Trying a gym! Caramelized fennel! And so forth

I just love this nip of fall in the air. It is the BEST to sleep with open windows. This morning, we're heading to Oliver's meet-the-teacher; she taught Jack when he was 2 and is a wonderful woman, as are her co-teachers. He and I are super excited. As his spare outfit, I packed the one Jack wore his first day of school when he was this age. Funny to think my baby is now that old.

Then we're heading to a gym, people. I might join a gym again- they have a kid's club so we'll see how the kids do as that will be the deciding factor really. And then home for my brief 60 minutes of quiet time while O naps and J tries to stay in his room. He and I ended up sleeping in the basement last night and were up for an hour at some point. I feel a little gaga but ah well.

How good does fennel caramelized in Ouzo sound? I'm going to try that out today+ make a celery root remoulade with some of the aioli I made last night for the greens. Mmm...

Darling O

Isn't he precious!?

Jack tries to trick Oliver for the first time

I just served dinner which included some cold pasta as I still have no microwave in which to warm it. Anyway, Jack tasted it and declared it too cold and, thus, yukky. Oliver then pulled up to the table, sat down and started eating. Jack said, "Oliver, that pasta is a special kind and if you eat it, you'll never get a tummy ache again, like that one that hurt so bad we had to go to the hospital. It's especially smart to eat all of it; it's like candy." Can you even get over it? I distinctly remember doing these sorts of things to my sister, but still, it's really something to watch. To his credit, Oliver said, "I'll do that in a minute, Jack."