The kids were with their father for two weeks of vacation the second half of August. It’s the longest stretch of time I’ve ever been away from them. The weeks leading up to this were overwhelming with relatives visiting from Texas and swim meets in Florida and Virginia and a college move in North Carolina. […]
cooking with kids
Not Your Average Sisters, Episode 8 — Pizza
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 […]
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 […]