Menu: chicken and rice
In case you pictured some kind of glorious, slow cooked goodness, let me clear that up.
By chicken and rice, I mean chicken + a can of cream of chicken soup + boil-in-the-bag rice = chicken and rice.
Throw in a can of green beans and wallah! Dinner.
Grace: God is good. God is great….as my 40 year old husband completes his signature toddler blessing, I wonder if we should step it up a bit?
Conversation: questionable.
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My oldest: What does rice taste like?
Honey, it tastes like rice. Just try some.
My oldest: Do you think I’ll like it?
I don’t know, but you should try it. You should try anything at least once. Except drugs!
Did I just say that?
My oldest: Nice, mom. I’m putting that in my book of “mom quotes”.
You have a book of mom quotes?
My oldest: No, but I should.
Well, good. Hopefully you’ll remember the things I say.
My youngest: Well, you shouldn’t try drugs unless your 21. (Insert assertive finger point and confident tone.)
Hubs laughs so hard, he almost has chicken and rice fly out of his nose.
No, honey. You should never try drugs no matter how old you are.
My youngest: Oh. Well, then what’s the thing you do whenyou’re 21?
Geesh. I’m really glad we’re having this conversation.
21 is the legal age you are allowed to have alcoholic beverages. Like beer or wine. Drugs are never legal and they can kill you.
Hubs: Nice babe. This dinner conversation is questionable.
So was your blessing.
My youngest: Oh, OK.
So glad we cleared that up.
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Nothing beats a nice family dinner. Ya know, experts say that children that eat a sit-down dinner with their family at least three times a week are less likely to drink alcohol and do drugs. Now, I see why.
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Sounds pretty nice.
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Priceless, absolutely priceless. Glad this one is recorded for posterity! There are some great resources for dinnertime conversations starters. Mary DeMuth wrote one: 150 Quick Questions to Get Your Kids Talking. Of course, it is still possible to have the talk go south really fast, even with help. In that case, just record for future amusement.
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As soon as dinner was over I made a note of it, b/c I just had to blog it!
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Is that not the best punchline ever? I love it! Family dinners are priceless. I jump through hoops to make them happen with all the activities, even if it means we eat at 4:30!
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It is so hard to get everyone to the table. WE had the worst day here yesterday with arguing and drama. THe last thing I wanted to do was sit together. LOL But, then we do and we all get some major laughs to end the day. Dinner gives us one more opportunity to get it right!
Too funny! Hey, at least you all sat down to dinner together! And did your kids eat the chicken and rice? Mine won’t eat food that’s “touching,” i.e., mixed together. Sadly.
PS: My husband and kids do a proper Catholic grace at dinner. When that’s done I add my “God is great, God is good!” toddler grace also
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LOL! Thanks for sharing, Adrienne! =)
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This had me laughing out loud. A book of mom quotes…hahaha!! I’m in so much trouble when my girls get to be the age of your oldest son.
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Glad you laughed! I’m the queen of inappropriate conversation.
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Stopping by from SITS! This reminds me of dinner conversations around my family table growing up- how I miss those days!
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