A Little Dinner Conversation
We just got finished with lunch. I don’t usually fix anything for lunch that we all sit down to. Chris was home today, though. He took the day off of work to catch up on some schoolwork. So, when I got hungry, I decided to make something for all of us. Nothing fancy. I just put a frozen pizza in the oven, and put together a quick salad. Kyra declined the pizza, and opted just for a salad. Chris and I watched the epidsode of Oprah yesterday that featured a question and answer session with Dr. Oz. I find the episodes with Dr. Oz fascinating. One thing that he said in the show was that, in Europe, they eat their salads after their main course. So, I was asking Chris if he saw that part, and we were discussing it. Chris said, “He also said we shouldn’t be eating ranch dressing.”
To which Kyra replied in horror, “No ranch dressing?!?”
I quickly assured her, “Don’t worry, Kyra. That’s a sacrifice too great for us.”
We do love our ranch dressing around here.
When Kyra finished her salad, she got up from the table, and, as she is walking away, says, “Thank you, Mama. It was delicious.”
Then, I patted myself on the back, congratulated myself on such a beautiful, well-mannered child who declines pizza for salad, and said, “Thank you, Kyra, and you are welcome.”
I will be signing my parenting books after dinner tonight, if anyone wants an autographed copy.
(What? No, I don’t feel the need to share that my other child told me today, “You smell like stinky poop, Mama. Ha ha!” Why would I talk about something like that? I’m accentuating the positive here.)
