First day of school!

Today is my kiddos' first day of a new school year. They were super excited this morning. So was I, because I had the day off of work. So, we got up, Mom (me) got some coffee, and got ready to roll. Kids in new clothes and shoes, backpacks grabbed, lunches packed, photos taken. We did drive to school instead of taking the bus because we had all the supplies to take. We missed Meet & Greet on Friday so all the stuff had to get toted along with us. Got the kids to their classrooms, teachers met, and off I went. Ran a couple errands - had to get some coffee syrup, something to make for dinner, and some paint samples. We are getting the outside of the house painted in a few weeks, so we were finalizing color choices today. Got home, put a pot roast in the crock pot. Made a loaf of bread that was pretty good. Calling it "tablespoon bread". Yay for no kneading and easy remembering!

6 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon kosher salt

3 cups lukewarm water

Mix together flour, salt, sugar, and yeast in large mixing bowl. Add water and stir until well combined. Dough will be soft. Cover bowl with cling wrap and a tea towel. Place in a warm spot and let rise for an hour. After rising, use a plastic scraper to punch down the dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and shape into round loaf. Place an heat safe  Dutch oven into the oven and preheat to 425. Once oven is hot, take out the Dutch oven. The dough will have risen again at this point. Turn dough into the hot! pot and cover with the lid. Put back into the oven and bake for 40 minutes. After time is up, remove lid and bake an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and turn loaf out onto cooling rack. Cool completely before slicing. 

We had pot roast and gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, and bread. Was pretty darn good dinner. Got lunch stuff prepped for tomorrow, dishes all done up. Watched a little TV and now I'm heading for bed. Goodnight! 

Hi all -

Yesterday was J and my wedding anniversary, and this weekend is B's birthday. Next week is my sister and brother-in-law's anniversary and my birthday. And the week after is my nephew's birthday and two of our close friends have a birthday that week as well. Funny how much stuff is crammed into this month now. And we are less than 3 weeks away from the first day of school. D is currently attending Huntington Learning Center, getting some one on one time to ensure that she is ready for first grade. She slid through kindergarten but didn't really enjoy it and I think that she was not quite ready for it. She's been going to tutoring for a few weeks now, and she loves it. And she is learning, and listening, and even she can see results from it. She amazed herself the other day reading billboards. "Mom, I can read that!" Tonight, one of her extra credit activities was to read in a funny place. I found her in my bathtub with her blanket, pillow, and three books. I just laughed and went the other direction, so I wouldn't interrupt her. I hope that she learns to love reading as much as I do.

Speaking of which, I recently climbed aboard the Game of Thrones ride. By that I mean reading the books. I haven't watched the HBO series yet, but it may not be far off. Although, due to my Facebook feed, I already know a lot of the "spoilers" just reading the books. I may start on the show later. There are 135 holds on Season 1 discs at the library. Guess I should start searching out other ways to watch it......anyone have HBO Go? :) Hmmm....go.....ing to bed now. Good night all!