Have you ever had a night like mine tonight?
I decided against going to the grocery store tonight and decided to get creative with what I had in the fridge. I turned the oven on and mixed everything together and popped it into the oven. I decided I had just enough time to feed Lindsay and pick up some of the mess Allison had made before my casserole was done.
I fed Lindsay and then put her down on the couch, intending to come back after grabbing something from the kitchen. I was distracted from my quest, however, by the smoke billowing from the oven. I opened the oven door, pulled the casserole out, and then tried to open all the doors and windows to prevent the smoke alarm from going off. I was not quick enough.
Meanwhile, Allison decided that it was time to go potty. She kept tugging on my leg saying, "Mommy, potty. Potty, mommy! MOMMY, POTTY!"
Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, I heard a thump followed by a wail from the other room. Lindsay apparently decided that it would be an appropriate time to learn how to roll over. She doesn't have very good timing.
Eventually, I got everything and everyone calmed down. I scraped the blackened breadcrumbs off the top of my casserole. I fiddled with the oven long enough to realize that when I set it on bake, it turns on the broil setting instead. I guess I'm going to have to find someone who fixes ovens.
Sometimes making dinner is an adventure.
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Oh stink! I'm so sorry! Yes, indeed, I can relate. Sometimes we try to juggle so many things at the same time, it's no wonder sometimes we drop things. (No reference to Lindsay ;))
You are a great mom and a great cook. This will be funnier next week!
Oh, stink? I haven't heard that one. I like it. Quintessentially Mormon.
Jamie, I have to say that your adventure beats all of our dinner stories. I bow in amazement that you still have the same number of kids as you did when it all started.
Now, just think a moment, what if you HAD gone to the grocery- the girls crying/fighting/irritable/a distraction at least. Waiting through the lines just to get home and discover that you forgot something---THEN have the rest of the story. See? Live IS good.
Well, you are a fabulous mom and wife, my hats off to you young mom's. You continue to be great examples of faith and obedience to us (old)mom's.
I just had this happen but with brownies. Amongst the chaos and being pulled in 10 directions I switched the amount of oil and water. You wouldn't think you could mess up brownies ,with there just being 3 ingredients, but I did and ended up with what looked like a big brownie sponge.
Oh, isn't life grand?! I tell myself (okay, usually it's Ray telling me!) that I need to make it through through these moments so I can truly appreciate the good ones that come along!
Look at it this way: Dinner tonight HAS to be easier, right?! The only way to go is up...
We've had our share of adventure too, with no little ones around! At one point in my life I actually shoved a whole cake into our garbage disposal. I felt much better after that. Hope your day is better tomorrow!
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