At any rate, this all translates to me and the boys by ourselves today. Eric and I went to Costco this morning before Todd left. It was a pleasant trip. Something about only taking one boy turns them into sweet, sweet children. Picture this: my adorable little googly bear and I are walking through the Costco parking lot. Eric's entire, sweaty paw is enveloping my index finger. I love this moment and tell him so.
"I really love you, goo. I am so glad we get to spend some time alone today."
"Mommy, you are my special friend."
From that point on it was a love fest between Eric and I. No less than 64 I-love-yous were exchanged.
I hate to brag, but will anyway . . . you can't keep enough fruit and veggies in the house for my boys. They will choose fruit and veggies over anything. I would like to think that I, along with my expertise, are entirely responsible for their amazing food choices, but I have chosen to only take 85% of the credit. The remaining 15% is a direct result of their advanced intellect. Today we picked up a large flat of beautiful strawberries (half of which are gone as I type), and fresh pineapple, grapes, watermelon and cantaloupe. We also grab the usual huge bag of broccoli and enormous bag of carrots, and two gallons of milk (which typically last 4-5 days). Let me remind you the boys are 2 and 4. I have no idea how I am going to keep them fed at 14 and 16. Their college fund will never outlive their appetite.
We are huge fans of the frozen fish choices at Costco. They come in (approx.) 4 ounce portions and are individually wrapped. A couple of times/week we grab a couple fillets and that comprises our protein choice for the evening. They come in extremely handy when you are caught unprepared. Some other time we will talk about farm raised vs. wild and all the extra plastic used to individually wrap the fish ... for now, lets just focus on convenience. I love that it is simply fish. No breading, no toppings, no fake cheese sauce, just fish. Depending on what else is going on we (Todd) may marinate and bake the fish. If it is just me and kids, I will heat up the George Foreman and cooked it naked. Either way the boys love it.
When Eric and I got home it was time for Mr Important to leave and time for the boys and I to have some lunch. It is a pretty warm, sunny day so I didn't want to turn on the stove or oven. I wanted something cool and fresh. I made some chicken salad using a light mayo and some mustard, lemon pepper and the all important dill. I added some chopped walnuts and spread it on whole wheat toast. I like to throw some fruit into my chicken salad but today I thought the boys would think it was cool if I just topped it with thin slices of granny smith apples. I cut up some of the strawberries that they boys were eyeing and cut up some carrot sticks. It is important to include lots of different colors on your plate - not just for aesthetics, but for phyto nutrients. Today we had orange, red and green. As usual the boys chose chocolate(skim)milk as our beverage. Not bad for 15 minutes of work.
May your Sunday be as exciting as Todd's Saturday!
