leftover lunches!

mama had a rough day and wasn't prepared to make five little lunches this evening, so i packed 'em up with leftovers from dinner. we had kung pao chicken, brown rice, and stirfry veggies for dinner, so for lunch, the kiddos are getting what's left. instead of kung pao, they got the milder stirfry chicken, brown rice and veggies; oranges and strawberries; reese's cup; and yum yum sauce to dip. 

tuesday boos-day lunches!

this weekend was spent taking a well- deserved break. the oldest spent the night with a friend, the two littles had an extended play date, and one if the middles went to a nascar race with his dad. there were no soccer games, no commitments, no blogging, nothing but rain and knitting. 

then, monday came and back to school they went. and i was back to cleaning and chauffeuring and soccer momming. there are no photos of monday's lunch. i can't even remember what i packed.  oops!

i do know what i packed for "tombsday." see what i did there? tuesday, tombsday. haha. yeah, yeah. just humor me. 

nothing real exciting- mini subs; crackers and pretzels; mini salads; orange and strawberries; cheese cubes; and a treat. 

knitty knitty, holiday knitting!

so, all five of my kids announced they wanted mama-knit sweaters for christmas. in october. with 74 knitting days left until christmas. with all the other standard holiday knitting still to be completed. and my smallest kid is a size 6. the largest is a women's medium. we're not talking tiny baby knitteds. but, it's the first time they've asked for my wares, so i kind of HAVE to. 

i had some yarn in my stash already, and i had pattern already picked out for the boys, so i started right away. it's not the ideal yarn for a preteen boy's sweater, but it'll do for now. 

the yarn is malabrigo worsted weight merino yarn in autumn forest. the pattern is knitting pure and simple's children's tunic. 

knitting and rewatching season 5 of supernatural on the ipad. i love the way my stitches all line up in a pretty little row like toy solidiers. 

friday lunches!

looky looky! a tiny jackolantern full of veggies. don't they look yummier when they are all dressed up like this? kiddos are getting the usual broccoli and cauliflower (in the bottom of the pumpkin), with squash spears, sugar snap peas, and two kinds of cherry tomatoes. yummy!

on the menu for friday is organic pepperoni and summer sausage with baby swiss and cheddar cheese slices and crackers (aka homemade lunchables); veggies; oranges and strawberries; with a reese's cup for dessert. 

thursday bentos

like i said before, i celebrate halloween from the first day of autumn until the first weekend in november. that means, as of today, i still have 24 more days of halloweening left!

thursday's lunches were kind of a flop. i had wanted to make little vampire bagel sandwiches, so i did. but, while i was packing the rest of the lunches, the vampire teeth kind of spring loaded and tore the bagles in half. i mean, i guess it's fitting. it is halloween after all. BAGEL MASSACRE! 

to respect the dead and their families, no photos of the bagelcide will be posted. instead, you get the photos of the sole survivor. 

on the menu for thursday is turkey bagel sandwiches with spinach and cheese; crackers and pretzels; squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, sugar snap peas, and two types of grape tomatoes; apples, oranges, and strawberries. oh, and a kitkat. just because. 

next time i make these, i will probably cut the center of the bagel out instead of just relying on the hole already there. ah well, you live and you learn. 

wednesday's halloween bento lunches

the kiddos didn't have school today, so they had to settle for non-cute restaurant lunch. don't get me wrong, it was yummy, but it wasn't mama-made bento-style lunch boxes. and it CERTAINLY didn't have googly eyes!

wednesday's "main course" is leftover-meatball kabobs, with pepperoni and mozzarella. there are also cherry tomatoes and basil in with the veggies. kind of an italian twist to their bentos today. they have vinaigrette dressing to dip the kabobs and their veggies in, and those containers are all googlied up. carrots, cauliflower, crackers, oranges, apple slices and zombie eyes round out their midday meal for wednesday!  

tiny newbie knitteds

several of my friends are pregnant and i am super happy. there are a few reasons:

1. it's not me who's knocked up!

2. i am seriously happy for these folks and their families. for real, warm and fuzzy happiness.

3. i love babies (particularly when it's not me who's knocked up)

4. i get to knit adorbs baby gear for adorbs babies (and yes, it requires the word "adorbs")

i have it on good authority that pretty needles make for pretty knitteds. and aren't these te prettiest dern needles you've ever seen?!?