Table Talk

Today was the day for that yearly doctor appointment that every woman looks forward to (NOT!)...so imagine my surprise when at the supper table Tony addresses us "gals" and asks the following question, "What was the worst thing that happened to you today?"

First of all, on any other day his mind is usually preoccupied thinking about ways to make a few extra bucks, tweak a recipe or find a better solution to do something in his daily recruiting process that he struggles to focus on us while we chatter on about our day (like females tend to do =)

Second of all, HE is often the one who groans when I ask similar questions to get conversation going at the supper table.

So for him to spring this one on us and especially on a day when he was fully aware I'd had an unpleasant doctor appointment, seemed cruel. I shot him a look of complete disgust and his eyes just smiled and sparkled in return.

The girls began sharing their worst moments and all the while my mind is trying to figure a delicate way out of this one. When he opened his mouth to speak, I fully expected him to prompt me to share. And then just as quickly it hit me. He'd volunteered to baby sit Megyn the bulk of the day and suffice it to say, she doesn't just have one poopy diaper a day.

Yep, he was so proud of himself for changing what he thought was only a wet diaper and in reality turned out to be, as he described it (at the DINNER table), "green and slimy." And for once I didn't rail on him too much, after all, the spotlight was no longer on me!

No Chocolate Bunny?

We are such terrible parents that we didn't even get our kids very much candy for Easter. I don't know what the deal is but every year, I throw away the better portion of chocolate Easter bunnies that I find in their baskets stashed in their rooms. I decided that if they don't like 'em why buy 'em?

So, since we are saving all our extra pennies for spring break to be spent in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge next week, we bought the two younger ones a L'ilKins and Britnee got her very first "grown-up" CD. They also got spending money for vacation and some Crunch and Willy Wonka "Golden" eggs. They seemed happy enough and tonight or tomorrow we'll get more candy to their liking 50% off (or more :) I would have never dreamed of doing such a thing a few years ago!

I also didn't take one Easter photo because it seems like that is the main holiday that I have scrapped several years in a row. I thought I might get them to rate this Easter as more memorable for the fact that "Mom actually didn't get the camera out". But I didn't even hear a "thank you".

They DID get new clothes, dyed eggs and had a treasure hunt. And in typical Easter tradition, we had ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables (my choice would have been fried green beans but Tony beat me to it), deviled eggs, candied sweet potatoes, homemade bread and cookie dough brownies for lunch. When we sat down to the dinner table (complete with tablecloth, nice dishes, glass glasses and Nonnie's special silverware) I overheard Janae saying to herself, "Wow, look at all the food! I can't wait until NEXT Easter!" So I don't think anyone noticed the lack of chocolate bunnies in their baskets.