Perfect Imperfection

I chose this picture today because it illustrates the true nature of our house at any given moment in time. Here we are, trying to take an adorable family picture, but like always, there are some unpredictable issues. Calah is obviously not into the whole holding-still and smiling thing, and Jacob is about to cry because Hannah just head-butted him in her excitement to get into this ridiculous pose that mommy suggested on a whim at 8 pm on a random Tuesday night. I always see these family pictures in photographer's windows...the whole family is dressed in khaki and white and frolicking in a meadow and somehow even the smallest of the group manages to take the most perfect picture. Who are these people? Do they really exist?
Today I was awakened (a little too early for my taste) to 3 hungry kids and no milk, eggs, juice, syrup, or anything else breakfast-ish. I think I knew last night that we were out of these things, but maybe I was hoping the food fairy would come while I slumbered and restock our refrigerator. Sure, this morning I could have gone to the grocery store, but here is what that would have entailed: dressing them all, loading them all in the car, driving to the store, unloading them, racing thru the grocery store, loading them back in the car, driving home, unloading them all and somehow the groceries at the same time, making breakfast while Jacob is crying for a bottle, feeding them all at the same time (but not myself...not enough hands), cleaning up, and then maybe (if I'm lucky) eating breakfast myself...all before 8 a.m.
YEAH....SORRY...NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
So, I put them in the car in PJ's and no shoes and drove thru McLIFESAVERS. We all had a glorious meal of Cinnamon Melts, Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs, and Biscuits. Oh, and let's not forget the vital cup of coffee so mommy doesn't die.
This leads me to my next point...in my spare time I'm going to invent the DRIVE-THRU grocery store. You can either order online and pick up in the loading docks or you can speed thru the 15 items or less drive-thru lane and pick up the essentials in 5 minutes flat without having to unload your entire family. I personally think it's a great idea and one day I'm gonna be rich because of it!!
Oh well, I guess if we were the perfect family, I would always have a stocked refrigerator and we would always take flawless family picures. But, that's definitely not our reality..and sometimes the imperfection is much more fun...and fattening.