School has started again, and I had forgotten about how important it is to have some sort of schedule going where meals are concerned.  We are just such free-spirits all summer long, eating from the garden, brunch instead of lunch, late suppers...  One of my issues this week has been getting breakfast and lunch on the table quickly and simply.  Time is of the essence. 

For breakfast, we like to do porridge.  If you have a slow cooker, you can actually put your grains in the night before and they will be cooked and creamy for breakfast.  Top the creamy porridge with a syrup made with molasses, honey, cinnamon, and vanilla.  Pour some kefir or fresh milk over all of this and you have a mighty healthy and filling breakfast!   Tasty, too!

Smoothies and sandwiches work great for lunch.  I like to make several sandwiches and cut them up into squares.  I serve them on one large platter.  Each child gets a napkin to eat off of and this saves on dirty dishes and clean up.  Smoothies can be made out of so many different fruits and veggies!  Add apples and carrots to kefir or bananas and blueberries with yoghurt and pineapple juice.   Smoothies can be made with just about anything your heart desires! 

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**We finished Bowser the Hound, and we loved it.  You know your children are into a book when your son jumps in the air at the end and pumps his fist in the air!  We have a few more Thornton Burgess books to read this year, but next we are going to do Rascal, by Sterling North.  We love the old movie done by Disney and we can't wait to read the book.  My children know that a book is always better than the movie, so since we already love the movie so much, we figure the book will be great!  

If your family enjoys watching old, wholesome movies once in a while, let me suggest you try to find a copy of Rascal.  It is very sweet.