To address the comments - no, I do not choose to send lunch in with Kate. No, I pay out the a** to send Kate to a school that doesn't provide lunch. Isn't life grand? It's a huge pain in the behind, although I suppose I shouldn't complain about having to feed my own child.  It really is only a pain because Kate's eating is so bizarre. The kid eats chili almost everyday for lunch because she is so goofy. Her lunch diet is mostly chili: I make it every couple of weeks and freeze it down (Tracey, I did it again! it's been 2 years since I was in a lab!). It's heavy on the beans, and I'm adding more and more veggies these days. She does love it, although it's ridiculous to each chili 4 out of 7 days, so I keep making it. I rotate in grilled chicken once a week or so, but that's just about the only other thing I can count on her to eat (although I was reminded the other day that she loves taco meat), and since there's no food at school I need to make sure that I provide food that she'll eat. I can't wait for the day she eats a pb&j sandwich like a normal kid! HEAVEN! At least chili is healthy. Oh, and I almost forgot - she didn't eat the pizza on Friday!!!!

 

So that's the lunch situation. It is a seriously large pain.

 

Jess, Kate is in Rockville for many reasons - I've discussed it before so I'm not going to re-type it all. It was definitely the right decision, particularly given how bad traffic has been recently (although not tonight - woo hoo!) and how long Jay's hours have been. It's far easier to pick her up and endure the traffic with her than it is to have to stress over getting to her in time. I still want to get a DVD system...