Despite being a bit too sugary, we finished it last night. Every last drop.
5. I was stunned - stunned - to find out yesterday that Mia has almost no purple clothes. The color of the day in her class (No, it's not a preschool. No it's NOT.) was purple, and all the kids were supposed to wear something with that color. I didn't think as much about it as I did when the color was orange, or green...colors that may have been difficult to find an abundance of in a little girl's wardrobe.
But purple? I thought, no sweat. So when I tried to find something that was mostly purple for her to wear, I came up with nothing. There was one dress with a purple stripe among 4 other colors, and some pants with a purple stripe among 9 different colors. Neither one looked predominantly purple, and while I was contemplating what kind of mother allows her little girl to have no purple clothing, Mia presented me with our only other option: a purple halloween shirt with a big, blinking pumpkin on the front. The light blinks every time she moves. It's a monstrosity. Suitable for halloween. Not for March 5th.
Mia loved it. And I'm in the market for some purple clothes, size 3T.
6. This morning I woke up to some crazy loud birds outside my open window. I would have been frustrated at how they kept me awake when I so badly wanted to go back to sleep, but the singing was so beautiful that I couldn't hate it.
I was awed by the beauty of the early morning, and believe it or not, I got out of bed before any little girls woke up. I threw all the windows open again, breathed in the BEAUTIFUL fresh air, and appreciated the beginning of another day.
I know, right?!
Maybe God is answering my prayer to be more of an early morning person. He's using these little known tools called "birdsong" and "sunrise." If only everyone could know of these blessings.
7. I need some help with healthy snack ideas. I get so tired of feeding Mia 'crunchy things in a box' and would be completely fine with actually making a snack...if only I knew what to make. Mia doesn't like cheese, so that's out. She eats alot of fruit and raw veggies, but I'd like for her snack to have some kind of protein to fill her up for a while.
What are your favorite healthy and kid-friendly snacks? Any suggestions?
More Quick Takes are up at Jen's...check them out if you have time. And have a BEAUTIFUL weekend!
Here's my protein filled snack suggestions that I think my kids would eat: yogurt, hummus with carrots or crackers, just plain beans, egg salad sandwhich. If she'll eat cream cheese, you could make ants on a log (I'm assuming she can't take peanut butter).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ideas Gail! She does love peanut butter, but we eat so much of it that I think we should branch out. But we haven't tried ants on a log...yet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. I enjoyed your quick takes too. I love the picture of your little girl, she's precious. I second the hummus idea, my kids will eat it up, they also like graham crackers with peanut butter or cream cheese. Grahams seem to have a little more protein than some other crackers/cookies
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