School Preparations

We had our Back-to-School Feast/FHE tonight and it was so fun. I went all out and made delicious bacon-corn chowder (which no one except me liked, but I thoroughly enjoyed it!), homemade biscuits (these were a major hit), fresh green beans, and fresh peaches and cream. Yum. Summer dinner at its finest. We fancied up the table and the dishes and had fun. I presented each of my girls with a Schultute. I read about it in a magazine--it is a big paper cone filled with school supplies and treats and given to schoolchildren in Germany. So I made one for each girl and they loved them. Then Ben gave Emma and Rachel a father's blessing to start the school year off right. They were so happy to get a blessing. Emma said, "I feel a warm glow growing inside me." And Rachel said, "Thank you for the blessing, daddy!" I love this time of year--there is so much excitement and anticipation. And I can't resist buying WAY more school supplies than we actually need.


With their Schultutes


My sweet girls--are they really going off to school in just a few short days? How I will miss them!