It's a First

I did something at the grocery store last week that I have never done before. Never ever, in my 11 years of marriage, in my 5 1/2 years of having kids, and in my nearly 32 years of life.



I purchased Top Ramen noodles.

I've just never had the urge to purchase those little curly-que noodles with their own little sodium-filled chicken-flavored packet before. But then, as I was shopping the case lot sale at Lin's, I walked by a pallet of these little packets, and it was only $3.00 for an entire case of 24. I thought, "Heck, food storage. Why not?" I came home and put some in my 72 hour kit, and forgot about them.

Then, Sunday between conference sessions, I was trying to figure out what to make for lunch. I opened the pantry and voilà, the Top Ramen was calling my name. I pulled one out and had to read the directions since I didn't know how much water to add. I let them boil for three minutes and gave each boy a bowlful. Aidan pulled out a noodle, a 24 inch long curly noodle, and started boinging it to the floor. I quickly realized I had better cut these noodles if I didn't want a huge mess on my hands.

Each boy half-heartedly took one bite, asked for more Club crackers and mandarin oranges, ate them all up (the crackers and oranges), and said they were finished.

Moral of the story: Even if three bucks for a case is a good deal, if your kids won't eat it, maybe it's not such a good deal after all. Then again, I didn't think they were too bad. Am I crazy?