Friday the 1st: The house that got away

 We did not buy this house BUT we toured one beautiful mid century modern house in Wichita that's still for sale. It had some really lovely details BUT a backyard that was falling down the hill.

 

 

Thursday the 30th: Food of the Week

*Tomorrow I will be on retreat so the boys will feed themselves. 

 *Tonight is Bella Napoli, and I *think* they will have homemade gnocchi as their Thursday evening special.

*Last night we had leftovers and grilled cheese sandwiches with parts of three different loaves of bread.

*Tuesday night the Son made picadillo tacos. It was a really nice filling but needed more salt than the recipe called for, and I had to teach the boys how to drain ground beef.

*Monday night I made the NYT recipe for chicken shawarma on a sheet pan with red onions, feta, cucumber, white sauce, and pita. They were pretty tasty. I probably could have doubled it to have some leftovers, or made some rice to have with it.

*Sunday we had Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese from Cook's Country. We had a small amount of leftovers but it was inhaled!  The pickles and the mustard really lift this recipe. For supper we had sausage patties and french toast.

 

Wednesday the 29th: Music of the Week

 *We had the KCKCC Jazz Summit yesterday, so our Chamber Singers sang a set of four songs along with me, a drummer, a standing bass, and alto sax. They did a great job.

*Next week is our last choir concert with everyone and then a trip to St. Louis with about 40 choir students. 

Tuesday the 28th: Relics

 My parents have had their silverware and silverware trays since the 70s when they got them from a rectory that was closing. No notes.

 

 

Monday the 27th: Saint of the Week

 St. Catherine of Siena is the saint for April 29. A Dominican Tertiary, she had the stigmata, a mystical ring given her by Jesus, infused knowledge, and was instrumental in getting Pope Gregory XI to end the Avignon Papacy and return to Rome.

 

Friday the 24th: Spring Break Tradition

 The Son and I always go out for breakfast at some point over spring break even if he doesn't really have spring break anymore. We went to First Watch and really enjoyed it. The boy got a fun juice.

 

 

Thursday the 23rd: Food of the Week

 *Tonight I'm making French Toast and sausage, nothing fancy. This is assuming that my kitchen is available to cook! It's being painted at this moment.

 *Tomorrow is going to be Grilled Cheese sandwiches, again, nothing fancy. 

*Wednesday night the Son made Lemony Lentil Soup from the Betty Crocker Cookbook. He's still learning what a lentil tastes like when it's completely cooked (they needed about 30 more minutes) but the rest of the soup was really good.

*Tuesday we ate pizza when we got back home from unpacking the Uhaul at the new house after we closed.

*Monday I made corn and black bean quesadillas. I scaled up the original recipe to make 6 and then used extra filling to make some nachos.  

*Boys were gone on Sunday so it was just leftover for me!