Old People and Good Food.

Last night, my mother made Fried Eggplant. Now, I, personally, LOVE eggplant. It's yummy. So, in my attempt to get my children to try new things, I put a small piece on their plate.

"What is this?" My son asks.
"It's fried eggplant. It's kind of like a potatoe chip, except squishy." I tell him
"I'm not eating that, mommy." He exclaims.
"You never know if you'll like it until you try it." I retort.

So, my son picks up the egg plant, disects it, and finally decides to put it into his mouth. The entire time he's examing and trying the eggplant, my daughter is sitting there staring at him and the eggplant with utter disgust. Finally, my son looks up, "Okay, this is pretty good! Sissy, you can eat it now." I think it's cute that my son will act the martyr to see if the food is good before his sister eats it. So, my daughter digs in.

A few moments later, I hear, "You know Sissy, old people sure can cook some good stuff, right Granny?"

Now, I'm not overly sure how my mom liked being called old, but she took the compliment with grace. I, of course, about died laughing.

This brings to mind how children's minds work. I used to babysit a little 5 year old girl and her older brother and younger sister. One day, Lil Miss comes up to me and says, "Ya-ya, how old are you?" So, I respond, "I'm eighteen." Her eyes turned into saucers and she says, "Ya-ya! You're OLD!" Gee, thanks. Good thing I loved her so. Alas, she's now 17....so, do I get to call her old now?

Last night was day 2 of my "Get Healthy" routine. 15 minutes wasn't as hard as it was the first time. I'm very excited to see how this progresses.

On a different subject...my 5th anniversary is next year. Yes, I realize this is quite some time away, especially since my anniversary is in October, but what I'm thinking is a trip for my family and I next summer to celebrate in advance. At first I was thinking somewhere tropical, since my son still hasn't forgiven me for getting married in Hawaii without him. So, we talked Jamaica, Bahamas, Belize, etc. Well, then I started thinking Disney World, with a day excursion to Key West. See, I waited my WHOLE life to go to Disney World. At 21 I was FINALLY able to go. Only, when your 21, Disney World isn't quite the grand thing you expect it to be at age 10. It was nice, but I think if I'd had children with me, it'd have been more fun. So, I was thinking that if I booked a Disney Vacation, with some beach time thrown in, my kids will have that dream of Disney World, and it'll still be a big, grand place to them. What do you think???