I Get a Kick out of You

My soccer fiends are just loving life this week.  At yesterday's practice for the older boys, middle son tagged along and was invited by the coach to scrimmage with the team.  (And boy was he thrilled to be asked!)  He held his own, too, from what I saw.

Son #1 was asked to be the assistant coach for his brother's team, since he shows up to all the practices and games and always seems to be helping out with something.  So his little chest is puffed out with pride over that honor.  (Puberty has not yet begun, so there is currently no other reason for his chest to be puffed out!)

Tonight we do the soccer field cha cha that was supposed to be done on Tuesday...so of course I precooked part of tonight's meal.  Spinach croquettes, using a stupidly easy recipe involving two boxes of chopped frozen spinach and one box of Stove Top stuffing.  The kids actually eat it...and I found a way to make butternut squash last night that they all like.  Whip the cooked squash with a little butter, a little sugar free pancake syrup (so hubby, a.k.a. Insulin Man, can eat it) and a generous sprinkling of cinnamon.  It's these small victories that matter...