So, I was very housewifely today and by mid-afternoon I had two loaves of freshly-made bread on my kitchen counter and a pan of spinach lasagne assembled and waiting in the refrigerator to be baked for dinner. After making sure everyone knew that I would be putting the lasagne in the oven at five o’clock sharp and that it would be on the table precisely a half-hour later, I set the table, taking so much more care than I normally do that even Lydia remarked that it looked “very nice.”<\/p>\n
Five-thirty came and I called everyone to the table. After some struggling, I got Tage settled into his high-chair with a plate of lasagne and a slice of bread and butter that he promptly refused to eat. Lydia settled in willingly and accepted her plate with thanks, but after taking a bite or two informed me that it was “very disgusting” and asked to be excused after eating the bare minimum. I ate my own portion with rapidly diminishing cheer while dealing with the kids, and Olof made a late appearance from his office when the rest of us were three-quarters of the way through the meal.<\/p>\n
And people wonder why dinner fare around here is more often than not Top Ramen and frozen fishsticks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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