TUESDAY TWITTER

Today was a calm day. I have been a reflective mood for most of the day.

After getting the boys off on the bus, I met my cousin Mel, and my Aunt for breakfast a Paradise Cafe. It was a relaxing morning. I didn't feel rushed and very much enjoyed the company of these special women. I am reminded though that I have no sisters and have no daughters. It is a reminder to enjoy the relationships we do have in our lives.

After breakfast I ran a few errands (the bookstore and a few groceries). After I got home I assembled a "Freezer Meal" A Freezer Meal is assembling a recipe in a freezer bag, freezining it and one day in the next few weeks when I am desperate for a dinner, I will pull it out and in this case toss it into the slow cooker. Today I made Ann's Caccitore from the Fix It and Forget It Cookbook.

The boys were in a " I want" mode this afternoon. N. wanted to play Wii the second he got out of the explorer. He doesn't quite understand the concept of "homework time". He has started "Fundations" this week so we are starting to practice writing his lower case letters this week. A. got his homework out of the way pretty quickly today. However he did forget an AR book. This is happening with regular frequency. Sadly for him I have a library of books, and access to the database, so we can find a suitable replacement.

I finished a book this evening. " The Diary of Mattie Spencer" by Sandra Dallas. Ms. Dallas tends to write historical fiction that always seems to grab me. This book is written in "diary" format and I found it a little slow but still a good read.

TUESDAY DINNER: Robin Miller's Tortilla Lasagna and Avocado Bean Dip. This was new recipe. One I don't think I will be making again. D. was the only one who liked it but he has a thing for casseroles. I will however make the dip again as I liked it very much and so did D.