It is truly almost like Christmas. You unwrap way too many toys, some of which you wonder why you even bought it in the first place, you find things you forgot you had, and your kids are ecstatic over items once long forgotten.

You also find those rare gems. Memory trinkets, movie stubs, things that make you go, “I remember that day!”

One of such things is this:

My menu from the last week of detest at Madigan!

I have to say, the food was good. Not only was it not bad, it was actually good. The French toast with strawberries (hush, that was a special treat you weren’t supposed to know about), muffins, cookies, and various lunch/dinners made the 28 days much more bearable.

Those were the days…