Long day

The end of the work day was tagged with two hours at home that seemed more like eight. I managed to go to Whole Foods after work to pick up some groceries for dinner. To my utter dismay I forgot to buy eggs which I needed in order to make dinner. So a quick stop at my sister’s house provided two eggs for the recipe.

I picked up Bella at the sitters, then over the mountain to get Jake. Back home by 5:30 and I was ready to cook.

I’ve been craving meat loaf for like a week. There’s nothing better than a really good meat loaf. So I called Donna for the recipe – the yummy Taryn (our ex-neighbor) recipe.

I got the water boiling for three artichokes, threw all the ingredients into a bowl for the meatloaf, mixed it and patted it into a baking pan. About twenty minutes into the artichokes, I got the meatloaf in the oven.

My saving grace for the evening was The Lion King on DVD. When I picked Jacob up, his day care group was watching it and Bella was captured by the song “Hakuna Matata” so when we got home, they wanted to watch it.

This allowed me to get the dishes put away, load the dish washer, wash the pots – which I hate but I was in the kitchen anyway, and set the table.

This is when I realized I had to cook rice. And I went to the rice bin and there was like three cups of rice left. I was kinda perturbed at this, but three cups of rice is better than none. After I turned the rice cooker on I realized we had no mayo! YOU CAN’T EAT ARTICHOKES WITHOUT MAYO!

I waited till the artichokes were cooked, strained them and scooped up the kids to rush down to the cash and carry for some Mayo. Yes, I left the meatloaf baking in the oven which was a big no-no, but the timing was perfect.

By the time we got back, the artichokes were cooled off and we had 9 minutes for the loaf to finish. I put the artichokes on the table and Jake asked, “Is that all you cooked?”

Uh, no…

But it was a good appetizer. I served up the meat loaf and rice and we sat there together to enjoy dinner. It was yum!

Right after dinner I dipped them into the bathtub, got their teeth brushed, got them into bed and 30 minutes past their bedtime, the lights were out and I opened up a beer.

Just in time for the 3rd quarter to start on Monday Night Football.

Whew.

‘nuff said.

-Mr. Mom.



In the life of photography, I am also trying to learn the art of wiping out the background of a picture. Here’s an attempt.



The original:



Not perfect, but getting there. And I love this picture of Donna.