peaceful meals? not in this lifetime!

Okay moms, whose with me? You think you plan and create the perfect opportunity and then it totally without a doubt backfires on you!

I was going to have a friend of Chaya's over, so I decided as it was raining (and my house is way too small) that I would take the girls for a playdate at Papa's Pizza and enjoy the lunch buffet (all you can eat, perfect for picky eaters!) and some play time on the toys (okay and a sanitizing bath after...ha, ha). I would immerse myself in a book or my to do list as I was riding solo. I crave adult time, but it wasn't in the cards for today, so I thought, but then I got surprised by a call from an out of town aunt whose was in for today only and could we meet up? Yes, of course if she wanted to meet me for lunch that would be awesome, answer to my prayers regarding adult conversation! Another aunt and cousin would join us too making for the perfect situation, or so I thought!

The aunt conversation was awesome, thank you to these dear ladies and moms for their venting ears today! The playtime that should have been peaceful, the food choices that should have been plentiful (all you can eat, if they actually have any pizza...ha, ha) and my time should have been all out enjoyable, but somehow it wasn't.....

I had to deal with trying to encourage/coax 2 wild girls to eat pizza, but instead Chaya ate a plate of cucumbers and about 10 packages of Krispy crackers, I don't know if she even ate any pizza! Constant requests for quarters, those darn machines...who invented them should be shot! Crying, yelling interruptions based on the 3 kid scenario, even #'s are so much better! Lip gloss being lost in the ball pit, okay I will gladly buy you a new tube. I didn't even get to eat a warm piece of pizza and when I returned with 2 new pieces, my aunt said "that's optimistic"...yes, the story of my life!

Needless to say, the opportunity to share precious time with 2 dear aunts was worth it despite the interruptions, I got the buffet as part of the Sept. Special (woo-hoo) and left the pizza place with most of my hair intact. It wasn't the quiet, peaceful time I had envisioned, but is life ever with kids?

Enjoy your day!

Summer