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School Routine

Kate-Mom
by on ‎09-01-2011 08:22 AM - last edited on ‎09-01-2011 08:22 AM

Hard to believe that we are back in school already! The summer flies by faster each year. The girls are excited to see their new classmates and we are all looking forward to catching up with the friends we may have missed. The mornings have been a little less than smooth as we now have a very firm time for leaving the house, but I think it’s the evenings that feel more stressful as there is just so much to jam in between dinner and bedtime. I’ve gotten back to assembling and/or preparing everything I can the night before so I can get dinner on the table with a quick cook or reheat. Making two dinners and lunch for all of us each night feels like I’m living in my kitchen! Please share your ideas for quick dinners and school lunches!

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by Ladybug(anon) on ‎09-18-2011 08:02 PM
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Hey Kate-Mom...you are setting yourself up big time for stress if you try to heat up one meal in the evenings, and then cook another for the next night.  I, too, in my working years, struggled to get dinner on the table quickly as soon as I came home from work.  I solved this and you can too.

1)...my 2 boys were in charge of setting up the kitchen when they came home from school.  My oldest usually started the dinner accompaniaments (like baked potatoes..how easy are those)....and my youngest retrieved the nights dinner selection from the freezer, and set it on a platter to begin thawing. By the time I blew in from work, all I had to do microwave the main dish...add a salad...and vegies.   Took 30 minutes max.  Are your kids old enough to help this way? 

 

1)  ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I cooked 6 main dishes.  Which then were frozen.  I never spent more than an hour and half doing this.  Not having to cook a meal on work day evenings is a big big stress reliever.  The kids were a big help too, before and after dinner....they can set up the table, and afterwards do the dishes, or put them in the dishwasher.  By the way, Sunday dinner was cooked by DADDY....usually something BBQ'd...but actually we all did something in the kitchen to help.  Also...the family sized frozen meals at Safeway are a big help too..like lasagne. The kids can pop that puppy in the oven an hour before you get home, and it will be almost ready when you arrive.

 

You gotta tell the family ..."hey, I work too...and we ALL live here...so we ALL pitch in to help."   Don't be the "household help" in your own house, kate dear....  

 

 

 

by on ‎09-19-2011 09:08 AM
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Hi Ladybug,

 

Thanks for the helpful tips! What a great way to involve the kids in dinner prep!

 

~Kate

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