child can create, we keep his office door closed and locked. The previous owners left a small Allen wrench on the door frame as a key. Since we are so short and it is used often, we keep the key on the light switch outside the door.

Today, my mini MacGyver pulled her step-stool out into the hallway, stole the "key" off the light switch and proceeded to attempt to unlock the door. However, she instead succeeded in shoving the entire Allen wrench into the lock hole. She came to get me babbling something about a key and daddy's "ossice" and led me to the scene of the crime (she's not yet good at hiding the evidence).

First, I tried to use tweezers to free the "key", but they didn't fit into the hole. I found some needle-nosed pliers, and then proceeded to search for a flashlight (another one of my little one's favorite things to steal). I couldn't find a flashlight, so I ended up using a book light instead. Fortunately, the needle-nosed pliers were a success and I was able to free the "key" and save the day.

And all this before 9am. It's going to be a long day.

Super Easy Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

I know I've been beyond horrible about posting this summer. It was one thing after another and then my laptop crashed, so I just gave up until we got a new one last week. Yay!

This summer consisted of super hot days, fun times with my first real garden, and weekly playdates with some of my favorite mommies. At one of the playdates, the host mom made these delicious and simple banana muffins (the recipe on the website is for banana bread, but can easily be made into muffins). She shared the pin with me and I made some for my sister after she delivered my second nephew two weeks ago. With an overabundance of zucchini from my garden and inspiration stemming from questions in the comments section, I tweaked the recipe to make chocolate zucchini muffins. Here's my version of the recipe:

Super Easy Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Ingredients:
Chocolate cake box mix
3 eggs
2 cups zucchini peeled and grated

Directions:
Mix ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Put in muffin pans. Bake at 350 for 16-19 minutes.

Seriously, it's just that easy. And you get yummy, moist chocolate muffins. I'm sure you could add other ingredients if you want, but I felt that it was perfect being simple. I was able to get a dozen regular-sized muffins and two dozen mini muffins. I probably could even stretch it to make a few more.