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Salad Party (a.k.a. Crouton Recipe)
My class has a garden plot at school, and our lettuce was overflowing! (please note that we have another teacher help us with the garden; see yesterday’s post about my black thumb).In an attempt to get the kids excited about eating nutritiously and to build their independence and self-agency, we held a Salad Party. We split into five groups of four students each and prepared a different part of the salad. One group harvested and washed the lettuce. Groups shredded carrots and cheese. Another group made salad dressing, and my group made homemade croutons.
Each student brought in something to contribute to the party: forks, shredders, carrots, cheese, bread, … Read More
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Tomato Seeds
Hooray! It’s time to start planting seeds (at least in Houston it is…).According to Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro Houston, it’s time to plant tomato seeds indoors. I used those expanding peat moss seed growing things. They are fun to watch expand!
Perhaps I should not actually feature my gardening endeavors on this blog, since I have pretty much no idea what I am doing. I try to read books as much as I can, but when those books tell me things I don’t want to hear, then I’m forced to ignore them. For example, apparently, you need to raise tomato seeds under fluorescent lights instead … Read More
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Getting Back on Track
Okay, I have gained approximately six pounds since Christmas. And I feel it. I feel it when I squeeze into my pants, get them buttoned, and then my belly inches over the waistband. I feel it when I run and my butt jiggles so much it hurts. Seriously. (I apologize for being so graphic.)I think the problem is two-fold (or maybe three-fold?). First, I do best with routines and habits. We had a two-week winter vacation which was awesome, but we did not follow our normal routines and habits. We ate out a lot. We snacked a lot. We ate a lot of dessert.
Secondly, I’ve been focusing more … Read More
