Random thoughts

How do you find the time? That is a question that is often posed to me, and let me tell you, it ain't easy. The first thing to go is meals. Friday during the time generally set up for the preparation, consumption and clean up of lunch, I was feverishly working away on a flyer promoting HB 1. "Mom! We are starving!" the kids yelled from the downstairs. "In a minute!" I yelled back. They sighed and found something to fight about in order to kill time and distract their growling stomachs. Ten minutes later, "Mom! We are really hungry, come on!" I glanced at the clock and knew that if I left the computer then, there wouldn't be a chance to return and finish the job. " Can't you guys just dig in the pantry and find something?" I heard 4 pair of feet race for the large cabinets that pose as pantry. After about 20 more minutes, I had finished printing out the flyer and went downstairs. Charles, Oliver and Gabriel were sitting happily at the counter eating a balanced lunch of crackers, chow mein noodles and whole grain tortilla chips, and washing it down with drink remnants that stood next to the sink. Fortunately the drink remnants were all water or lemonade- not that perishable. Caroline, with a more elevated sense of lunch food, was eating a yogurt at the dining room table and had a glass of fresh water. It's survival of the fittest around here.