School Lunch Ideas

My kids may not get bored with a PB&J everyday, but I do.  That tends to make me want to change up, not only my lunches, but theirs also.  Last week I did pretty good at mixing it up and I already have tomorrow's lunches packed -- and what I'm packing will also serve as a lunch for another day this week.  Here's what I've done so far:

Monday: 

• Turkey, cheese, lettuce and mustard on Double Fiber Wheat bread.
• clementine orange
• Capri Sun Roaring Waters drink
• carrots with ff ranch dressing
• for snack: Fiber One granola bar

Tuesday:

• Homemade "Lunchable" - Kashi crackers, sliced ham, sliced 2% cheese
• Capri Sun Roarin Waters drink
• apple slices in lime juice
• for snack: Fiber One granola bar

Wednesday:

• Mini Pitas stuffed with Homemade Chicken Salad
• sliced strawberries
• Horizon Milk box
• Cheese Stick
• Sun chips
• for Snack: Clementine Orange

Thursday:

• PB&J on Double Fiber Wheat bread
• Horizon Milk box
• Cheese stick
• grapes
• for Snack: 100 calorie pack of cheese popcorn

Friday:

• Homemade "Lunchables"
• strawberries
• Yogurt
• Capri Sun Roarin Waters
• cheese stick
• for Snack: Homemade Trail Mix -- Honey Nut Chex, Walnuts, Craisins and Chocolate Chips

Monday:

• Pasta Salad: Whole Wheat Penne, English Peas and Carrots, Olive Oil and Parmesean Cheese
• GoGurt Natural
• Horizon Milk Box
• Homemade Whole Wheat breadstick
• Strawberries
• for snack: Trail Mix granola bar

Planned for the rest of the week:

Tuesday:

• Turkey and cheese wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla and cut into spirals
• applesauce
• carrots and ff ranch
• Capri Sun Roaring Waters
• for Snack: apple slices in lime juice

Wednesday:

• Pasta Salad: Whole Wheat Penne, English Peas and Carrots, Olive Oil and Parmesean Cheese
• GoGurt Natural
• Capri Sun Roaring Waters
• Strawberry soup
  
• for snack: Trail Mix granola bar

Thursday:

• PB&J on Double Fiber Wheat bread
• Horizon Milk box
• Cheese stick
• grapes
• for Snack: 100 calorie pack of cheese popcorn

I
may not be able to be as inventive once I go back to work at the end of September, but hopefully I can at least try to make lunch interesting until I return.

why do they send home a different child?

Every morning I wake up my two oldest children and help get them ready for school.  My daughter is always grumpy - mainly because I have laid her clothes out for her - and obviously what I have picked isn't "stylish" enough for her.  (whatever, you're in 3rd grade for goodness sake!)  Then there is my 5 year old boy.  He gives me a big hug and kiss, tell me how much he loves me and wants me to walk him to the car and help him get in his seat before his dad takes them to school.  He is shy and won't talk much about what he will be doing at school that day, or what happened the previous day.

Then 3:00 comes and I pick them up from school.  My grumpy child has calmed down - until she gets in the car that is.  However, by shy, sweet baby has turned into a demon child!  I swear he is whining, yelling, pinching his sister, telling me I am not his friend because I won't take him to the store....  WOW!!!  I realize a lot of this is because he is exhausted from being in school all day, no nap, no real down time,  (can you imagine how that affects a child's brain?) but why can't I have the sweet child in the evenings when I can spend some time with him? 

I sincerely hope he becomes accustomed to this new routine soon.  I really don't know how much more I can take -- it has been a looooong ride home for the last 3 days.

Kindergarten

UGH!  I sent my BABY to Kindergarten today!  OK, so technically, I have a 5 week old and I'm calling my 5 year old my baby, but for 5 YEARS he was!  I didn't cry, but it was hard.  He did very well, no tears (at least while I was there), but he did look like he was on the verge of tearing up.  My oldest of course forgot that we were even there and went off to her classroom without a problem -- too grown up!  I pray that their day goes well, they meet many new friends and love their teachers.