Aug 09 2006
In a school daze…back to school already?
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Even though we’re barely into August, if feels like summer’s almost over and school is about to descend on us. First, Tracey C. is having a Picture This Summer - A Photo Contest.
Then my friend Karen greeted me this morning by announcing, "Only 14 days until school starts!!!" No kidding. In the next seven days, I have two school committee meetings and a board meeting. I’ve already signed up to volunteer in Nathan’s classroom. (I’m reading stories to the kids on Monday afternoons.) The teachers and principal keep emailing me stuff to post on the school website, and I just realized I have to update the staff pages. (Beside being the president of the board, I’m the WebMom at Carbon Valley Academy, too.)
Lately, it seems that every parenting e-newsletter I get is about back-to-school. Scholastic’s featuring Back to School: Smart Start! on their website. And Woman’s Day magazine has a few school lunch ideas as well as some tips to take the stress out of going back to school on theirs.
Finally The Denver Post ran a story on school lunches, Taking lunch outside the box. There’s a terrific recipe for Cherrio pop-ems, like Rice Krispie treats but healthier.
Cheerio Pop-Ems
We all love Rice Krispy treats, but Cheerios are healthier because they contain whole grains. Makes about 30 pop-ems.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1 package (about 10 ounces) mini-marshmallows
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter (optional)
- 6 cups Cheerios
Directions:
- In large saucepan, melt butter until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat.
- Add marshmallows and peanut butter (if using) and stir until marshmallows melt and mixture is smooth, returning to heat if necessary.
- Add Cheerios and stir gently, coating all Cheerios with marshmallow mixture.
- Allow mixture to cool for 15 minutes, then form into balls. Place on parchment paper to cool.
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Under the Big Top here, we are all anxiously waiting for the big day…in five days for us. We are somewhat ready. The kids have the necessities: socks, underwear, shoes.
I purposely wait on the school supplies because the teachers don’t reveal their supplies list until after the first day. I wish they would post them sooner like the schools my kids went to before we moved here but they don’t. So we wait and we will be shopping with all the other crazed parents and kids…fun, fun, fun! We also wait on most of the school clothes shopping because it is still going to be 100° or more around here for at least another month or so. Shorts, tee-shirts, tanks and saltwater sandals are the usual dress in August and September for school kids around here. We just bought new clothes for the summer a couple of months ago and they are all just fine. As we settle into the routine, the kids and I will start to assess what they need clothes-wise for fall and winter.
In the meantime…only five more days!!!
whoo-hoo!!!
Thanks so much for the mention of the photo contest!! Come on over everyone!
Hmmm….school? We still have 3 1/2 weeks of summer up here! We haven’t even begun to shop for school supplies or clothes. We are still delighting in the late nights and sleep in mornings. We’ll get around to the shopping a week or so before the BIG day.
We’ve got a few weeks still and I am scrambling for supplies and trying to get the reading log done LOL