Tuesdays with MeMe

This past Tuesday

I helped the kids cook

supper for their Mom and Dad

I had noticed how much they loved making brownies

over the summer

so

I thought every couple of weeks we would give Kim

a break and I would help them make supper

This really brought back

memories for me

I was a stay at home Mom

but

I didn't want my kids to grow up

not knowing how to take care of

themselves just because I was always there

so

we gave them many jobs

cutting grass

weed eating

weed pulling

pool cleaning

car washing

dusting

sweeping

ironing

and finally the day came

when I decided it was time to

learn to cook

We talked it over with the kids

and once a week they were going to cook

now....... they also

were in elementary school

we gave them a simple menu

and they really did a good job

but.......

I do remember the very first meal

consider that Josh was in the first grade

the meal included a salad

now...this was way before the days of

salad in a bag

all you had was

iceberg lettuce

or at least in Berry that was all you had

so Brady and Courtney told Josh

to get out the head of lettuce

and tear off pieces into bite size

and put it in a bowl and return it to the frig

Well......

we got ready to eat

sat down at the table

all three of the kids were so proud

Josh remembered his salad

now remember...

he was a 1st grader

and you can picture

his brother and sister give him a job

that in their

much more highly developed minds

could not be messed up.....

Josh

got the bowl out of the refrigerator

put the bottle of salad dressing

down on the table

took the lid off of......

a bowl of torn up cabbage!

I remember the moment of silence

then.....

the brother and sister...laughing

Josh and the look on his face

but

his Daddy helped him cut it up a little smaller

and put a little mayo with salt and pepper

while

I informed the brother and sister

that they would.....

eat it

eat a lot of it

and love it

I guess it worked

all of my kids are

good cooks

and

they can also iron a mean shirt!

Back to last Tuesday

our menu was

Bertolli Chicken Parmigiana with Penne

Bacon wrapped green beans

Caesar salad

and BarBQ bread

Of course

the Bertolli's is easy to make

but very good

Emma took on this job

since it involved heat

on top of the stove

They all buttered the bread

Abby made the salad

They all

enjoyed

making the bacon wrapped green beans

They got so into it that they

went upstairs during a baking time

and

made place cards

The meal was really good

Mom and Dad seemed to enjoy it

and

I think they were very proud of their selves

Can't wait to do it again!

MeMe Notice
all hands were scrubbed
and I made a point of explaining to them
that we had to disinfect the counter
after the raw bacon was on it!