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Food Fight!

by Jennifer

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Okay, so does anyone have a wonderful recommendation for one of those handy dandy stick to the floor and catch all the random food mat thingys? Better yet, is there one that will actually reach up and catch the food BEFORE it even gets flung? Alex has apparently been hanging out in the Cubs bullpen lately, because food now goes from in the mouth, to out of the mouth, to being PITCHED in any random direction. This was especially fun this morning when we had oatmeal AND toast with jelly. The resulting chaos of which I would have happily taken a photo of, but my digital camera is currently not working and is instead waiting patiently for me to take it somewhere and have it looked at.

Oh, and I also forgot to mention that the dog, the BIG ONE, was kind enough to vomit all over the living room last night, so my husband and I got a lovely “Good Morning!” welcome when we woke up this morning. I have been steam-cleaning myself silly for the past hour.

Top this off with the fact that I desperately need to vacuum, do the dishes, finish the laundry, clean the bathrooms, change the beds, scoop the backyard (which I’m sure all of you are jumping up and volunteering to help with, right?), dust, clean the mirrors and glass, wipe out the fridge, and wipe the kitchen floor. Happy Friday to me!

Guess what?

Some of it just ain’t gonna make it.


Posted in Activities, Food, General on March 9th, 2007

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5 Responses to “Food Fight!”

  1. Carnival of Family Life 47th Edition | Parenting, Family, Pregnancy, Education and Child Safety Says:
    March 25th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    [...] Jennifer presents Food Fight! posted at Parenting Toddlers. Life happens, and Jennifer just reminded me what I have to look forward to as my youngest son gets older! [...]

  2. AbsolutelyBananas Says:
    March 25th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    I thought that a dog was the solution for “one that will actually reach up and catch the food BEFORE it even gets flung”… he’s not supposed to be ADDING to the chaos (someone needs to tell him)

  3. kailani Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 4:10 am

    So how much cleaning did you actually get done this weekend? LOL! My little one is the same way at meal times. I wish I could just take her outside and hose her down.

    Here from the Carnival of Family Life

  4. An Island Life » Blog Archive » Carnival of Family Life #47 Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    [...] There’s a food fight over at Parenting Toddlers. [...]

  5. Lisa Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 8:18 pm

    Ah, a mom’s work is never done.

    Here via the carnival of family life.

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