Bainbridge island

We got to go on the ferry to Bainbridge island.  We went there thinking we could eat at a diner that had been featured on food tv's "Diner, dives and drives" or something like that.  When we got there the diner was closed.  We still had a nice walk through the town and the ferry ride was very relaxing.





It was a little windy.

He's just a little dramtic.  We had a great time.

Monday family dinner topic

It's really important to be a gracious winner.

Oh my goodness did we have lots to talk about at dinner with all the news over the weekend.
  The first thing we talked about was Michael Jordan's hall of fame speech.  Was it sour grapes?  Is he a winner who is still unhappy or was he just showing how competetive he is? 
Serena Williams losing her cool and the match.
 Than Kanye West interupting Taylor Swifts big moment.  Thankfully Beyonce gave us an example of a gracious winner that we could talk about.
We were able to talk about things like it's not nice to say "I told you so," and  even if your right your behavior can turn you into a loser.
 Even if you are the "winner" it's nice if you notice and acknowledge others. 

On the menu tonight was a perfect fall meall.  Pot Roast.  I love pot roast.  I put the meat,vegtables and broth into the crockpot in the morning and can smell the deliciousness all through the house all afternoon.

Favorite Meal

To give the kids something to look forward to  after starting school, I let them choose their favorite dinner.  One choose ravoli, the other choose spaghetti and the last one choose steak sandwiches.

For the after school snack I made them pencil brownies. Happy first week of school.
 Baking and planning these treats give me something to do on the first day of school so I don't get so sad about my kids getting older.

Longing for Summer

School Clothes

Buying school clothes for a high schooler is a bit scary. They want to have a certain look and I want him to be comfortable, but I'm on a budget. This year he needed new jeans so we headed to Old Navy. Great news, they were having a sale, 2 pair for $25. Bad news they had no jeans left in his size. We had to go to Target anyway. Little brother had earned some money and was dying to buy some Pokemon cards. We decided to just look. Lucky us not only did they have jeans in his size, they were the style he liked(dark wash, baggy, plain), their price was $10.99 each.
He also found T-shirts with old rock and roll bands on them for $8.99. Another sale.
Yes,he felt set for school and I was so happy we were way within my budget.

First day at school is a success!

Today was the first day of High School and 4th grade. Everyone was excited and nervous. The day went really well for both boys. They came home really happy. A good start to a good school year.