Week Four

01.23.10 to 01.24.10

Evening

… still running to the market for ingredients, still determined to set the table (not so fun Saturday at 4:30!). Tonight we made totally Trader Joe’s soup: Chicken broth, a can of diced tomatoes, fresh spinach and basil, pesto tortellini and Parmesan cheese for the top. I threw a loaf of crusty bread in the oven, lit a fire in the fireplace, and called the family to the table near the couch, then caught my breath. I am pretty sure that the next hour was relaxing.

Morning

Slept in, much needed (no guilt).

Willie made fried up some potatoes and grilled onions, starchy and sweet. We had the perfect balanced Sabbath plan: A cozy family breakfast, a trip to Barnes and Noble to browse travel guides for the up and coming trip to England, maybe afternoon tea (at Starbucks? It’ll have to do…) and swing by Costco for the rest of the weekly shopping.

We were informed Hannah needed the car to teach a make-up piano lesson at 1:00 (smack in the center of the day).

Best laid plans… that's how it goes.

We sat together for breakfast and then s-c-r-a-m-b-l-e-d!

Evening

Willie BBQ’d with the boys while Hannah prepared the veggies and salt-free fries and I completed lesson plans / grades / and checked in briefly with my MFA program. Again landed at the table breathless, but together.