Let me be honest, this month has sucked. We have been sick for weeks, I haven’t accomplished anything. The house is a mess, and so am I. 

But it is the first day of Fall, so I’m hoping that things will turn around soon. 

Agnes is back to school. I finally got to the store and restocked the house. So at least that is a little better. 

Maybe I’ll just make September my throw away month, and get things back in order in October. 

I promise I really was in the kitchen all August, I just didn’t get that many photos. Probably due to the fact that the kiddos ate everything before I could get a decent picture. I do have just a few to share.

I was craving Boston Cream Pie, but I didn’t want to spend all day in the kitchen. Also I didn’t know if my family would give it a try. I found a great Boston Cream Pie Poke Cake recipe on pinterest.

The cake turned out fantastic, and the kids even liked it too.

I also tried making a homemade batch of Caramel Sticky Rolls.

The homemade Caramel was easy to make, and the rolls were absolutely delicious.

The kids even liked them.

Lastly, I tried out a bunch of vegan recipes throughout the month.

I made a batch of Chia Oatmeal Vanilla Muffins. I used Chia seed to bind the batter instead of egg. I also soaked the Oatmeal in Almond Milk instead of regular milk. They were vegan and delicious!

I also snuck in one vegan recipe for the family to try.

Vegan Dinner Rolls.

I used Vegan Butter, and skipped the egg.  I also added a bit more flour and yeast, and I gave the rolls plenty of time for the dough to proof. They were light, delicious, and the family had no idea. I will be revisiting this recipe often.

I miss this big guy so much…

Last night was open house for all of the kiddos. Three different schools, and a little over two and a half hours to go through them all. It was exciting, overwhelming, and exhausting all at once.

School starts tomorrow.

I was doing pretty good, until Monday rolled around. I started thinking too much, which turned into worrying too much, which turned into my OCD taking over for the day. Today, I’m still pretty much the same way. I’ve already rearranged the refrigerator twice.

I know the boys will do fine. I just started to worry about Agnes. She was standing up on a chair, and looking out the window, she turned to me and said “my tummy hurts, and I’m sad”, “what happens if I get sad at school?”…

I didn’t have an answer…

Today we are ending Summer about the same way that we started it. We ran to the grocery store, and have spent the day bumming around the house. Agnes and Dylan have been outside playing most of the afternoon, and Thade has been busy on his PS4.

I hope tomorrow goes well. I’m not quite ready to get up early, and neither are the kiddos. It is going to be a long day for all of us.