Other side of the desk

I know what it's like as a student.  And I have 13? years of experience being a teacher, but I'm about to embark on my journey as a PARENT of a public school child as Jake starts kindergarten in three weeks!  Since I've seen what it's like at Walmart the weekend before school starts, I wanted to avoid that madness and so we ventured to THREE stores in order to acquire everything on his list.  (Walmart, Target & Office Depot)  Dutifully I printed off the supply list posted on his school website, but I was kind of shocked by how MUCH was required.  (Seriously, TEN large glue sticks?!  For EACH child?)

Creative breakfast

I love breakfast.  It's my favorite meal of the day, and I want my children to love it, too.  So, frequently I'll try to incorporate smiley faces into our breakfast foods.  Here's an example of what I served Jake recently:

Healthy cuisine

After watching the documentary "Forks over Knives" I've tried to incorporate more veggie meals into our week and introduce my children to healthier foods.  Tonight we tried salmon over black rice.  Quinn loved both.  Jake only ate the salmon after I told him the amazing features of this fish but finally agreed that it was quite tasty!

Thanks to Veggie Tales he'll eat a couple of bites of asparagus.