Mommy’s Plate

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The other morning, I get home from an overnight shift.  Ogre has taken the responsibility of “okaying” Mina’s school outfit.  It’s slightly chilly outside, but going to warm up, so when I see her seated and wearing a dress, I suggest that she wear tights.  She doesn’t want to wear tights.  Ok, fine.  She finishes [...]

 
Mina has been taking classes at Young Chef’s Academy.  Our little chef in training has been eagerly awaiting a night when we’d get to eat at home because she wanted to make dinner for us.  These recipes come courtesy of Young Chefs Academy.
 
I had to cook the ground beef, of course, but after that it [...]

Mina has known this young man since she was one year old.   She has always described him as her boyfriend.  Last year, we pulled her out of the daycare they attended together and she still calls him her boyfriend.  (Just FYI, we didn’t pull her out because of the boy!)  No matter who becomes her [...]

Mina is learning about vowels in kindergarten right now.
She was singing about them in the car the other day and asked me if I could say my vowels backwards.
Impressively, I pulled it off: “Sometimes y, u, o, i, e, a.”
“Cool, mommy.” I hear from the back ground, “Good job!”
I was feeling pretty proud of myself right [...]

Yes, I realize she is only four years old.  But here’s the deal.  After a torturous dinner fiasco (see my sister-blog childsplate.com for details), we get home and she is told (for the 10th time) to clean her room.  And we’re talking don’t put all your crap in your chest of drawers, actually put things where [...]