School Days
Well, it's that time of year again. School started back last Wednesday! Addison is attending potty training school.
Trying to get a good picture of all three- impossible!This is when I said 'Addison, get the paper out of your face and put it near your tummy'
Ok, well we sort of got a good one-
As you can see from the photos, Cerys started Year 2 (1st Grade if we were in the States) and Bailey started Year 1 (Kindergarten). The good thing about a smaller school is that there is only one class per Year level, so the girls knew most everyone in their class. It helps I think. Cerys has a new teacher, the Year 2 teacher retired at the end of last year. When I asked Cerys about it she said she was a nice teacher. I asked her how she knew she was going to be nice and she says "Well, she was wearing a purple cardi (cardigan) and has blond hair." Alrighty then. Bailey has sort of the same teachers as last year. The Year 1 teacher is still on maternity leave (you can take up to one year!) so there is a job share. It's not ideal in my opinion, but I'm happy for the lady as she gets to stay home with her baby for that long! So, there is a job share teacher for M-T-W and a long term sub on Th-F. We will survive the year, I'm sure.
In other news, you know that scene in 'Cast Away' where Tom Hanks beats his chest and screams "I! Made! Fire!" Well, imagine me screaming, "I! MADE! ROTEL!
It was super easy- don't know why I'm just now trying it out after all these years. I found a copy cat recipe on-line and I would say it's pretty close. Mine was thicker than the can stuff, but I cheated and used peeled, chopped toMAHtoes from the can instead of peeling, chopping them myself. I might try that next time, but probably not. So this is several cans (can't remember) of tomatoes and about 12-15 diced jalepenos (wear gloves so you don't burn your eyes!). I let it simmer for over an hour till it kind of broke down a bit and then it was ready! It smelled wonderful and I froze this in one cup portions. I use a cup or two of it in my Pioneer Woman Salsa that calls for a can of Rotel. I must admit, I did allow myself some tortilla chips to sample the salsa and it was mighty good. I could drink this salsa!
Addison is doing so great in her potty training! I stayed home Thursday- Saturday and just embraced it. I was really dreading it, having been through it twice now, but it's actually been super easy. I'm sure having big sisters help, especially when they can reach the Starburst on the counter for you and reward you when you use the potty. Ahem. She stayed dry at church yesterday and I considered that a HUGE success. I'm sure we will have a setback at some point, it seems to be that way I think, but overall I think she's got the point of it. Even walking to school today she was fine and used the potty as soon as we got back home. Speaking of walking to school today, the gale force winds were insane! I got a second workout of the day just trying to push the pushchair and keep up with Cerys and Bailey. At one point I thought we might blow off a bridge. They say it's the remnant of the last hurricane. I had to put some back garden toys in the garage since they were blowing around outside!
Y'all have a blessed week!