Monday- take your parents to school day!

This week at Winter's school they are doing a Take Your Parents To School week for Freshmen. Apparently there weren't a lot of takers because I was the only parent in each of her classes, and I only saw one other mom in the hallways. It may also be partly because three of her six classes are sophomore or junior level (although there are other freshmen in those classes too).

Jeremy had a dentist appointment that morning to get his two front teeth built up (they have both been chipped for a really long time) so he didn't go.

Although most days I get up to pack Winter's lunch before she leaves for school, I often go back to bed for an hour or two afterward. It was a little bit of a challenge getting up and staying up at 6:30 am. I was surprised how quickly the day went. And how much technology has been integrated into the classroom. Everything is done online now, and students have access to all grades, handouts, and assignments through an online portal now for most classes.

First period was Honors World History where they went to the library to research various ancient civilizations in groups. Second period was Honors Lit where they discussed the Ferguson situation and journaled about it. Third was Health where they talked about macro and micro nutrients and what makes food choices healthier vs. less healthy. Fourth period was Honors Geometry, where they reviewed questions from the previous weeks' test and student demonstrated how they got the answers on the white board.

After fourth period we had a 30 minute break for lunch. We sat in the hallway with one of her friends to eat. Fifth period was Honors Biology, where they were learning about molecule structures. They also got back the previous week's test which Winter got 100% on. Sixth period was Spanish 3 where they talked about the homecoming dance and how to say different things about it in Spanish, and then they finished up a test from the previous week and worked on a worksheet packet.

On our way home we stopped by a little grocery store that is on the way back from her bus stop called The Stockbox. Most of their packaged items are more expensive than at QFC, but they often have good deals on produce, and they also have 10% off during their produce happy hour in the afternoon.

We bought the following:

Cup of cut pineapple $1.99
1 organic pear $.77
1 head of green leaf lettuce $.99
Bag of two celery hearts $1.69
3 small nectarines $.99
3 black plums $1.00

We got $.55 cents off for produce happy hour and the total was $6.88

Jeremy also bought an energy drink for $1.10 that afternoon. He went to the heavy lifting gym at 4:30 and did squats for two hours. He had a smoothie for lunch since he still couldn't feel his face, and some grilled chicken with sriracha for breakfast.

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: pepperoni and cheddar cheese sandwich with Dijon, apple, lemon flavored Greek yogurt, protein bar (was going to be my breakfast but I didn't get around to eating it.)
Dinner: stir fried chicken with broccoli, carrots, brown rice and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: half a granola bar, celery with cream cheese, cashews, strawberry banana yonanas
Beverages: water

Winter's lunch had leftover pizza, a pre-packed pineapple cup, dried cranberries and cashews, and Starburst candy corn. She didn't finish the cranberries and cashews or the candy corn, but she did finish the candy corn at home. For breakfast she had cereal and milk.