4/19/10

MORNING:

Since I lazed on Sunday afternoon, Monday morning meant waking up extra early for leftover weekend chores. A mountain of clean clothes piled high on Alan’s bed needed to be folded…Alan’s lunch required more than a simple slapping of peanut butter on a slice of bread…I actually spent $25 on a week’s supply of the healthy “Bells” chicken nuggets (requiring 35 minutes of baking). What a lucky kid to have two small Tupperware containers (one with ketchup for dipping the chicken, and the other with ranch dressing for those carrot sticks)… grapes, and I even packed a bottle of cinnamon for him to sprinkle on top of his applesauce. A little extreme, but it works to get him to eat fruit. (See one of my blog entries from 2007 on this topic if you want to know more!) Did you know that my son invented cinnamon juice (he’s a creator all right!)

All morning he wanted to listen to Bach (even in the car on the way to school). Actually, it was a CD called “Baby Bach”. I reminisced with him how I used to play this CD for him when he was still in my belly (crazy, but true!). It actually was one of the first CD’s we played for him even after he was born. He told me (and his teacher when I dropped him off), that cut number 5 is NOT relaxing and that she may want to skip that song for rest time.

WORK:

Called the office from the bridge’s toll booth, an accident delayed my arrival to work by 45 minutes (like I want more time in the car!). We gathered materials for tomorrow’s open house, I met with prospective students, and organized the scholarship program. Last week I ate out toooooo much, so I brought in my breakfast (PJ sandwich ) and lunch (quiche from Adams with baby spinach and grape tomatoes) .

HOME

"Thank you God for pesto and the love." Those were the chosen words tonight for Alan at grace. He came home last week asking me about pesto. Aparrently his friend had it for lunch, and it must have smelled so yummy that every 5 year old in the class probably went home asking for pesto...So I also bought basil at Adams (I already had the other ingredients including pine nuts!) So when we arrived home, I had him stuff all of the ingredients into the vegamite. It certainly was a hit. I posted photos on facebook.

Aesop's fable at dinner tonight was very interesting...It was about Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva and Momus. Momus is very critical, finding fault with the others..... Alan said, "I don't like that story, it wasn't positive."...We processed this in a very age appropriate way.


AFTER DINNER

Walk up the hill. Alan brought his scooter (made him wear the helmet). Visited with the 3 new friends (from the cemetary!)....hey, that's where they live!!! Alan had picked a tulip from our yard and carried it all the way to give to one of the girls. Very cute. We didn't stay long, jsut kept walking so that he could get to sleep by 8. Mission accomplished!! He listened to Baby Bach tonight (so cute, he was holding the flashlight!)

Listened to Bob play hindu music tonight (on the guitar, not the veena). Time to check facebook - need to return some emails. Then off to catch some ZZZZ