Always Say Grace

With a super-pathetic balance in my bank account and a pantry low on options, today's lunch was a creative challenge.

Never before have I been so thankful for an extra large apple that I could slice to serve 3. I mixed up the last of a box of mashed potatoes (ugh - if my friends, that I am always sharing the evils of packaged foods knew I was serving powdered mashed potatoes, they would NEVER let me live this down) and frozen broccoli. Yep, that was lunch - apples, mashed potatoes and broccoli. Surprisingly the kids didn't complain a bit. They ate better than usual.

I am writing this today to help me remember to always say GRACE. At times of scraps and times of plenty!!
"Thank you for the food we are about to eat, please bless our bodies with good health and full bellies!"

The kids wanted and deserved dessert after lunch. They never complained about my lack of creativity on the meal so of course I immediately said "sure!" when they asked for treats. Oops - time to get creative again.
Thank God my kids can be convinced that dried apricots are dessert!!! I have the best kids in the world. It is another happy day. :)

**Disclaimer for my Mom or friends that have that motherly instinct...This is not a common situation, we never would go hungry - I PROMISE we would call you if things were bad!!! This was something I wrote previously and am now posting because it's a new day - no worries!!