Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A Mom's Lunch


I know, look away. Spaghettio's and coffee?? My head hangs down in shame. Who eats this stuff anyway? That would be ME.
If you watch any daytime tv at all I'm sure you've seen the talk shows that talk about "Mom" time. You know the discussions I'm talking about. The one where Oprah says how important it is to take a little time for yourself. Where Rachel Rae says to nourish your body with goodness. Where the ladies on The View talk about pampering yourself. WHAT WORLD DO THEY LIVE IN?
All that in theory sounds fantastic but the reality is Spaghettio's and coffee. We all know what the coffee is for,....pure survival. Without it the kids would still be in their PJ's and running the house. The place where the dog peed on the floor would still be there. I'd still be wearing yesterday's clothes and my "parenting" would all be done from the sofa.
So why the spaghettio's? Because it comes from a can and was on sale for a buck at the grocery store! The can is a lovely substitution for a bowl. Yes, I'm that gross that I ate straight from the can. But what one might think of as "gross" is what I think of as terribly resourceful and crafty. Have you ever tried to wash dried spaghettio's off a bowl? Do it once and you'll understand why I ate it straight from the can. Besides, the bowl is a luxury when you are walking over some unamed stickiness that the kids have managed to spread all over the floor. By eating from a bowl, that implies that I sit down to eat! Any Mom of small children knows,....that only happens once in a blue moon!
So here's to you and whatever you're having for lunch. I figure, if we're able to feed ourselves we must be doing ok!

10 comments:

  1. Too funny! I gave that stuff to my son once but couldn't get it off his face! I decided to wait until he is a little older and better with a spoon before giving him it again!

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  2. *Sigh* I drank my coffee but am still in yesterday's clothing! At least the kids are dressed I suppose. Cheers to Spaghettios and coffee!

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  3. I do believe I had coffee and leftovers... A gourmet day for me!

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  4. LOL.....Found your blog over from HCTS.....I'm following you now....
    I confess as well that I have eaten the ravioli from the can.....
    Sometimes quick and easy wins the race better!........Cheers......

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  5. Never truer words said! Well, except the spaghettio's, I hate, hate, hate tin spag, BLEH! So you can have all of those to yourself : ).

    I am more of a Coffee and Nutella sustanence mum - I hide in the pantry, dig my sppon in, scoop up a huge wad of deliciousness and suck it off the spoon as quickly as possible before my lil monkey comes looking for me.

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  6. Lunch what lunch? My ass would say different, but my stomach is usually empty. Go figure.

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  7. I can't believe I commented about my ass. :) Funny now that I read it. We finally started sitting down for dinner together. It;s a must and the kids really enjoy it. I stopped being so busy at dinner time and put down my scissors to sit with everyone.

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  8. Somehow our "ass" is always on our mind! Good for you for sitting down to dinner. We try but it is so difficult to keep the 1 year old busy long enough for us to really enjoy a sit down dinner! Seriously, we're ducking missles of chicken nuggets being thrown at our heads. Sitting down at the table makes us an easy target!

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  9. Love it!!! One day this week I had pizza rolls and cofee....sigh.

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