Sep. 9, 2007 - The End of Summer
Kids cook dinner, the next adventure. They are in there right now, ingredients flying. Gabriel is imaginative—he made a reduction of Lemon Jone’s soda and was lowering bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese into it, I’m not sure if the bagels survived (they were this weeks secret ingredient), but the lemon sauce now has cream in it and they are frying some kind of bread pudding and chopping peaches and crystallized ginger--- oh, how will I ever lose any weight? I was able to give a few tips, though, as I passed by—turn the handle so it doesn’t hang out past the stove, don’t move a bowl of hot liquid over your sister’s head, clean as you go… well, something smells good. I like when they are enthusiastic and learn by doing. I guess kid’s cook night fits into that part of my homeschool and parenting philosophy.
Today was nice. I had planned on going to a Renaissance faire in another town, but decided to keep it more restful instead. We took a walk and went to my mom’s for lunch. She gave us my favorite, the best eggplant parmesan with eggplant from her garden and then we helped them make70 sandwiches for their Bible Study with homeless people. Then I took a nap …. tonight I have a mosaic project all over the table, Scott is setting up a laptop for his sister and keeps calling the kids to come and see what he’s doing, Peace got an orchid and is studying her little kit and booklets to see how to care for it. Then we’re going to watch a movie. Creativity and being together, two things I’m thankful for.
Tomorrow we start back to schoolwork and extra classes. It’s been a great summer and for the most part we are excited to get back to it. Schedules have been hung on the bulletin boards with care, rooms have been cleaned, books sorted through, new ballet shoes and pencils… it’s always a fresh start. I like that, but somehow find myself imagining each year that somehow I’ll be more organized. I’ll suddenly want to jump out of bed at 6 and lift weights and stick to a menu plan and keep the car clean and then I’m still just me, growing, struggling, living a real life, not the one I imagined.
In other news—Gabriel received his Black Belt in Karate yesterday. He’s been doing karate since he was 6 and he worked so hard, especially this summer. He’s happy and we’re really proud of him. Scott’s parents were here for a week and we had a good visit with them. We went and saw this –I don’t even know how to describe it-interesting and educational (the kids say they now know all there is to know about anatomy). And we enjoyed other activities at the science museum and had dinner with our friends.
Comments
Sep. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Rebeca
I love your kids! Fried bread pudding? I need to come over on one of these nights to sample their creations!
Love you,
Beca
Sep. 10, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by keldaris
Ummm, are you telling me that I won't be more organized this year than last year? I keep waiting for that magic moment where I become the perfect homeschooling mama with charts and schedules and children all working on something quietly and in order! Oh, did I mention that I'm holding out for one of those days that goes off without a hitch? Well, I guess I'll just settle for hours of reading "Trumpet of the Swan" to the kids and looking up pictures of them on the internet and stumbling upon a recording of trumpet swans. You know what, they sound like trumpets!
~Dar
