Amelia’s self portrait from kindergarten
Notes from Preschool
Each day Ms. Katie sends home a little note that tells how much the kids ate of their snack and when they went potty. Recently there have been personal notes from her on Will’s sheets.
9/15/2011 – “Will talked all about his full name and tractors. Ask him about pretending to make a boat and going wake boarding.” Will and Amelia have been pretending to wake board and water ski since we got home from Green Lake, WI. They use their train on wheels as the boat, a long piece of yarn with a toilet paper roll as the handle for the ski rope, and off they go. Will likes to pretend he is swimming and asks to make sure we all have life jackets on. Apparently he likes it so much he wants to do it at school!
9/20/2011 – Will didn’t eat any of his snack today, which is quite unusual because snacks are his favorite meal. Ms. Katie wrote “He said I don’t like American cheese, I like cheddar.”
Country French Omelet (Ina Garten)
1 T olive oil
3 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup (1-inch diced) unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes
salt and pepper
5 eggs
3 T milk
1 T butter
I T fresh chopped chives
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Heat the olive oil in a 10-inch ovenproof omelet pan over medium heat. (I use a cast iron.) Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is browned but not crisp. Take the bacon out of the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate.
Place the potatoes in a pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Continue to cook over medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes (this took longer for me, probably 20 minutes), until very tender and browned, tossing occasionally to brown evenly. Remove with a slotted spoon to the same plate with the bacon.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper together with a fork. After the potatoes are removed., pour the fat out of the pan and discard. Add the butter, lower the heat to low, and pour the eggs into the hot pan. Sprinkle the bacon, potatoes, and chives evenly over the top and place the pan in the oven for about 8 minutes, just until the eggs are set. Slide onto a platter and serve hot.
A New Smile
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Amelia lost her first tooth on Wednesday! She was so excited and proud. Unfortunately I heard her screaming frantically in the bathroom only moments later after she had accidentally dropped it down the drain when rinsing it off. I took the drain apart, quite gross, and did my best to try and find it. No luck. I promised Amelia I would write the tooth fairy a note to explain the situation. The next morning, well actually the middle of the night, Amelia found a letter from the tooth fairy with a dollar bill. The most amazing part is that I was in Will’s room the next day and stepped on something – yes, her tooth! The tooth fairy is magical.