The baby has surprised me. He has absolutely no difficulty being outdoors all day. The biggest difference has been nap time. He actually stays up a little longer – not falling asleep earlier but definitely sleeping longer. His naps have been about 3 hours each day. Even though I have his playpen set up in a high traffic area between the back door/upper deck and the lower deck/yard he is not disturbed by our passing by or by the various sounds in the neighbourhood – including lawnmowers and sirens!
Probably the biggest change for me has been the lunch menu. Tuesdays are always sandwich days so nothing had to be modified for that day. Many of the other days had lunch items that required cooking and since I don’t have access to the stove I had to modify the menu this week.
Monday should have been ‘French Fries and Meatloaf’ but instead we had ‘Potato Salad and Garlic Sausage’. Wednesday would have been ‘Mexican Chicken with Rice’ but in the morning I made ‘Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas’ before the children arrived. They were served cold and the children have declared that they would like them added to the regular menu.
Today would regularly be ‘Ham and Mozza Biscuit Bake’ but instead I will be baking biscuits this morning and add cheese and ham when I serve lunch. Tomorrow would be ‘Sausages and Parmesan Pasta’ but I have a pasta salad recipe that I am going to try. We’ve never had a pasta salad on the menu – mostly because I don’t like cold pasta – so this will be a new experience. I’m very curious to see how it goes over with the group. Maybe we will be making some permanent menu changes.
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