Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Did I mention that pork butt/shoulder was on sale at Costco last week? Because it was, and so we used it in our chili for the ward party on Saturday. Of course, since we still have, say, 20 pounds of pork butt, I tried this Fall-Apart Tender Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork Shoulder recipe today, and I have to say, it was pretty good. I might change a couple of logistical things on my end, but we had it with baked potatoes (and green beans), and I’d say it’s worth making again. The flavor was good and the pan juices made it lovely, although draining a bit of the fat would not have been a terrible idea. I was in a hurry by then, however, and I feel like this level of home-cooked meal on an SEP night was a solid accomplishment.

As far as whose SEP? My youngest had hers at 8:20 this morning, after which she began her school day and I helped pack up the book fair, volunteered with Battle of the Books, and then helped pack up the book fair some more. By the time I got home I was already poopered, but there was dinner to start, exercising to be done, my youngest to retrieve from school, and more to dinner to work on before my son’s SEPs at 4. Now the dishwasher is running and–spoiler alert!–I’m not any less poopered. On the other hand, I feel like I ought to sleep well tonight…