If you’ve been reading my blog lately you will remember our new crazy fall schedule this year, you will quickly understand the meaning behind this post. Lately, with 3 kids in the pre-teen middle school age category, you can understand what I mean when I say, “I just cannot do.one.more.thing.”
In my heart of hearts, I long to be the fun mom. I want to have energy to run and do and play and make the best of even the harder days. But, I’m just being honest here, most days, I fail miserably at this.
In this particular season, the major enemy in our household is pre-algebra. Both our girls are taking it this year and I’m not exaggerating when I say that every time we sit down to do a math lesson, we have some combination of tears, yelling, frustration, anger, stomping off, and well, you get the picture. One day a wise friend said that maybe we needed some kind of treat to ease the pain of pre-algebra. Lightbulb moment!!! Why had I not thought of this before?
What makes a hard thing better? CHOCOLATE and PIE. Of course.
Yet, if you recall, with homeschooling and teaching piano and running to and fro every day of the week, baking a chocolate pie was not happening.
Enter Marie Callender’s frozen treats.
Thank You, Lord, for frozen blessings from the freezer aisle. 
And, if I’m being honest here, Marie’s Chocolate Satin pie tasted much better than anything I could whip up. With the rich chocolate filling, made from scratch crust, and chocolate curls on top, this is a treat that may just make math time not quite so difficult.
Life is too short not to at least TRY and make math homework a little more enjoyable. Before I know it, my children will no longer require help with homework. Pre-algebra will be a thing of the past. These middle school years will turn into high school and then they will be off to college. As hard as this season has been, I really do not want to wish it away.
A little chocolate pie helps me to savor these moments with my kids and make something hard a little more fun.
Have you ever tried one of Marie Callender’s frozen pies?
Check out these locations to find a store near you that carries these! And, if you have math homework in your future, I suggest picking up two or three.
{Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, however, the pre-algebra tears and opinions on chocolate pie are all ours.}
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