I don't like it

I don't like it. That has become Justin's new saying and it is driving me nuts. He tells me that when I try to put his clothes on him. He tells me that when I put his lunch or dinner in front of him. He tells us that when there is a song on the radio. He tells us that all the time and it is driving my family nuts!

Anyone hungry? Part II

It really amazes(?), annoys(?), surprises(?) me that while we are still cleaning up dinner dishes, one of the boys will come up to me and tell me that they are still hungry. Sometimes I get upset and tell them that we just ate and that they should have ate more at dinner. Then I remember that I watched Nathan suck the meat off all the T-bones, or Darren went around eating any loose noodles on everyone’s plate or on the table. And that they ate everything and that there was no more food left for them to eat. I guess I would rather have that then the alternative.

The alternative being that sometimes my kids are temperamental. I will make beef stroganoff one day and they are practically licking the pan when it is all gone. I make it a few weeks later and they all turn their noses up at it and say that they do not like it and they are only going to have green beans/corn/peas for dinner. I lose my cool on those days when they tell me that they are still hungry while cleaning up dinner dishes. I tell them to have some of the main course, or go to bed hungry. If they are still complaining, or whining enough later, I will let them have a bowl of cereal. Then they typically eat two or three bowls….

Anyone hungry?

The other night at the dinner table (the same night Justin was singing the Ozzy Osborne song) I watched Nathan devour an entire T-bone steak, and half of another one. He ate several helpings of green beans and several helpings of scalloped potatoes. It would be safe to say that he ate twice as much as I did and he is only seven! Granted, he is a tall, solid seven, but still.

When we go to a fast food restaurant and get Nathan a Kids Meal, he always asks if he can get a second meal. He has come home from school certain days and said that he ate his entire lunch and he was still hungry after eating it.

When Nathan or his brothers start eating to fill their hollow leg, I can only watch in amazement and fear. Amazement because I wonder where they are storing all this food and fear, not because I worry about them getting fat (they are too active for that), but in fear for my wallet. Thank goodness that we get beef and pork from my family. The green beans we ate the other night came from the garden, so the only real expense in that was our time and supplies to can them. Bruce or I may have to get a second job just to buy groceries!