September 23rd, 2013
Mid-semester report cards came out. (Does this ever not feel painful?) So Monkey has a great memory...until she needs to write it down. Then she has sudden amnesia. I had a long talk in the car with her on the way back from dropping off the Lawyer, reluctantly, to art class. Monkey is the kid that quotes, almost verbatim, commercials, video game stories, and movies! She also was told that she needed much prompting and re-directing. I told her that isn't going to cut it. She successfully remembered to bring home a school planner without my prompting and she remembered to put her shoes back in her room, without me harping at her. (Well the pair she had on in the car, NOT the pair at the foot of my desk she kicked off after school. Baby steps) I reminded her, ironically, that she has a great memory but that mommy has done WAY too much remembering for her and now she has to retrain her brain so that she remembers the things that mommy used to remember for her. I got way too much to remember for everyone so momma needs a break! Got to keep retraining her and getting her to not rely on others to get her by. Have to rethink this one and my strategies.
New Strategy tonight, her nightly 1 chapter required reading is now followed by a couple sentences about what she read written in her journal. I am trying to train her to 1) write neat, 2) have reading comprehension, and 3) make that comprehension into a writing lesson so she connects the two. Neither of the kids are great writers but then again you have probably figure out nor am I! Practice, practice!
So my cooking went awry yesterday, well at least for dinner. I did manage to have hubby cook an entire package of bacon to warm up on school mornings, while I made pumpkin muffins and bread for school breakfasts. But our afternoon plans changed so last night we let Cracker Barrel feed us and while I don't like to go out to eat all that much, it was late after a family reunion and it was better than most choices glaring at us. Monkey had green beans, corn, and chicken strips, Lawyer had 2 giant pancakes and 2 strips of bacon. (Her daddy ate breakfast too, must be a genetic thing). I can't plan for every meal like I should due to lazy weekend attitudes and sudden family trips. I can be smart about our derailments though and sometimes you gotta let someone else do the cooking but it should not have a drive thru!
So tonight I beat the tar out of some pork steaks, drowned some carrots, half an onion, and some red potatoes in olive oil and sprinkled Cavenders, and salt and pepper. Wrapped it up in foil and threw it, literally, in the oven before taking the Lawyer to art. Came home and cut ends off of fresh green beans and dumped some wonderful Coursey's meat chunks in it and put it to boil for a while. Looks awesome, now I have to wait until hubby and Lawyer get home. Did I mention I hate waiting?
I did have time to run to the grocery this am and was having no ideas as to dinner menus this week. I have learned to be patient as something will hit me and get the creative juices flowing. I found some GF Teriyaki sauce so going Asian on Wed night with some chicken and rice. Tues will do fish balls (tilapia and almond meal recipe I got from a friend. It has a much better name but this one is more fun we decided!) and what ever veggies I have in the crisper. Haven't made it to Th mentally yet so TBD. So if you see me, the couple that know who I am, standing in the grocery store staring at something. I am not catatonic. Well mostly...I am just thinking about what to do with whatever it is I am staring at and what to pair with it. So don't slip me psychiatrist/therapists numbers, I am just in deep thought. :)
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