I was thinking of many things for little ones to do for fun in the snow. The big kids get a shovel :) My five year old had an idea that I never thought of and yet it was so simple and as a kid I did it too! "Mom," he says, "you lay down in it and catch snowflakes with your tongue!" So I did that with him and giggled as the snow was coming down quicker and thicker! Sometimes it takes one of our kids to show us just what we are missing and how simple things can change our whole out look. Its stopping and taking the time for those moments! I am definately guilty of sometimes running like mad around the house doing things that seem to never end but my reasoning is that if I don't do it who will? As a Mom, I forgot to ask for help :( Simple things like putting toys in order I get my little guy to help and we make a basket sort game. Those daunting tasks, although they take longer, we benefit by getting a sharing moment we would not otherwise have gotten. Do I do this everyday? Are you kidding!?! This is something I attempt to do once a week though (the cleaning with the kids that is)!
What about the big kids and the shovel? When the little ones are in bed I attach a monitor to me and I will go out with a shovel myself. We get in some good talk time, a job done quickly, and Mom usually gets hit with a snowball! I try to throw snowballs but for Pete's sake they are quicker than I am much of a marks man! LOL!
FOOD SECTION!
I had made a promise that every once in a while I would post some neat tricks that had helped me when times were tough and I had kids to worry about as well and this brought to my mind a casserole I used to make that cost pennies but even today it has become my older children's "ask for" supper. Does it have a name? It begins as, "Mom do you remember the..." This one is simple and although it does not sound like much it is definately tasty! Groceries? When bacon goes on special we can get it for $1.89/lb sliced so that was always a great pick up when I saw it. Elbow macaroni, the no name brand is always cheap and it has always worked for us! Can of crushed tomatoes which too is a sale item that ends up less than a dollar. Last but not least a large cooking onion!
Method: Precook your macaroni in water (the amount I used was dependant upon how many I had eating). Chop up one pound of bacon into small chunks. Slice up the onion (as much as you would like). I chopped my real thin because if the kids knew it was in there they would not eat it :) Fry up the bacon and onion in a frying pan until onion becomes see through and bacon is not hard and crunchy. Mix up bacon(with the grease), onion, cooked macaroni, and your can of crushed tomatoes. You want to make sure you have enough crushed tomatoes to well cover and leave moist the entire mix! Put into a casserole dish and now add a topping! This always depended on what I had in the kitchen. You could place shredded cheese over the top as I sometimes did but more often then not I would butter a slice of bread on both sides chop into cubes and fry it in the frying pan until cruchy brown. Use the same pan you fried the bacon and onion as this gives the bread a yummy seasoned taste! Put on top of casserole and place uncovered in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes! This makes sure your tomatoes are heated up too!
I promise to take a food picture to post here next time!!
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