Remember the Sesame Street parody “Here is Your Life”, hosted by America’s favorite game show host Guy Smiley?
I was reminded of that a couple weeks ago when I went with Esther’s class on a field trip. We went to Elk Grove School District’s food service building, where they prepare all the school lunches and breakfasts. At the school, all they do now is place pre-portioned and packaged foods into large microwaves and serve them to the kids.
The field trip was actually pretty fun and interesting. The kids loved wearing the hairnets. lol We saw the bakery area, the packaging stations, the walk-in refrigerator and freezer. (Not truly “this is your life” style, or we would have started at the farms, but anyway…) Then the kids got to be taste-testers for a recipe they are considering for next semester. They talked about how you experience foods with all of your senses, and you shouldn’t decided whether or not you like something just based on the way it looks. After taste-testing myself, I’m glad I don’t have to eat cafeteria food. The kids also went to a room where a kangaroo helped them play a game about the food pyramid.
It was good for the kids to see where their food comes from.
Last month, about a week after I started the blog, Tom reminded me of Chup.
He started cautiously, saying, “I have a suggestion. Maybe, before you post on your blog, each time you should… do a scrapbook page first.”
And here I was thinking he was going to say, “make sure we have clean dishes to eat off of, and clothes to wear the next day, and maybe could we see the floor of the room you’re typing away in?” Ha!
That’s one of the reasons I love my Tom. He doesn’t only support me in the things I like to do, but really encourages me to spend time on them. He also likes seeing photos of our cute kids made into artwork.
But I didn’t agree with his request. As much as I loved that he said it, I’m not committing to it. Sometimes I’ll feel like spending more time blogging, other times I’ll spend more time scrapbooking. And I like to make a lot of things other than scrapbook pages, too.
But soon afterwards, I did make this scrapbook page. It is of the day we brought Jared home from the hospital.
I’ve been creating a lot lately. And it feels so good!
Mostly cards. Some other stuff, too.
Sunday afternoon was so nice. I spent the day stamping. I don’t even remember which project I was working on. I could hear the kids in the other room watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Tom & Esther spent time cleaning and rearranging her bedroom. Then, Tom made dinner. In fact, he created a new recipe with chicken, garlic and bell peppers (which turned out great, btw! his best gravy ever).
I love this video with Dieter Uchtdorf. “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul… Creation is your opportunity in this life- and in the life to come.” Its just beautiful. It calls to me.
The kids also went to a room where a kangaroo helped them play a game about the food pyramid. 
