Netflix & SPC: Cream Cheese and Veggie Sandwich

Here we are, people, it’s September. Are you ready? I pride myself on being pretty organized most of the time. But this year? Ay caramba, I’m a disaster. I’m scrambling to pull together the requisite backpacks, lunch boxes, thermoses, water bottles, etc, that my kids will need to start a new school year. And emotional preparation? Have I mentioned my baby starts school this year! Leaving the nest of our beloved daycare seems not to be phasing Julian at bit, but I am a wreck. I have way more anxieties about him going to school than I did with Esme. Or maybe time has just obscured them?

Will he make friends? Will he take to the French Immersion program the way his sister did? Will he eat a packed lunch?! One of the loveliest perks of the daycare we had one or both kids in for five years is the hot lunch they prepare on site every day. We’re talking curries, fish soups and stirfries. How is a plain old sandwich supposed to compete with that? With Esme, I’m in a groove. I know exactly what to make and how often to change things up. But maybe Julian won’t want the same things. I’m starting to have nightmares about creating two completely different lunches every day. I cannot go there.

So, I’m starting from scratch and thinking about entirely new lunches that neither of them has ever had. Like this cream cheese and veggie sandwich. It’s easy and flexible – you could really use whatever vegetables you’ve got. But I love the crunchy/smooth combination of avocado, cucumbers and carrots. It’s packed with vitamins, will fill them up and best of all, I think they’re both going to love it.

As for my anxieties, I think I need a little inspiration to help me. I’m looking forward to a Netflix movie night where I’m going to introduce Esme and Julian to The Karate Kid. Who doesn’t love an overcoming adversity story? And I do mean me… my adversity. Because my kids are just fine.