Tuesday, June 02, 2009

One For the Memory Book

It is hard to imagine it now, but someday these days will all be a distant blur. We won't remember most of the specifics of the daily grind; we won't remember most of the day-to-day routine of it. We'll forget how simply exhausting it all is right now. I know that we'll forget because already we have only a foggy recollection of the mundane details of our first couple years with Kyle and Owen. Heck, if it weren't for this blog (and thus our ability to click back and see what we were doing), I would not be able to recall most all of what we were doing one year ago. Let alone 30. I imagine us as empty-nesters, romanticizing the past, remembering all the sweet but glossing over all the yuck of back in the day when we were that young couple trying to keep up with the momentum of our careers while all the while trying to keep up with the momentum of three under five. For example, one thing that we surely (hopefully) will eventually forget about this time right now is...
...Every night, after we get all three kids to bed, we come downstairs, bleary-eyed and tired-to-the-bone, to face the night shift. First on the very-long-agenda every night: clean up from dinner. Tonight was especially unpleasant because dinner involved couscous -- which I actually tend to avoid serving to my darling family simply because of its mess factor. These images don't do it justice, but hopefully they'll at least prompt some (gory) memories for us in the years to come. As always, click to enlarge.


5 comments:

Robin said...

Hee hee...I have the same problem with couscous. My kids love it and we have it at least once a week and it's ALWAYS a mess under the table when they are done. I actually let it dry overnight and vac the next morning because trying to clean it when it's still "fresh" is a nightmare. Hey, are those the same hippo chairs I gave you?? That's crazy if they are....seems like so long ago...

MorMor said...

Wish we were there to help! We love the times we are there and can have it all cleaned up before you come back downstairs after putting the kids to bed. But what great eaters they are!

Heather said...

Rob, Yes it is the same hook-on chair!!! Hand-me-down from K & O to M. We think of you all the time when we talk about how much we CANNOT imagine life-with-baby without hook-on chair. Thanks to you for allowing *EVERYONE* to always sit at the table for meals! And yes, we're getting LOTS of use out of these things! 5 years and running! :)
(I can't imagine using a stand alone high chair for mealtime!!!!!!!!)
hbj

Heather said...

I know Mom, I wish you were here too!
xo
hbj

Jess said...

Ditto about the couscous! There should be a neighborhood rent-a-dog for after dinner.

In the same vein, never let your kids peel & eat hard-boiled eggs. Couscous is easier to clean up.