"How Do YOU Know?"

"How do you know?" has become William's phrase of choice lately. Anytime I tell him anything, he immediately responds, "How do you know?" I have no idea where he heard this and I know he's partially sassing me, but I also know that he expects me to answer. One time I asked him why he keeps asking "How do you know?" He said, "Well Mommy, how am I going to learn if I don't ask questions?" Good point. So now I respond by saying, "I read it in a book." I told him that reading is the best way to learn new things. The thing is, I know that when I tell him things like that, he really takes it to heart. But time will tell whether or not he becomes an avid reader. He LOVES it when I read to him. But will he want to read by himself? Sometimes I wish I could see the future.

(Picture from our last weekend at the pool that never got posted)

In the meantime, the transition back to work and school hasn't been too rough. Seth is doing pretty well wearing underwear and was very proud to show his teachers and his friends his new underwear. Traffic hasn't been horrible, and work has been productive. Of course, it's only Tuesday. But I'll take what I can get.

(Another picture from this fall that never got posted)

I've had a partial menu plan going this week:

Sunday: Roast beef in the crock pot, potatoes (for Ed and me, boys won't touch 'em) broccoli, dinner rolls
Monday: Homemade pizza (homemade crust, jar sauce)
Tuesday: French Dip sandwiches with fruit (William probably won't eat this--will give him cheese & crackers)
Wednesday: Chicken parmesan
Thursday: ? Maybe beef pot pie, which William probably won't eat and Ed won't enjoy very much
Friday: ?
Saturday: ?

It's a start, right? I'll have to prep the chicken tonight for the chicken Parmesan. Wondering if I can go ahead and bread the chicken ahead of time and then put it in the fridge. Will the breadcrumbs end up too soggy? Should I go ahead and cook it and then re-crisp it in the oven when we get home? I'll have to do some investigating. (HeatherV--help me out!) Anyway, just rambling now. Better post this before it ends up in the heap of posts that never get posted. (Am I the only one that has these?) So far so good for 2011!