This is the last week that the boys are home from school. The boys and I have so much enjoyed our time together and our very relaxed schedule...because we've had no schedule! Sleeping in each day, staying in pajamas until 9 am at the earliest (most often until noon!), taking our time to get anything accomplished, playing games and working together on puzzles, trying new recipes and the list goes on.
Usually at this point in a break from school, as much as I've enjoyed them, I am ready for the boys to get back into school and I need a break from them. :-) This time around it's different. I have truly enjoyed every moment with them...even during our lengthy grocery trips! I don't know if it's because I realize just how quickly they're growing up so I can appreciate this time better, or just that I am completely burned out with and tired of being disappointed in the public school system or possibly that I am loving the stages that each of the boys are in??? I'm pretty sure that there is truth in probably all of the above! I am not at my breaking point yet, but I certaintly can appreciate and understand why families choose to homeschool (like both my sister's do). I'm almost realizing that it's actually MORE work to have them in school all day...especially when my children's needs are so different from each other, that this year we opted for 3 different schools! Our intensions and priorities were spot on when making that big decision so I have no regrets, but I am feeling and living the realities of that choice now...mid school year.
OK, so off that RANT that I promised would happen with this whole Blogging thing!!! ;-) Shifting gears now... :-)
As I mentioned, with all this "free" time, I have tried new recipes. Tonight so far has been my favorite! This side dish was so AMAZING and the texture was PERFECT that I already have my "community side dish" to share with the fam at 2012's Thanksgiving! Hahaha... It's called - Thyme, Carrots and Parsnip Mash...from Weight Watchers. You would NEVER know that it's from W.W.! The color, the flavor, the aroma and again...the texture is sooooo good!!! Never mind the fact that Jackson gagged on it, Trevor cried at the thought that he had to at least try it and Nathan willingly tried it, but snubbed his nose at it just after...it really is so good! lol I'm certain that my portion size was not the recommended portion in the magazine. ;-)
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