Shaz by the Sea

How is everyone holding up?  I am a little behind on my posts, but here is our weekend recap. Saturday and Sunday were both fun - we spent the mornings doing school exercises and then a lot of time outside even though it was pretty cold. Continuing on from my  previous post on Friday  about teaching the boys at home - here is what we have been doing the last few days. Conor is REALLY into it. He loves telling me what Mrs. Hecht does in school, how she tells the class to be quiet, how they raise their hands, and how she teaches the class. Caden is much more quiet. He doesn't really explain things to me about his class, but he will answer if I ask. He works well off positive reinforcement. Cal is just crazy haha. He is LOUD which bothers Conor and Caden a little bit, but once he gets into something like painting, magnet tiles, play dough, or something then he is a little more calm. He talks a LOT, just like me. Like I have written in my "About Shaz" section (I think?) ...

A few days after Valentine's Day, I decided to make a nice steak dinner for Jim and I.  Jim had a late work call that Thursday night (Valentine's Day) so we postponed our dinner a few days. I chose two of the NY strip steaks from the ButcherBox delivery and made a side of broccoli with onions and roasted them in the oven. I seared the steaks on the stove top and then put them in the oven with the veggies. I then made a creamy Israeli couscous with a "gravy" made for the steaks. I basically used the au jus and added a bit of flour to thicken. It was a little thicker than I wanted it to be, but it was good and added flavor. We of course paired it with a nice bottle of cab and watched Madmen. It was the best night. In other news, we just wrapped up "school vacation" week.  Conor and Caden's morning preschool was closed, so they went to their afternoon school all day so Jim and I could go to work. Cal's school was clos...