Easy Dinner-Baked Ziti

I know what you are thinking, "how is baked ziti an easy dinner" well I made it tonight and between making the fresh sauce, cooking the pasta and baking it my dinner was ready in 45 minutes.

• Can Tomato Puree
• Box of Ziti
• Garlic
• Olive oil
• Onion
• Mozzarella
• Parmesan cheese
• Salt

Marinara Sauce:

In a pot pour olive oil in the pan, saute chopped onion and garlic. Once a little golden add the can of puree. Using the puree can fill it up twice half way with water and add to the pot (by doing this you get the extra puree that is still in the can) add salt simmer for 20 mins.

Pasta:

While sauce is simmering boil water, add salt and pasta. Cook until 'al dente' about 15 mins. Do not over cook pasta since we will be baking it.

Combine sauce in pasta, chopped mozzarella, mix, add in a baking dish which I spray with cooking spray first to make clean up easier. Top with extra sauce, parmesan cheese and shredded mozzarella. Bake at 350 for 25 mins or until sauce is boiling and cheese is melted. YUM!

Serve with garlic bread and salad. See dinner was ready in 45 mins. Enjoy!

Signs

I am a true believer of signs, sometimes we don't realize what they mean, other times we tend to over look them but after today my belief is even stronger.

My husband and I have been talking about having another baby. Our daughter is two and it is about time for her to have a sibling. Two nights ago I dreamt of a little boy. He is my little boy in my dream. He was so cute and happy. He had black hair like my husband and my hazel eyes. He is playing with my daughter who looked a little older and the dream felt so real that I did not want to wake up. The little boy made me feel overwhelmed with joy.

So today I am meeting a client for coffee and as I am waiting for a parking spot a little old man backs out of a spot and hits my car. For those who have never been in a car accident I have to tell you no matter how bad it is it is not a fun experience. The police came, we exchange numbers and I hurry home to get ready for my next appointment.

At my next appointment I am sitting there still a little annoyed about the whole accident when it dawns on me that 2 years ago before I got pregnant I was involved in a car accident. Now I am not pregnant, I know that for a fact, but the feeling of knowing that I will be soon made my whole mood change. Maybe the dream and the accident are both signs, maybe not. But it has made me a stronger believer that good things are around the corner and instead of mopping around about the damage of my car, I am getting excited that their may be a baby in my future!

Don't overlook the signs when you see them. Listen to them, follow them, they are their for a reason. You may not know why when they happen but you soon will find out!

Feel Good Song-Good Charlotte

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Quote

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." Marcus Aurelius