Also, I was inwardly concerned about the transition of Peter being home all the time when school got out in May. How am I going to handle three boys? This is new to me. Well... It has been wonderful. It's like Peter and Reuben have been making up for ten months of lost playtime. They play and play and wrestle and laugh and create. And Peter loves little Charlie. He reads to him and builds train tracks for him and helps him however needed. So great.
And now here's our dinner menu for this week. All new recipes.
- Middle Eastern Stew - lentils and veggies
- Raspberry Chicken Salad - with lettuce from our garden
- Chicken Primavera - using the dreaded broccoli - maybe the boys like broccoli now - ha
- Roast Beef Pocket Sandwiches - like gyros - had today and Peter and Reuben declared them too spicy, which was a mystery to me
- Spicy Beef Salad - I scanned the meat section for flank steak. I don't know what that is, but they didn't have it. So the nice meat lady handed me a hunk of beef that she said would work.
- Spinach Melange - I don't remember what this is, but I picked it to use up the spinach in my freezer. I'm fully expected the boys to revolt.
- Orange-Yogurt Salad - a jello with mandarin oranges - to make up for the spinach
- Mom's Chili - not new, it's my mom's recipe - needed a comfort food in there
Um, Charlie has a fever today. Whisked him to the doctor via two-lane country roads. It's one of my favorite drives out here. About 35 minutes through the farmlands with little hills that flip your stomach. About seven minutes in (way before the hilly part) I heard that horrific sound in the back seat... I needlessly said to Reuben, "Did Charlie just throw up?" Oh, the carseat, you know? And I didn't have a change of clothes for him. I just kept driving. Maybe it would go away by the time we got there. And here I sit typing with throw-up still on my shoulder. That's how veteran mom I am.
As for the literature I am reading these days... The Lost Daughters of China has captivated me. It would be an interesting read for anyone, but having been through the international adoption process I am totally bonding with the author as she retells her adoption story of her two daughters from China.
I also read a book on yoga that's not worth mentioning really. It was trying to convince to me to be all weird. I just want to do the exercises, thanks.
And I've made several attempts to get through John Holt's How Children Learn because many in the homeschool world think it's a must-read. I must be missing something. I'm totally not enthralled. It just seems like common sense, but I keep reading bits to try to find the fascinating part.
And in closing, Charlie gained a pound and is up to 22 pounds. He'll be two in a few weeks. I love that he's smallish. I can still hold and cuddle him easily. But I noticed that he's filled out his footie pajamas. The last time he wore them the feet would drag and frustrate him. But tonight they're almost too small. Just like that.
And my main man Paul cleaned up the vomititious carseat. Love. He loves me. He's here next to me reading about a sultan from the Ottoman empire.
And, I'm taking a trip to California soon. God has been so gracious in providing all the major details. I'm still waiting on one - it's a major one according to Peter... Legoland tickets. Their website is so silly. Seventy-five dollars. Ha, funny Legoland people. Surely someone in, say, Latvia knows how I can get them cheaper. Anyone? Oh, what I need is a reader in Denmark.
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