Yesterday Dai asked if she could contribute to her class's end of year party. I offered to make peanut butter popcorn. She said she couldn't have nuts and it couldn't be homemade. I said that was too bad since I can make some good stuff.
Today after school, I called her in while I was doing dishes. She was having a rough day, I could tell and I just wanted to hear about it. She was in a pretty sad mood. She was upset because she had to play outside and it was too hot. She was also upset because she had a really heavy backpack because she had to bring everything home today and she just wished her teacher had told her earlier so she could have brought home a little bit each day rather than all at once. (Methinks she is getting the planning thing!) I told her the shopping was mostly done and I still had some money so did she have an idea of what she would like to bring to her class? She replied, sadly, "I don't know. Everything good is homemade!" Ah, sweetie you just made my day.
As she was clearing the table to set it for dinner (yes, we are still eating in shifts but we are trying to eat in shifts at the table), she saw some Boboli. She asked what it was for and I told her, "Pizza while camping." (We have never done this before and we shall see how it goes.) She asked, "Why doesn't Dad just make pizza dough?"
Later, I went to drop off Dai at gym and pick up Cress from gym. On the way home, Cress was telling me that she would save her money until she was out of food and then she would buy Top Ramen. I replied, "I don't think you should wait until you are totally out of food. Do you see how I shop every week or so, but I still have food in the house? Also, ramen isn't that healthy." So she said, "And bananas. Those are healthy." I started to explain the need for a well rounded diet when she said, "And I will make bread. But first I will have to buy some wheat and grind it. And then if I have enough money left over, I will buy a CSA."
Our kids are definitely being influenced by our food decisions - home cooking, wheat grinding, bread making, CSA!! Sometimes I wonder if they will only eat white bread when they get older just because they never got it as a kid, but maybe not, huh? Just made my day.
Today after school, I called her in while I was doing dishes. She was having a rough day, I could tell and I just wanted to hear about it. She was in a pretty sad mood. She was upset because she had to play outside and it was too hot. She was also upset because she had a really heavy backpack because she had to bring everything home today and she just wished her teacher had told her earlier so she could have brought home a little bit each day rather than all at once. (Methinks she is getting the planning thing!) I told her the shopping was mostly done and I still had some money so did she have an idea of what she would like to bring to her class? She replied, sadly, "I don't know. Everything good is homemade!" Ah, sweetie you just made my day.
As she was clearing the table to set it for dinner (yes, we are still eating in shifts but we are trying to eat in shifts at the table), she saw some Boboli. She asked what it was for and I told her, "Pizza while camping." (We have never done this before and we shall see how it goes.) She asked, "Why doesn't Dad just make pizza dough?"
Later, I went to drop off Dai at gym and pick up Cress from gym. On the way home, Cress was telling me that she would save her money until she was out of food and then she would buy Top Ramen. I replied, "I don't think you should wait until you are totally out of food. Do you see how I shop every week or so, but I still have food in the house? Also, ramen isn't that healthy." So she said, "And bananas. Those are healthy." I started to explain the need for a well rounded diet when she said, "And I will make bread. But first I will have to buy some wheat and grind it. And then if I have enough money left over, I will buy a CSA."
Our kids are definitely being influenced by our food decisions - home cooking, wheat grinding, bread making, CSA!! Sometimes I wonder if they will only eat white bread when they get older just because they never got it as a kid, but maybe not, huh? Just made my day.
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