31 days... of dinner chez les Wrightlings... Comfort food, otherwise known as ~ potato soup... {day 23}

...with some fridge leftovers after raking leaves and a trip to the library with Daddy!

It was a busy day. We'd been gone most of Monday and things were a bit frantic at the house when we got home. Tuesday, I wanted to make it to Ladies' Bible study (I'd missed last week... drowning in laundry). Then I picked up the little girls from their class and spent all afternoon playing and chasing them around... and trying to do a bit of laundry. I had IEP meetings for speech and language help for Jonathan and Elsie Mae after school and then it was home to fix dinner.

I found some potatoes in the basement storage room... 

I was shocked!

They were potatoes we'd bought for Brendan's grad open house back in August and they were still good. My potatoes in Niger NEVER lasted that long, even if they were in the fridge! So potato soup along with the few remaining leftovers in the fridge it was.

Why didn't I know that potatoes could last that long in cool, dry storage?

The kids raked while I peeled.

Then, while the soup was cooking, Tim took the kids to the library for about 45 minutes. Several of the elementary crew are a part of the Book-It program, so they are devouring books as often as we'll take them to the library for more.

The table was set when I heard the truck pull back in to the driveway... and we sat down to eat.

On a cold, blustery Michigan fall day... nothing beats potato soup. 

Seriously, nothing.

(PS The raking photos weren't from today... One of my silly girls had run down the camera battery taking blackmail videos of her brother while I was at those IEP meetings. 

I promise they were bundled up with hats, coats and shoes when they raked with their daddy on this day.)

Previous Posts

Squirrel Soup {day 1}

Chimichangas {day 2}

in which I start conniving... {day 3}

in which I have absolutely NO IDEA... {day 4}

when the Taco Bell cooks decide... {day 5}

 Cheese Quesadillas... {day 6}

Eggs, Bacon, Buttery Toast and Watermelon... {day 7}

Rice and Sauce... {day 8}

Grilled Cheese, Creamy Chicken Soup, Salad... a Church Program and an Ice Cream Social {day 9}

We got Brendan! {day 10}

(modified) Italian Chicken Pita {day 11} 

Borscht {day 12} 

Doughnut Saturday {day 13}
...nothing more than junk food {day 14}

Dredging the Fridge... {day 15} 
Egg Fried Rice {day 16}
Amidst much moaning and groaning {day 17}
...dinner chez Grandma Edith instead! {day 18}
Butternut squash mac and cheeze {day 19}
Black bean and butternut squash burritos {day 20}
Butterscotch pumpkin bread with chocolate pumpkin butter {day 21}
Chili, conversation, baby oranges and "really cute little girls..." {day 22}