Back to School Mess...

Yup, it's that time of the year again. The kids will all be going back to school, and the mommies will be wiping tears from those going for the first time. Or, wiping their own...whichever, possibly both.

My schedule is nuts when school starts. I get the kids ready, get them to the bus, then come home and do the house cleaning thing, the paying bills thing, and sometimes, when I'm lucky, the author thing.

This year, I'm pretty excited. Tristan will start his first year of head start. He's three, so he won't be gone as long as the other kids will be, but he'll be going, and he'll be happy once he gets used to it. He neeeeeeeeds to be around others his age!

My problem is that I'll be alone all day long. What's a mom supposed to do? I'm so used to having Tristan on my heels all through the day. When I mop he's two steps behind me, washcloth in hand, trying to help. When I vacuum, he's riding the shop vac (yeah, it's super cute). When I talk on the phone, he's in my lap begging to talk too. So, now it's just good ol' Mom...

Anyhow, here are some good ideas for after school snacks that are pretty light on your budget.

*Apples, oranges, any fruits.
*Cereal bars. You can make homemade ones too.
*Yogurt, pudding, nuts.
*Fresh baked cookies. Look for cookie dough sales or make your own. Heck, buy ready made ones if you're pressed for time.
*Crescent rolls. Fill them with ham and cream cheese. Boy, those are good!
*Mini pizzas. Buy dough, cut into balls, pat out into mini sizes, cover in sauce and a tsp. of mozarella and a slice of pepperoni. Ball it up and make it into a filled ball. Put them into the oven and bake on 450 degrees until done. Yum :)
*Fried Pies...I'll find a recipe to post later, probably this fall when pies start to become popular again lol.

Welp, hope that helped you out some. I gotta get back to organizing school clothes and getting backpacks ready!

Dark & Delicious,
Rhiannon Mills