It is 6 pm and I wanted to have the HG Creamy Italian Casserole for dinner tonight.  I know it will be 6:30 before I get home and hungry kids aren’t going to want to wait an hour for that casserole.  So…I phoned in my order!  I just called my 14 year old at home and walked him through the label instructions.  I had him pull the casserole dish from the shelf, asked him to read me the ingredient list and then asked him if there was anything on that list he did not understand.  After a couple of clarifying questions, like what is Mozzarella cheese, he was ready to get it done.  I love that all I had to do was ask him to gather the ingredients as listed, stir them all up in the casserole dish, cover it with foil and put it in the oven.  When I get home, dinner will be over 1/2 way done, which gives me time to change clothes, catch up on their issues of the day and sit down to dinner. 

In case you are wondering…no, I did not ask him to cut up raw chicken.  I had actually cooked some Italian Sausage another time and I told him to take that from the fridge instead of using the chicken as instructed.  So…a little planning ahead did help! 

Do you have a story to tell about HG and kids helping on hectic days?  I’d love to hear it…so leave a comment for us all to enjoy! 

God Bless and Keep You

Tami

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