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Crockpot to Beat the Heat
Aug. 9th, 2018 10:18 am I'm trying a new crockpot recipe I have varying success with crockpot things, but I wanted to have something going that would not require me to heat up the kitchen too much later this evening. I had some skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts in the freezer (they were on sale) and so I found a kind of spicy Italian recipe that would only require me to make some spaghetti later to serve this over. I have no idea if it will be any good, but it's worth a try.
Shawn is home today. She woke up not feeling great--her tummy was bothering her, but just looking at her, I suspect a migraine is coming. Unfortunately, as she's gotten older, she's been getting new symptoms for her migraines and upset stomach is now one of them. So much for all those reports that claimed that, as she aged, migraines might become less severe. :-(
Meanwhile, I'm waiting for Mason to wake up so that I can take him off for his second driver's lesson. We tried out a parking lot yesterday. He did actually very well, considering it was his first real time. The first few stops were panicked and jerky, but by the time we were done, he was getting the hang of a smooth stop. Turning was still a little baffling for him, until I took the wheel for a while and realized that part of the problem was that the wheel needs a certain amount of acceleration in order to turn itself back to true.
I think that's been the most challenging part of teaching Mason so far. I have not had to articulate the mechanics of driving... ever, and there are so many things that, after decades of driving, I do completely unconsciously. So, it's been a struggle to use all my words, as it were. Shawn found me a lovely parent guided course on-line, which has had some good ideas for how much we should try to cover in a single day. https://www.teendriversource.org/learning-to-drive/practice-driving-lessons
The other big thing we did for Mason yesterday was get him a teen checking account. He now has his own debit card. He'll have the ability to check his own statements on-line, etc. Shawn found him a check register, so he can keep track of his finances the old fashioned way, too.
We are doing our best to get our teen ready for adulting, as the kids say.
I'm really glad we're starting some of this stuff now, when he'll still have plenty of time at home to work out any kinks, as it were. Plus, I'm hoping that it will ease some of the natural desire for independence at this age. He'll have a good deal of freedom and discretion when it comes to his own money, and, eventually, he'll have the physical freedom to take the car to places.
Oh, that reminds me. I'd better call our insurance company and get him added to our policy. That'll be... expensive.
Shawn is home today. She woke up not feeling great--her tummy was bothering her, but just looking at her, I suspect a migraine is coming. Unfortunately, as she's gotten older, she's been getting new symptoms for her migraines and upset stomach is now one of them. So much for all those reports that claimed that, as she aged, migraines might become less severe. :-(
Meanwhile, I'm waiting for Mason to wake up so that I can take him off for his second driver's lesson. We tried out a parking lot yesterday. He did actually very well, considering it was his first real time. The first few stops were panicked and jerky, but by the time we were done, he was getting the hang of a smooth stop. Turning was still a little baffling for him, until I took the wheel for a while and realized that part of the problem was that the wheel needs a certain amount of acceleration in order to turn itself back to true.
I think that's been the most challenging part of teaching Mason so far. I have not had to articulate the mechanics of driving... ever, and there are so many things that, after decades of driving, I do completely unconsciously. So, it's been a struggle to use all my words, as it were. Shawn found me a lovely parent guided course on-line, which has had some good ideas for how much we should try to cover in a single day. https://www.teendriversource.org/learning-to-drive/practice-driving-lessons
The other big thing we did for Mason yesterday was get him a teen checking account. He now has his own debit card. He'll have the ability to check his own statements on-line, etc. Shawn found him a check register, so he can keep track of his finances the old fashioned way, too.
We are doing our best to get our teen ready for adulting, as the kids say.
I'm really glad we're starting some of this stuff now, when he'll still have plenty of time at home to work out any kinks, as it were. Plus, I'm hoping that it will ease some of the natural desire for independence at this age. He'll have a good deal of freedom and discretion when it comes to his own money, and, eventually, he'll have the physical freedom to take the car to places.
Oh, that reminds me. I'd better call our insurance company and get him added to our policy. That'll be... expensive.