Sunday, September 7, 2008

Meatloaf Meltdown

I've officially decided tonight that I am never cooking dinner again. Because, you see, my time could be better spent doing almost anything else. After studying for most of the afternoon while the kids napped, I decided to cook something that contained actual meat and wait...no noodles! So, while Jon took the kids to the park for an hour, I cooked a nice Sunday dinner of meatloaf, REAL mashed potatoes, and corn. Upon returning from the park, Hannah took a whiff and announced that she "doesn't LIKE meatloaf!"...and the nice Sunday dinner fantasy quickly unraveled from there. After many attempts at getting Hannah to eat, she was sent miserably to her room in the not-so-nice-daddy's-chasing-you kind of way. Of course, this doesn't go over well with Calah who, up until this point, has been eating fairly well in her booster seat. Here is what resulted:



Who knew Calah could be so dramatic! So of course, I am simultaneously trying to spoon-feed Jacob, keep Calah from falling out of her baby seat, and also attempting to eat my beautiful dinner before it chills to room temperature. Jacob starts whimpering at Calah's screams...


...and I decide that having 3 small children is not conducive to cooking and/or eating Sunday dinner. So, why bother? Maybe I will clean a toilet instead...or fold socks...or take a nap. Will try again in about 5-10 years.

I swear, before this, they were really cute! Here are some pictures from the weekend. I noticed the drool in the picture after I posted it. For some reason Jacob has like triple the drool that the girls had...he also laughs out loud everytime I change his stinky diaper...such a man!



I found these shirts at Walgreens for $3.99...IOf course it wouldn't be Sunday without football gear!



Hannah and her bff Spencer from next door. (yes we do fit all three kids in the Accord...anything but a minivan for me!)

2 comments:

CRUSTY MOM-E said...

There is nothing more frustrating then getting all syched up over being a good wife and mom by preparing a three version meal when the kids come in complaining over the "smell."

Someday they'll remember the smell of meatloaf and associate it to family meals, fall and crispy temperatures right now--

in the meantime don't stop cooking--if all else fails, next time mash the potatoes and corn and meatloaf together, tell Hannah she can design whatever she wants with the hill of food combo--but she'll have to eat it afterwards..
and ketchup goes with everything.

volcano (close encounters of the third kind) :)

xo,
me

missed you on saturday--:) heehee

Issakainen said...

Abby giggles sometimes when I change her diaper. It cracks me up... kind of weird but also cute.... see you soon! Can't wait for the kids to play together!