A post from my friend Deb at Mom Of 3 Girls titled This is why we don't watch tv in the mornings... prompted me to write this post, because our stories are so hilariously similar! Thanks for the post idea, Deb! Kaitlyn's bus is technically supposed to come at 7:44 a.m. But, depending on traffic and weather and whether or not the kids who get picked up before Kaitlyn are actually there or not, the bus can come as early as 7:40. We are supposed to stand at the end of the driveway where the driver can see us so she knows to stop. Which means walking out to the driveway at 7:39 and then...waiting. Five minutes is a long time when you are just standing there with a wiggly five year old! I think it was the third day of school when the driver figured out that if she doesn't see us in the driveway, she should stop the bus in front of the house and wait. Because there are some mornings when I think Kaitlyn is all ready to go, but then something goes wrong. Recent examples include … [Read more...]
Kaitlyn’s Bento-ish School Lunches
In no way can I call these bentos, but "brown bag" doesn't really fit either since I'm using reusable containers with as little for Kaitlyn to throw away as possible. I bought a set of EasyLunchboxes because the site said the lids were easy-open and kid friendly, and they are. I'm actually having fun making her lunches in the morning, and she has fun helping me choose what to put in them! This was her very first school lunch! Turkey and cheese, grapes and blueberries, cherry tomatoes and a dill pickle cut in half. Plus an 8 ounce bottle of milk (Country Fresh brand, sold at Walmart) and a package of mini muffins that was supposed to be for snack time in the afternoon, but she ate the entire thing at lunch. There was not a single crumb left! Second lunch, packed by Chris - Turkey and cheese again, a granola bar, a small baggie of Barbara's Snackimals, baby carrots and dip (found at Walmart), apples, and milk. Third lunch, packed in a BrightBin container. BrightBins … [Read more...]
Back to School Is Making My Head Spin
Three kids to get ready for the 2011-2012 school year. One who wants only hot lunch (the oldest) and two that want cold. Three backpacks. Enough folders and loose leaf paper and regular pencils and colored pencils to outfit a classroom. The surprise of 40 degree weather this morning, a check of the five day forecast on Weather.com, digging fleece hoodies out of the closet. Spongebob backpack just for Kaitlyn embroidered with her name (shout-out to personalcreations.com) and bearing two large white cards pinned to the front, one telling the Kindergarten teacher that she goes to K.A.P. (Kindergarten Activity Program, basically another half-day of school, just less formal) at 11:40, and one telling the K.A.P. teacher what bus to put her on at 3:30. New Hello Kitty tennis shoes, new Disney Fairies lunch bag, EasyLunchboxes.com lunch containers. Forms signed, schedules copied, more forms. The stress of a morning schedule that includes getting up way too early, driving Chris … [Read more...]
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