CC's Mom's Night Out!

We had a fun time Saturday night with our CC community's Mom's Night Out. We had an Italian Cooking Night. where I taught some of my family's favorites. The menu was (translated): Penne with "Angry" Tomatoes, Pasta and Peas, Chicken Cacciatore, Lettuce with Potatoes, Carrot Salad, Macerated Strawberries with Ciambellone.

Everyone pitched in to help, cutting tomatoes, stirring, flipping.

Heidi, Charlene, Kim cutting and chopping.

Shawne pressing garlic into olive oil.

Jennifer taking over sauteing the chicken.

Amy, Heidi and Charlene sampling the olive oil.

Kim, Shawne, Charlene, Jennifer, Heidi and Grace.

Angela, Amy and Kim.

Sampling the dessert.

The one thing that happened that was unexpected was that we lost power midway through the cooking! We took about an hour "break," but right when I was about to call my mom to ask if I could finish cooking at her house (she has a gas stove) the power came back on! It just made the night that much more special!

Public Speaking

Our children are involved in a homeschool group called Classical Conversations where every week each child is expected to give a 2-3 minute presentation in front of the class. This is our second year with CC so my children have thus far given approximately 45 presentations. They are getting quite comfortable speaking in front of a group.

This week their training was put to the test. They were asked to present a short skit in church. They did a great job! Here area a few shots:

Receiving some final instructions

I bet I'll be more nervous than they on Tuesday when we have to give our family presentations!