Ever want to peer in on a family with a lot of children to see what it's like? Well, I'm going to give you a window, but, I hardly consider four kids a lot of children. I do notice a difference though in the reaction when I tell strangers that I have four kids compared to when I used to tell them I had three. The most comical one recently came from a girl, three years older than me whose getting married for the first time. I was alone so when I said I had four kids her mouth dropped open and said "oh my gosh!" in a completely shocked manner. I suspect it wasn't much of a compliment. Whatever. I should have told her we're expecting four more just for kicks.
Food.
2 parents (one who will consume a salad bar daily if it's in the fridge)
1 teenager
2 tweens
1 who eats like a bird and
2 who are boys = a trip for fresh produce about twice a week.
I've been keeping a running total starting Monday 4/23 to keep track of the produce coming into our house.
14 apples
4 oranges
1 lemon
20 bananas
1 head of iceberg lettuce
1 head of romaine lettuce
4 artisan lettuce heads
2 lbs asparagus
2 english cucumbers
6 tomatoes
3 peppers
3 bags baby carrots
3 lbs. strawberries
1/2 lb. blueberries
3 zucchini
1 1/2 lbs. red potatoes
1 1/4 lb. celery
When we woke up this morning, Monday 4/30 we had a completely empty fruit basket, 3 zucchini (one made it's way into bread today and the other two will be grilled tomorrow night) and half the celery was still waiting to be eaten.
We can drain a roadside produce stand, for sure.
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