TCF Tuesday

[kartish]

Home on this chilly Tuesday. I need suggestions for dinner. Our freezer is chock full of a quarter of a cow and half a pig, that busy came from the butcher and still I have no idea what to make for dinner.

[agm04]

kartish I made this for dinner last night (with leaner beef, without the crostini, and with rotini pasta) and the whole family loved it. Very easy to throw together! www.pauladeen.com/tastes-like-lasagna-soup

[dreemkin]

I got a talking to after totschool about N scratching a kid in her class. I feel so bad about it. I cancelled going to the mall today to show her that her actions have consequences. It's like a slap in the face bc I though I was raising a sweet little child. She's normally such a love but she does act out like that with her sister. She has to learn not to put her hands on other kids though...sigh.

[dreemkin]

kartish how about meatballs (I like waikiki meatballs), hamburgers, steak or fajitas or kabobs??

[agm04]

dreemkin sorry you are dealing with that. even the sweetest kids are rough sometimes...you ARE raising a sweet little child!

[aggiebug]

dreemkin, even the sweetest kids do this type of thing. It's just growing up, so take charge of this teachable moment and don't feel too bad about it.

[aggiebug]

Is it bed time yet? I am so tired and have been since I woke up, this nap didn't help either. Add in no H today and a toddler who is on nap strike (thank goodness she at least is happy to stay in her crib for a bit) and I am ready for bed time.

[lilyelayne]

kartish taco soup? Spaghetti & meatsauce? Stir fry (either beef or pork, serve over noodles or rice)? Fried rice? Stuffed bell pepper?

dreemkin it's one of those developmental things N has to learn; interacting with peers appropriately is part of what going to school is about. I'm sure she'll get it & you'll help her.

[lilyelayne]

Ahhh think I'm almost packed. DH took G at lunch so I could run some last minute errands, get my eyebrows waxed, and do some kid free packing. We'll go to my grandma's tonight for our usual weekly supper, then spend the night at my parents' house so we're all together and a little closer to the airport.

I'm always nervous checking a bag when flying but there's just no way to do only a carry on with a kid

[agm04]

lilyelayne right there with you on checking a bag! unsettling but necessary these days. hope travels go smoothly!

aggiebug hope the toddler goes easy on you this afternoon.

[aggiebug]

lilyelayne, I understand your nerves! Are you flying direct? If so you are most likely fine. And since 9/11 the luggage policihave change so missing luggage is *less* likely. I hate paying for it!

You are right though with a kid it's hard to not check a bag.

[lilyelayne]

Oct 18, 2016 14:39:31 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

lilyelayne, I understand your nerves! Are you flying direct? If so you are most likely fine. And since 9/11 the luggage policihave change so missing luggage is *less* likely. I hate paying for it!

You are right though with a kid it's hard to not check a bag.

Not direct. I can only fly to Texas and Georgia from my local airport so California is right out haha. The fees are a pain for sure.

[aggiebug]

Oct 18, 2016 14:53:35 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Oct 18, 2016 14:39:31 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

lilyelayne , I understand your nerves! Are you flying direct? If so you are most likely fine. And since 9/11 the luggage policihave change so missing luggage is *less* likely. I hate paying for it!

You are right though with a kid it's hard to not check a bag.

Not direct. I can only fly to Texas and Georgia from my local airport so California is right out haha. The fees are a pain for sure.

I kind of figured that was the case!

[dreemkin]

Southwest = free bags! I even checked a little duffle bag for the girls this time.

[aggiebug]

I took some pillows imto S's room for her toy chest since it's wear we read books. This evening she asked for one in her crib and she is currently keeping her head on the pillow. I guess it's time to invest in an actual pillow for her. Hmm this overwhelms me and I feel like it shouldn't.

[aggiebug]

dreemkin, I have heard they are probably going to start charging for bags in the near future. This is sad news in the Aggie household if it holds true.

[dreemkin]

aggiebug ugh, I hope not! Flying is ridiculously expensive as is...

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I love southwest. I used to drive an extra two hours just so I could fly southwest. Then they stopped flying out of that airport, so now it would be a 5+ hour drive to fly southwest. Sigh.

aggiebug G has had this toddler pillow since the spring and has only recently started using it. I feel like he'd do fine with a standard pillow on the thinner side instead.

[kartish]

Thanks for all the ideas guys I ended up accidentally napping during my normal meal prep time so we ended up with quick and easy tacos for dinner.

aggiebug V had been using a thin pillow for a while now. He starts out with his head on it but never ends up on it. But he loves snuggling up on his pillow with his blanket. The pillow was actually a made by DH in a high-school home ec class, it's very thin and just a little bigger than V's head. V found it in a box sometime when we were going through things and didn't want to give it up. DH loves that V uses it.

[agm04]

aggiebug DD has been using a pillow (or pillows...for a while she had one on each side of her crib) for a while. it was the only way i could get her back into her crib. she sleeps with her entire body on it most of the time. hers is a very thin down alternative (same as what we use). i travel with it because it's nice and flat and i think it makes the pack n plays more comfy. so maybe there's an upside to a pillow?!

[dreemkin]

aggiebug, I started out with a travel size pillow for N when she was ready. I'll probably do the same for A soon.