Stop Making Toast!

Published on January 16, 2005 By Texas Wahine In Home & Family

My youngest child is pretty handy.

He can run the vacuum cleaner. He can dress himself. He can run the DVD player. He can make his own ham and cheese sandwich.

And today he has learned (well, taught himself) a new skill.

I heard him scurrying around in the kitchen . . . rummaging through the pantry . . . I could even hear the sound of his flabby little belly pressed up against the counter. I wasn't sure what he was doing, but I suspected he was busy making himself as sandwich, as he often does at various intervals throughout the day.

All of the sudden, I smelled the crisp aroma of warm toast.

I heard a lever pop up, and then my little guy came running into the living room with two lovely browned pieces of toast.

"They're for you, momma. I made toast for you," he said sweetly. He tried to force a piece of toast into my mouth, but I blurted out, "Can you sit them on the table for me, please? I'll eat them later" before he was able to lodge the slice of bread in my throat.

He ran into the dining room and lovingly placed the pieces of toast on the table, side by side, and then bounded back into the kitchen to prepare more toast. In all, I believe he has toasted about a half a loaf of bread.

Guess we're having BLTs for supper.

Comments (Page 2)

foreverserenity

on Jan 18, 2005

Your kids are gorgeous! Isn't it neat when they discover they can do something?! My 10 year old's latest is he wants to learn to cook. On Saturday he learned to cook sausages. He was so excited. That's all he ate all weekend!

M-Post

on Jan 18, 2005

In the immortal words of Heywood Banks (comedian) Yeah Toast!!!!

Texas Wahine

on Jan 18, 2005

Foreverserenity:

Your kids are gorgeous!

Awww, thank you.

Isn't it neat when they discover they can do something?!

It's very cool . . . they bring so much joy to my life.

My 10 year old's latest is he wants to learn to cook. On Saturday he learned to cook sausages. He was so excited. That's all he ate all weekend!

ha ha ha . . . that's wonderful!

M-Post:

Yeah Toast!!!!

(don't know who Heywood Banks is, but . . . ) Right on!

Gideon MacLeish

on Jan 18, 2005

Very cool! We just put our nearly five year old on morning dish detail (although she insists on rinsing the dishes with a dishcloth).

Texas Wahine

on Jan 18, 2005

Gideon:

Very cool!

We just put our nearly five year old on morning dish detail (although she insists on rinsing the dishes with a dishcloth).

ha ha ha . . . with five kids you might end up having the most spotless home ever . . .

I think it's really good for kids to learn to help out . . . it's good for them to learn work ethic, and it's good for their self-esteem . . . and usually they actually think it's fun!

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