It's not all Doom and Gloom around here (well, OK, it sort of is!)
Dumpling started Kindergarten today. Yesterday, she went for an hour yesterday and said "Why can't I stay?" After years of needing to prepare her and be ready for the worst, it was so refreshing to have her be so excited about going back and be totally fine with the new class mix up, the new friends, the new teachers.... Of course, she insisted on dressing up for the occasion....
Today was the first full day, 8 to 1:30, with lunch. Speaking of which, I have a new obsession.... When I get stressed, I need to create/make stuff and since crafting time is non-existent, I have gone gaga for Bento boxes.... I ordered a bunch of supplies online from Japan (via Ebay) and they should arrive in a couple of weeks. In the mean time, the Asian 2$ store had a real bento lunch box and this was my first attempt:
There are 2 hard-boiled eggs under the cucumber/grape tomato flowers, with carrot sticks and carrots and pretzels... She ate every bite of it! My kid, the non-eater, ate her ENTIRE lunch.....
This is what it looked like at my house this morning:
Her feet are Ginormous!
the final craft project, which she has yet to see because she is now asleep, is her lunchbox. I absolutely 100% refuse to let her pick HSM or H.M. She has yet to watch either on TV, so that was NOT happening. Princess would have been fine, but every body was going to have the same freaking lunchbox. So I made her pick a plain one! The horror! But I had a plan. I asked her what her absolute favorite show was, expecting her to answer either Yo Gabba Gabba or Max and Ruby, but she picked Wow Wow Wubbzy, which I really like. I found he creator's blog, played around with a couple of images and voila, the one and ONLY Wow Wow Wubbzy pink lunch box!
I still have no employees, though I did find a 16 y.o. who apparently will watch my kids so we can leave the house to attend things non-work-related (we're having a trial this weekend) and there is only one juice-box of wine in the fridge!!!!
Funny... I received my shipment of bento boxes a few weeks ago from ichibankanusa.com from CA. They are super cute and super cheap and the girls absolutely LOVE eating out of them!
Posted by: Susan | August 27, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Wow, Dumpling's in school now! I'm so happy she's enjoying it.
Seriously, is there such a thing as a juice-box of wine? If there is, I have to see it.
Posted by: Sister Carrie | August 27, 2008 at 09:54 PM
The lunch box is wonderful. And yeah, what's up with the bento boxes? All the cool kids have them and good for Dumpling eating her whole lunch.
Really, MM, you are a good mama!!!
Posted by: Elaine | August 27, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I think we are living parallel lives. I am sending you a virtual glass (or bottle!) of wine to celebrate the brave new world of kindergarten Whoo Hoo!
Posted by: American Family | August 27, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Woohoo! Kindergarden! She looks so excited! And yeeha on the bento box; very nice looking and I'm impressed that she ate everything.
Posted by: OmegaMom | August 28, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Wow, that is one big smile on her face! Glad she's happy.
The Bento box is adorable...this will suck me in, eventually. I was at Pearl River Mart a couple of weeks ago and had a hard time walking away from that section!
Yeah, trying to find employees sucks. My employer just hired somebody that I am not sure about for my department...this better not be a waste of my time. Grr.
Posted by: PinkDevora | August 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM
So glad Dumpling had a good first day :) I love the custom made lunch bag such a clever idea. I too have a Bento box addiction, just the boxes you understand, staying true to my slacker status I have yet to actually make a Bento Box lunch! I did buy probably the most expensive Bento box in the world when we were in Taipei, I couldn't help it and I've told Loopy college is over rated anyway.
p.s I promise that "post to make you proud" IS coming just as soon as The Terrorists are in school, oh who am I kidding once they are 21 then I'll get it done.
Posted by: Debberoo | August 28, 2008 at 08:17 AM
I so wanna get some bento boxes, love those things.. glad her first day back was such a success- you are one very creative mom :)
Posted by: kris | August 28, 2008 at 11:06 AM
very cool indeed. Glenys loves wow wow wubbzy.
Posted by: Beverly | August 28, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Honestly, you are the McGyver of craftiness.
Dumpling really looks happy in the pics!! I'm glad she's excited about school. And seriously about the feet... is it like puppies? Does it mean she'll be really tall? Maybe that's where all the lunch is going?
Posted by: Elizabeth | August 28, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Another kindergartner on the block! That lunch - fun in the adorable lunch box you made.
Posted by: Jen | August 28, 2008 at 03:24 PM
Few things:
I wouldn't actually want a juice box of wine because, well, that it not nearly enough.
How freaking precious does Dumpling look in her new classroom?
I thought BB's shirt said "MeiMeiMei" and kind of wish it did.
Love the bento box!
Posted by: Amyesq | August 28, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Okay, you are just too crafty! I consider myself to be quite a good parent but I have NEVER, not even once, made a lunch that was photo-worthy. And that lunch box is the coolest!
Posted by: Melissa | August 28, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Love the bento lunch and my little fussy girl has become a better eater since I started packing bento for her. I have fun each day thinking what I should pack, which fun box I'll use and how cute I can make it. I'm a sad one though, once I started packing them regularly I began taking pictures of her daily bento and started a blog...I'm a geek. If you're interested, check it out: http://MaisieEatsBento.blogspot.com
Posted by: Lisa~~ | September 02, 2008 at 10:02 PM