Scrap with Stacy - Tim Holtz giveaway.

Seriously? Who doesn't love Distress Ink? Have you tried it? It's fantastic. And, grungeboard... I have been dying to try grungeboard! So all you have to do is visit the link, follow her directions to win a fantastic Tim Holtz giveaway. And if you don't enter? Fine, because I want it for me, me and me! :) You have to enter by October 31st, so what are you waiting for! Go, go now but come back and visit me sometime. Just click on the title of this post and you will go directly to Stacy's blog.

Gramma was right, again!

Me: "So, how was your first day of school?" dtr: "Terrible!" Me: "Why terrible? Didn't you have any fun?" dtr: *silence* Me: "Who did you play with?" dtr: "No one." Me: "Didn't you play with Suzie?" (Names may have been changed to protect their identity) dtr: "No, well, a little." Me: "Did you have any fun?" dtr: "No" She has been doing this since JK. She's only 7. What is it going to be like when she is 17? She'll probably just make guttural sounds while glaring at me though a curtain of hair. My Grandmother told me what goes around comes around. She was so right! Eventually, she will start to spontaneously and erratically share information. But it takes a while and if I push she just digs in her heels. "Sigh" Why are girls so complicated? Actually, now that I write this I think that she is over-whelmed with all of this information. New people, new class, new teacher, new homework... Maybe it just takes her time to sort it out before she can share it? Kinda like I just did.

School Lunches

Only 3 more sleeps until school begins and it couldn't be more welcome. My kids are driving each other, and me, crazy. So for the past few weeks I have been slowly getting things ready; purchasing new duds, going through their last years clothes to see what still fits and fretting about what I'm going to make my little monkeys for their lunches. I think they must be two of the handful of children in North America that do not enjoy cold, canned or processed meat. (Actually Mr Man does enjoy a hot dog once in while but you know what my Dad used to call those? Chicken lips and @$$#*!&S) So, for the past few years I have sent my daughter to school with cream cheese sandwiches. I know, ew, but I was desperate to get the little monkey to eat. And she has passed her dislike for cold meat, etc to her little brother. So for his first year of school it was also cream cheese sandwiches for him. (Please don't judge me too harshly) Of course, I like to provide my monkeys with the four food groups. So, I also packed fresh fruit, yogurt, cheese (hard cheese only please, she won't eat cheese slices either), fruit cups, puddings, carrots, raisins, etc. But, I think I have now solved my meat dilemma. Last weekend I made meat balls from hamburger and sausage, oregano, marjoram, onions and mushrooms and stored the cooked balls in the freezer. I figure I can give my little monkeys little meat balls subs or spaghetti and meatballs for their lunches. Thankfully they said they were awesome and are looking forward to eating them. Today I made meatloaf. I made enough for two meat loaves. The one is for tonight but instead of making the second into a loaf I made it in muffin cups. I will send them to school with a little corn and mashed potato on top so it's like a mini shepherd's pie cupcake. Ha! NOw a just have to see if they bring me home empty lunch pails. (I would have taken photos but my cameras in for repairs.)