Hot Hot We Got it!

Thanks to 'The Polar Express' I am being bombarded with requests for hot chocolate. I had to impose a rule that we can only drink it at night. They wanted it all the time. Even SJ was saying, "I want ha chalkit." As I am typing this post, my daughter LC says, "Mommy, can I have hot chocolate because it's night? Mommy, I'm asking you if I can have hot chocolate." I laugh and she repeats this over and over again. In case you are wondering about the time....the sun JUST set. They don't waste a second. I'm off to the kitchen now to make some hot chocolate.

Kick Boxing

From a friend....

"I was sitting with my daughter and asked,'Do you want to work out with me, I am going to do kick boxing?' She looks at me and bites her peach and says, 'I'm working on this peach right now!'"

Future Habanero Chili Eater

My son likes to eat hot stuff like his dad. Dad likes to watch people eating a hot chili on youtube.com. I can see this being a shared activity with Dad in the future. Dad wants to eat a Bhut Jolokia one day and I can see our son wanting to do this, but we won't let him until he is older...way older. 'Till then he can eat his hot pork rinds, Hot Cheetos (thanks to my nieces who are addiction to this "snack") and Mexican rice. He even knows milk helps take the edge off the heat!

My daughter says she can't eat the spicy stuff because it will make "her tummy get spicy and I don't want it to do that to me." I would agree with my daughter. I like to eat a little spice, but not fire like my son and husband do.

Chinese Food and Excuses

We use to eat Chinese food a lot before our big move. Last night my husband gave me a break and brought some home. I guess it has been a while because the two oldest looked at the food with disgust. They would eat it back home without any problems. The baby was fine and she ate quickly then asked for more.

My son was doing the pick it up and pretending to take a bite, but my daughter was not going to attempt to eat it. Then came the excuses....

1-My throat hurts. I can't eat. I need to go lay down.(After realizing it did not work she moved on to excuse 2.)
2-My throat hurts. I am choking. The food is choking me. Dad asked, "Where are you choking at?" She points to the side of her neck under her left ear.
3-I need to go to the bathroom. I have to go poop.
4-I need to pee.
5-She throws herself out of her chair onto the floor and tries to force out tears.

It's funny she thinks she can outsmart us with these feeble attempts to get out of eating. I was once the Queen Of-I-Won't-Eat-It-It-Looks-Weird and I tried most of the above on my own mother. It did not work for me and it won't work for her. We just wanted her to at least try it and if she did not like it; then she doesn't have to eat it.

I went to bed early. I don't know how it ended since I let my husband take control. However, in the morning I found two plates with lots of food on them.

Orange

After eating an orange for a snack, I asked my 3-year-old daughter to go wash her hands. She told me she did not need to because she already licked them clean. I told her you are not a cat and to please go wash her hands.

Sharing Food

My 4-year-old son was not eating his bread and I asked him to give some to the baby. What did he say to me? "I don't like babies stealing my food." So, I could not get him to share it even though I knew he was not going to eat it.

Later, when I brought out rice, his favorite, he said, "I want to give my bread to the baby."

Bologna, Hot dogs and Sausage

My Mommy confession...

My kids are really selective when it comes to eating and trying new foods. What child is willing to try new foods and not finicky, right? Well, I am going to be in trouble when they find out how everything we eat here is sausage. My son will not eat a hot dog if you tell him it is a hot dog, but if you tell him it is a sausage that looks like a hot dog or a hot dog sausage. It becomes a different story and he is willing to eat it.

Today I had them try bologna and I knew they would not like the sound of the name. So, what are they eating for lunch? Flat sausage. They flattened it out like a tortilla to make it cook faster. Later, once they are OK with eating it. I will tell them it is bologna sausage and eventually, just call it bologna.

Chicken Heads

This story is from a friend in her words...

"One night I decided to treat my young children to dinner at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Five-year-old, Elizabeth*, started jumping up and down and begged me to buy her some chicken heads for dinner. I was understandably confused.

"KFC doesn't sell chicken heads," I told her.

"Yes, they do, " she said, "Grandpa bought some for us once."

I called my dad to see what in the world she was talking about. He is a big tease but I still didn't think he would feed chicken heads to his grandchildren. When I got him on the phone I explained to him that Elizabeth wanted chicken heads from KFC for dinner. He burst into laughter.

It seems he and my mother decided to get some KFC one night when they were babysitting for me. Grandma stayed with the kids while Grandpa went to pick up dinner. As he walked out the door Emily begged him to get her a chicken leg, which was her favorite.

When Grandpa came back Elizabeth asked him, "Did you get me a chicken leg?"

Grandpa made a sad face. "No, they were all out of chicken legs. But I got you some chicken legs."

Elizabeth wasn't sure this was a good thing but when Grandpa put a "chicken head" on her plate and it looked like a regular old chicken leg, she decided to try it.

I couldn't believe that she believed Grandpa's story. However, later when I put a chicken leg on her plate she cheered, "Chicken heads!" It was another year or so before I could convince her that it really was a chicken leg."

*Not her real name. Her name was changed to protect the innocent. This is the name of the receptionist at the family's chiropractic office.

Food at the Fair

Tonight we went to our county fair and what should I see in the food section for sale. If you guessed Elephant Ears; then you are the winner. I told my son and he was not impressed. I guess since we had it the other night for dinner he was probably thinking-"Big deal, we eat them at home."

I tried to get them to try a "Collard Sandwich," but they gave me a look of disgust. It's hard to get children to try something new sometimes. (If you're wondering what it is...it's cornbread with collard greens inside of it. It's really good if you are into veggies.)

Elephant Ears

Tonight for dinner my husband cook thin pieces of steak. He told my daughter it was elephant ears.

She said, "No!"

He said, "Yes, it is. Look at how the meat curls up. It's elephant ears."

Her reply, "I don't like that. We are not suppose to eat elephant ears. If I eat that I will get sick and throw-up."