Meatloaf mania!

I have been in the mood for meatloaf, so I decided to make some meatloaf for dinner last night. The older two boys spent the day at Grandma's, so when I went out to pick them up, I put a package of hamburger in the microwave to defrost. When I got home, I took the meat out of the microwave and dumped it in a tub. After looking at that amount of meat, I decided that this package must have been a small package and got another package of hamburger out.

You may be asking why didn't I know it was a small package; the label/sticker should tell me the weight. This is hamburger that we have processed at my parents house, and when we package it, we just approximate what a two pound package should be. That means that we have some smaller packs and some larger packs.

Since meatloaf is a leftover that I will actually eat, I decided to make a large meatloaf. I am guessing that I mixed up about 3 1/2 pounds of hamburger. When I placed it in the pan, it was easily twelve inches long, four inches wide and approximately three inches tall. My three boys ate like I have been starving them. Even Justin, who really only eats processed meats (hotdog, bologna, pepperoni) ate several helpings of meatloaf. All the boys asked for seconds and thirds of various items. Darren had two helpings of meatloaf and probably two-thirds of a can of green beans. Nathan had at least three helpings of meat loaf, a helping of green beans, and a rather large baked potato. Justin just kept shoveling in the meatloaf. By the time all the boys (Bruce included) had seconds, I bet there was only a four inch length of meatloaf left. Then Bruce packed his lunch, I packed a lunch for the youngest two and it was gone. So much for me packing a lunch to take to work!