I MISS FOOD!!!

Food is one of my most favorite things and lately I'm not satisfied (except for Thanksgiving dinner of course).

By the time I get the kids' plates ready and sit down to eat my own, someone has spilled something and I have to clean it up. Typically once that mess is cleaned up and I sit down once again to eat, another mess happens! AaaaHhhh! And since all three kids are still so young, we're guaranteed at least one spill per meal.

By then my food is usually cold and the kids are done and need washed up and want down. Repeat this process three times a day and I have had enough. Plus, I've never enjoyed cooking and I usually spend a good chunk of the day trying to think of what to make for dinner. Once I spend a good deal of time making a meal, the kids just look at it, and when we make them at least try it, they spit it out. Gracie has been eating pretty good lately, but it's not always the case.

Anyway, mealtime is one (three) of those times when I think people who say we're going to miss this stage definitely have selective memories.

Tim has been asking me what I want to eat for dinner on my birthday, and I do love my kids, but my answer is: Get a sitter and take me out!!! PLEASE! I can't remember what it's like to sit down, eat my food in peace, and not have to clean up messes!