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365: Day 236- Back to Normal

I welcomed a "normal" day today like a breath of fresh air. We went to the Y this morning, and then Derek headed out to do food shopping and I took the kids to Hale for a picnic lunch.


After lunch S&Z tried to catch fish with their nets. It was pretty funny to watch them scare all the little sunfish away!


Just a relaxing, mellow summer Sunday. I'll take it!


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Cook's Notes: Tonight for dinner I made Chicken Tostadas with Summer Vegetables. I used corn tortillas instead of flour, and elevated the dish by topping them with chopped arugula and crumbled feta cheese before baking. They were a hit with all of us, and I'm already thinking of ways to make these a seasonal favorite (roasted veg in the fall, etc.).


A recipe I forgot to post last night in my catch-up notes was for the White Refried Beans that we made on Friday night along with chicken tacos. We slathered the tortillas with the beans before loading up the taco with chicken and toppings. Delicious!

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And finally, a FB status update: 
Mealtime conversations are definitely never boring around here, and today was a good example. The topic over our picnic lunch today was the difference between herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores, and what animals, people, and foods fall into each of these categories. Tonight we landed on death (again), burials, and cremation (it's been a pretty heavy year for us with losses of several family members). Explaining cremation to two almost 4-year-olds is not easy! At one point Zoe asked if I want to be buried when I die and I said no, I would like to be cremated. Silas wrapped up the topic by saying that he wants to be a fire fighter when he grows up so that he can "help me". 

At least he was paying attention??!!
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