Friday, February 5, 2010

First Tiffin Lunch and First Day Back to School

Hey all! We are back!

We got back very, very early Wednesday morning and I have spent the last few days catching up on some sleep (and washing!!). More about Bali, our holiday and their food next time.

Today the kids went back to school. They really wanted to go yesterday but they were still up and down at all hours of the night before that, so I let them sleep in and they didn't wake up until well after 11am!

I got up early this morning to prepare some lunch, then breakfast for the day. For lunch I roasted some cauliflower, steamed some broccoli and made a batch of mac 'n cheeze to put in their tiffins.

YM's tiffin is made up ready for school in the back and Baby's tiffin has been pulled apart to show the contents.
As it is the first time we have used them, I am not sure how warm they will keep the food (although my kids will eat this stuff cold anyways) nor do I know how secure the tiffins themselves are (fingers crossed for no mess in school bags!). If it doesn't keep the food at least a little warm, then it isn't really much better than individual containers (except that I am not using plastic). I'll keep you informed.

I briefly met the kids' teachers this morning. I mentioned to Tweenie's teacher that I would be back in in a week or so to have a chat to him. He said that parent/teacher conferences were coming up in a few weeks anyway. I said that's fine, but I wanted to discuss stuff other than education such as our veganism and I got an odd look! The look said 'I have no idea what you are talking about'!! At least it wasn't 'bloody crazy hippy'! so there is a little hope!

Well, I still have a lot of housework catch-up to do around here. Back to it.

Tahn

5 comments:

Cate Lawrence said...

Looking forward to meeting you at another pot luck :). I'm keen to hear about Bali as I'd like to go to somewhere in South East Asia at some stage!

Johanna GGG said...

you sound organised with the mac and cheeze - great lunch food for the kids - wish someone would pack lunch for me in tiffins

steph said...

welcome back! can't wait to hear about your adventures!

Anonymous said...

welcome back! those lunches are so cute!

x said...

I hope the teacher ended up listening to you and understanding your concerns.

And I found tiffins the other day, my Dad would one but I wasn't sure if I would use it, but I love that they come in different sizes and number of containers.