So, not only did I not manage to do a daily blog, but this one's late.
Really late.
We got hit with the back-to-school plague. It seems to hit families everywhere just as they settle in to the second week of school and knock down family members one by one. It is the reason there are only four lunches. We have already racked up an absence!
Day 8: Leftover pizza{ previously frozen ;-) }, cucumbers, carrots, cherry halves and a raccoon in this lunch.
Snacks: Yogurt smoothie, mini muffins and a cereal bar
Day 9: Mini bagel with cream cheese, cheese cubes and cheese crackers. A small piece of white chocolate and a pink elephant round out the bottom. The top contains black grapes, kiwi and tiny tomatoes.
Snacks: Yogurt in the morning, full size muffin in the afternoon.
This little beauty is my latest masterpiece. I take an almost empty Nutella jar, add 1 cup of hot milk and shake it up. It doesn't seal very well and sprays, but it's totally worth it. I then use that milk in my regular muffin recipe. This version had white and dark chocolate chips. Usually when the kiddo gets a muffin or two they are whole wheat banana or pumpkin or something else relatively good for you. Not this week. mmmmmm.
Day 10: Tie dyed hard boiled egg heart, banana bread, cantaloupe and cherries. Very small pig. Not shown is a container of cheddar popcorn.
Snacks: Smoothie with granola bites, fruit strip and dry cereal.
Day 11: Cantaloupe and cherries, cheese snack mix, birdie and an "A" sugar cookie. Not shown: Big fresh bagel with cream cheese brought home by Daddy for a special lunch.
Snacks: Mini muffins and a fruit strip. Shelf stable ( I got curious) yogurt for the afternoon.
So, the photos are a little less boring this time. I'll warn you, I'm slipping again. . . so far though I have not forgotten to take one. Hopefully I will keep that pattern at least. Starting monday the little lady started getting milk at school with her morning snack. She's happy because she can get chocolate and have the same as her friends. I'm happy because I don't have to worry about a protein drop that causes her attention to bottom out. Also happy because it's one less thing to keep cold. Added bonus, it's only 35 cents a day. Saving money is always a good thing.
