Making goody bags to give to underprivileged children:
Sunday, December 18, 2011
One-Minute Pizza [Bread]
Laura's latest favorite food is pizza. The only problem with that is that she thought that she had to go out to eat pizza and every day she'd emphatically state "Me out pizza!".
So, the brilliant solution I came up with was to make pizza bread without informing her about the bread part. It's so quick and easy to make and she loves it.
She doesn't like tomatoes, oregano, or other common pizza toppings; just plain cheese. Even better!
Here's a step-by-step on how to make Laura's "special" pizza.
Get as many slices of bread as will be needed:
Cut out circles with a cup (or any other such thing):
Nice and round like a pizza:
Spread ready-made tomato sauce (not paste):
Cover with grated mozzarella:
Put in the microwave for 40 seconds, and voilà, it's ready.
So, the brilliant solution I came up with was to make pizza bread without informing her about the bread part. It's so quick and easy to make and she loves it.
She doesn't like tomatoes, oregano, or other common pizza toppings; just plain cheese. Even better!
Here's a step-by-step on how to make Laura's "special" pizza.
Get as many slices of bread as will be needed:
Cut out circles with a cup (or any other such thing):
Nice and round like a pizza:
Spread ready-made tomato sauce (not paste):
Cover with grated mozzarella:
Put in the microwave for 40 seconds, and voilà, it's ready.
Friday, December 9, 2011
School is Over!
Technically, Alina's last day of school was today, but she didn't go since yesterday was a holiday and there really was no point in going.
On Wednesday grades 1-5 performed for the parents, and once again, the settings on my camera were messed up so everything's out of focus. Alina was quite proud of the fact that she memorized the words to all the songs, being that she only knew them in English. And I was proud of her for performing so well. :)
I'm glad the school year is over, both for her and for me. I can now look forward to almost two months of not having to get up at 6:00 a.m. and three months of not having to study for tests or write papers. Such a relief!
I truly am grateful that I was able to start studying this year and that I was able to keep up with my studies throughout the year. It was anything but easy and I had a rough time in the beginning adjusting to studying and juggling everything else (work, kids, etc.). However, I have proven to myself that I can do it. It's a good feeling.
Of course, it it weren't for my husband, and sometimes my siblings and parents, helping out with the kids and picking me up, I probably wouldn't have been able to do it. I'd consider it humanly impossible. Now that one year's over, there are three more to go and the worst is yet to come. Seriously.
Now, onto the pictures.
Alina was the star (literally) in the Christmas play:
Performing Christmas carols (she's the third from left to right in the front row):
Grandma went to see her perform:
With my friend, Ingrid, on the last day of class:
Several classmates took their kids since we turned the class into a year-end celebration thingie with snacks and gifts.
Yes, I'm one of the tallest in my class:
On Wednesday grades 1-5 performed for the parents, and once again, the settings on my camera were messed up so everything's out of focus. Alina was quite proud of the fact that she memorized the words to all the songs, being that she only knew them in English. And I was proud of her for performing so well. :)
I'm glad the school year is over, both for her and for me. I can now look forward to almost two months of not having to get up at 6:00 a.m. and three months of not having to study for tests or write papers. Such a relief!
I truly am grateful that I was able to start studying this year and that I was able to keep up with my studies throughout the year. It was anything but easy and I had a rough time in the beginning adjusting to studying and juggling everything else (work, kids, etc.). However, I have proven to myself that I can do it. It's a good feeling.
Of course, it it weren't for my husband, and sometimes my siblings and parents, helping out with the kids and picking me up, I probably wouldn't have been able to do it. I'd consider it humanly impossible. Now that one year's over, there are three more to go and the worst is yet to come. Seriously.
Now, onto the pictures.
Alina was the star (literally) in the Christmas play:
Performing Christmas carols (she's the third from left to right in the front row):
Grandma went to see her perform:
With my friend, Ingrid, on the last day of class:
Several classmates took their kids since we turned the class into a year-end celebration thingie with snacks and gifts.
Yes, I'm one of the tallest in my class:
Dining
We spent a delightful evening at a dinner my parents hosted for several friends on Wednesday. Of course, the food was scrumptious, as most food in such events usually is. And I must say, Christmas themed things/decorations truly beautify a place.
The settings on my camera have been screwed up so most of the pictures are blurry and really don't do the subject justice.
Grandma and Laurie:
Laura: Me fix tree!
Being silly:
Tasting the yummy food:
Alina was excited about the dinner, but then got distracted watching "Emma", and only graced us with her presence a couple of hours later.
With friends and my sister:
Talking to an invisible person:
Mom and a friend:
Alina had asked if she could sleep "under the Christmas tree" since the next day was a holiday and she wouldn't have to get up early. She tried to stay awake until the end of the event, but didn't manage to. She still got to sleep by the tree though, since I made a bed for her after everyone left. She was very happy about that the next morning.
The settings on my camera have been screwed up so most of the pictures are blurry and really don't do the subject justice.
Grandma and Laurie:
Laura: Me fix tree!
Being silly:
Tasting the yummy food:
Alina was excited about the dinner, but then got distracted watching "Emma", and only graced us with her presence a couple of hours later.
With friends and my sister:
Talking to an invisible person:
Mom and a friend:
Alina had asked if she could sleep "under the Christmas tree" since the next day was a holiday and she wouldn't have to get up early. She tried to stay awake until the end of the event, but didn't manage to. She still got to sleep by the tree though, since I made a bed for her after everyone left. She was very happy about that the next morning.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Up at Last
So, I finally got around to setting up the Christmas tree and helping my mom put up decorations around the house. It feels good to have that over with and now the kids can enjoy this special and important part of the Christmas season. Hurray!
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