Back to School
Today the twins headed back to school. And I was super mom. When Jim left at 4:45am (yes, AM!--the man is a work-out animal!) I couldn't go back to sleep. I read in bed until the Jeremy and Jermaine woke up and then I made them breakfast. Eggs, sausage, toast. They better not get used to this treatment! I'm not a morning person at all.
Then Aaron and I went school supply shopping and the super mom mood ended. This year wasn't half bad. I only had to go to two different stores to get everything needed. I'll get to shop even more when J&J come home with the things they need for their sophomore year of high school.
J&J have football practice until PM tonight. I needed to make a nice crock pot meal so they would have something to eat when they got home. They must be famished. After yesterday's practice they ate a hamburger and fries each. Half a jello cake. Lots of containers of pudding. Someone even took bites out of Aaron's left over hamburger. yum
I'm making crock pot macaroni and cheese. I don't know where I got this recipe but it is incredibly easy and tastes good.
Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Cooked elbow macaroni, 1#
Sharp cheddar cheese, 2# (I sometimes mix up the cheese; you can get the grated or buy a chunk and slice it.)
Flour
Milk
Layer third of cooked macaroni, third of cheese, sprinkle with flour and repeat until you've used up everything. Then add milk until you see it coming up to the top.
Depending on the crock pot, cook on low 3-4 hours. Or high for less time.
This is great for the way I cook. I rarely follow a recipe exactly--usually just while baking. I hate to measure and I'm always making up recipes. I'll share more in the future!
Art wise: yesterday I started re-organizing The Studio. I'm feeling claustrophobic out there. I threw away boxes I'd been saving for some reason. Gathered up all my bubble wrap. Moved my rods to another location. Vacuumed the gross bugs off the window.
I threw a sea horse into the kiln that had been sitting around for awhile. It didn't turn out so great. FYI: Transparent glass on transparent glass isn't very visible. I'm thinking about outlining things with glass line paints and seeing what happens.
