Where was I?
Ah, yes. Why I love May...we covered warmer weather, tulips and Mother's Day.
Reason #4: The BBQ grill. It makes delcious meats, veggies, grilled pineapple, toasted breads and even yummy pizza. Favorite grill recipe from this week's line-up:Grilled Pizza
Buy pita pockets from the store (don't cut them or anything...you're just going to use them as a yummy pizza crust!) Brush a little olive oil on both sides. Heat the grill to "low" and place the pita bread right on the rack. Let them "brown" for 2-3 minutes, then flip them over. Then add your ingredients...I placed yummy sun-dried tomato pesto, real mozzarella cheese, peppers, and olives on the pizza then closed the grill to let the other side cook and let the ingredients all melt together in cheesy heaven. They are so good. The kids ate them right up and asked for more. Can't beat that!
Reason #5: School is almost out. I have reached my threshold for fixing school lunches, doing homework, running carpool, washing and ironing white shirts for "dress" day, projects, spelling homework, tests, etc. I need a break and I KNOW my sweet children need a break. We are ready to hang out in jammies all morning, eat breakfast at 11:00 a.m., go swimming, go on field trips, play with friends, get out the hose, eat lots of popsicles, and rediscover why we love hanging out together without all the distractions getting in the way. Love my little people!!
And as an added bonus...my husband has a birthday! All the other birthdays in our family are clumped into the fall/winter months so we look forward to having a good reason to eat cake and throw a party in May. Plus we think he is pretty amazing and we love occasions to tell him that!
Happy May! Go eat a popsicle, dust off the plastic swimming pool, and get ready for some fun!
