Sleeping Over

Look who had her first sleepover at a friend's house last night!

And...

Briana's name was in the school newsletter for her outstanding reading!

Mr. Mom

Two days ago, I came down with a virus. Not just any old virus, but the kind that knocks me out for a few days. I couldn't get out of bed and it was horrible. Yesterday, Mike offered to get the kids ready and drive them to school. It was a lifesaver. However, he doesn't do things exactly like I do, and the girls felt they had to help him along a bit. Today is the first day that I've ventured downstairs since Wednesday, and I had a nice chuckle when I found this piece of paper on the kitchen table.

It's a list of things to do in the mornings, as well as a map to the school. He he he!

My Top Ten Reader!

Remember the week before last when the girls' school had the Read A Thon week? And we went to the Snuggle Up With A Good Book night? And, I got to read to Briana's class for the read in day?

Well, every day, the girls had to write down how many minutes they read after school, and turn them in at school.

It's a really big week at school, and the girls did a fantastic job of reading all week long.

Wednesday was the big Read A Thon celebration. The mayor came to school, and he announced the top ten readers for each grade.

Guess who won for the third grade top readers?

That's right! It's Briana!! She the one in the purple shirt, back row, on the right.

She came tearing out of school on Wednesday and showed me her certificate, and all of her goodies that she had gotten. I'm one proud mama!

And, to top things off, on Thursday, they had a special waffle breakfast at school for all the top readers in each grade. Briana got to leave class and go eat waffles, which she said were delicious.

Broccoli cheese and potato soup

1 carrot, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 T butter
2 T flour
2 C chicken broth
1 C milk
2 med. potatoes peeled & diced small
3 C chopped up broccoli heads (I just used one head of broccoli and didn't measure)
1 1/2 C shredded cheddar

Melt butter in large saucepan and saute carrots and celery about 5 minutes. Add flour and stir till smooth. Add chicken broth, milk, and potatoes. Cover and cook till potatoes are soft, 10-15 minutes. Add broccoli and cook till broccoli is tender, about 5 more minutes. Add cheese and stir till cheese is melted.

Serve with Panera asiago cheese bread.

Yummy!!

Sharing a room

About a week ago, the girls came up with the crazy idea that they want to share a room. I didn't give them an answer right away, thinking they would change their minds and that would be the end of it. Nope. The other night, while they were supposed to be sleeping, they wrote us notes. I read Briana's first, and found it to be quite clever.

It reads:

Dear Mom and Dad,

Me and Sydney want to have the same room really bad. We would do chores for 5 weeks and our prize would be having the same room cause we really want to have the same room really bad and it would make our life easier without hearing any foot steps (only if we have to go to the bathroom). I hope this makes you say yes cause of the chores! Can we?

Briana

P.S. My room would be the play room so we could play and Syd could put her toys in my (old) room if you say yes.

Then she leaves a space for me to write her a letter back.

Dear Briana,

Love,

Mom

circle the answer yes or no

(if you circle no, no chores will be done)

I think the last line was really the deal breaker for me.

I won't rewrite Sydney's not because I think it's pretty clear in the picture.

I also really liked her last line that reads: you won't have to give us any money!

Great bargainers, they are!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

It has been a food filled day, that's for sure. We started off with shamrock waffles for breakfast.

They turned out super cute, if I do say so myself!

For dinner, we had our usual corned beef and cabbage. It was as yummy as it was last year. I should say, most of us had corned beef and cabbage.

(Mom and Dad, skip this picture! It is too torturous!)

One of us did not like the looks of corned beef and cabbage AT ALL and had to have something else entirely.

For dessert, we had some delicious rainbow cupcakes.

Tomorrow I will be going for an extra long walk.