Making No Promises

October 2, 2013

You know how after a busy day, lots of homework, and the other kids are in bed, you sit down to have a snack before hitting the hay yourself? Don't you just crave a nice plate of beef stroganoff??

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Shelbi eating this midnight snack. Especially when we have two flavors of ice cream in the freezer and all sorts of sundae toppings in the fridge from last night's banana splits.

October 1, 2013

The first red tomato I've been able to grow in Texas. I remember picking bowls full of them in Michigan, more than I knew what to do with. Texas is not good for my gardening self esteem.

September 30, 2013

When Erik sat down to do his writing this evening, Ryan set about cutting and pasting some very important homemade fall leaves to the tree he colored. He kept calling it his homework. He was still at the table long after Erik was done.

September 29, 2013

I read in a cookbook once that a smart thing to do is set the table as soon as you begin making dinner. That way your family is tricked into thinking it's almost ready.

This table was set at 5:10 and dinner wasn't served until 6:05. Not one kid came asked me if dinner was almost done. In fact, Ryan came in from playing, saw the table, and said, "Ooh, it's almost time to eat!"