I haven't posted to our blog in awhile because I haven't had anything positive to say. Today isn't a lot different, but that is sometimes how life is so I'm going to start again. Pictures will be forthcoming - but we broke our camera lens and when I sent it for repair I accidentally sent the SD card with it. So, for today, here's a tale of dinner-time.
Menu: broccoli/potato soup, grilled chicken (for the husband), watermelon
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Deportment of Child During Prep: whiny and needy - yells: cup, water, milk, blocks, outside, hand (as in come with me), etc
Prep Clean-up: 5 minutes
Deportment of child: unchanged
Time to consume dinner: 10 minutes
Deportment of child during consumption: unsatisfied, yells: yucky, down, all done, no like, play, go, waffle, cheese, water, sticky, etc
Clean-up: 30 minutes
Deportment of child: asleep (thank heavens)
Worth it? Today - not really. However, some 15 years from now I might be grateful that we all "ate" dinner together every night - at least that's what all the studies and church talks say. Currently, I wish we had the budget to eat out everyday!
8 comments:
my buddy has 5 kids under the age of 4 (3 adopted/ 2 surprises right in a row). The other night he described trying to take his kids out to eat and how he NEVER wants to do it again (until they are 18 and can pay for themselves:).
Dinner can.be.rough.
'nuff said...
The other day my home teacher was describing taking his 5 kids (all ages 4 and under--3 adoptions/2 surprises) out to dinner. He never wants to do it again! EVER!
Dinner can.be.rough.
'nuff said...
Happy to read a post though! I made lynn wilson burritos tonight--so you blew me out of the water!
Yay, you are back!
Ugh. I'm not looking forward to this. Cameron already doesn't like to eat his food ...
Sound like you get an award for being awesome! Seriously, nicely done.
I'm glad your back but I can relate to life being so so.
Welcome back to blogging. Hope there are many more positives coming up (besides just sleeping)
Omg, I love this bc that is EXACTLY how I felt after making dinner two nights ago! The next day we ate out and tonight we had a $5 pizza haha bc taking time to make dinner while my child is screaming and getting into everything just isn't worth it! ;)
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