Today was dentist appointment day at our house. Four of the kids had back to back appointments from 10am to 12:30pm, and then the last appointment was Number 4’s at 2:45. We got home from Number 4’s appointment pretty quickly. And when I walked into the kitchen, I saw this: Number 5 and Number 7 […]
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Cooking with Number 4: Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Mini Meatloaves
Tonight Number 4 and I made roasted brussels sprouts and mini meatloaves. Here’s what Number 4 helped me with: She drizzled olive oil on the brussels sprouts, sprinkled salt and pepper on them, and mixed them up. They came out great. Next, she helped with the meatloaf. I showed her the 1 cup measuring cup. […]
It wasn’t art. And it wasn’t French. And we didn’t master it. But we’re getting closer.
The other week, after feeling like a bad mom for constantly telling Number 4 that she couldn’t help me in the kitchen, and to “Just get out!”, I wrote this post. It took some motivation, but two nights ago, Number 4 and I had our first night making dinner together. I read a memoir a few […]