I like making holidays fun. A few years ago my kids figured out Pi Day and it has become a fun day of yummy pie. I definitely did too much though and I was absolutely thrashed at the end of the day. I promised myself that next year we will not do as much. The food was all fabulous though so at least we had that perk. For breakfast we had pumpkin pie (a Carter tradition). For snack I made little pecan pies. Those things are addicting and I could eat a dozen in a sitting if I wasn't careful. For dinner I had this recipe I had wanted to try called beef pot pie and so while it doesn't look like a traditional pot pie, it was one, and it was amazing! We definitely add our weight in crust that day but yum!
On the days that I don't substitute teach I try to make up for the other days and make a yummy snack, and leave a note. It doesn't always happen, but I try. The first few times I worked I had a little anxiety about my girls being "latch-key" kids. But after awhile I have come to see the benefits. My girls are learning to monitor their time and get things done without my having to check on them over and over. All 4 of the kids are excited to see me when I get home and they are really nice and ask about my day. While I still am no where near being ready to work full-time, I like this part-time ultra-flexible schedule that I have going on. I only work at my kids' school and only when I want to. I don't feel bad about saying no, at least not bad enough to say yes when I really can't or don't want to. I've had lots of great experiences and some not so great ones, but I really enjoy being in the classroom and associating with the kids and the faculty. I am not sure what will happen in the future, but I am enjoying having somewhere to go and something to do when I want to.
We continue to hone our sourdough skills and try new things all the time. We've done bagels, waffles, pancakes, breads, and even pizza. It is fun and yummy and quite a learning process.
