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[the_rck]

The nearby science/nature center is planning a parents’ night out thingy for next weekend. For $30, they’ll keep kids for five hours and feed them dinner and keep them busy. Cordelia is just young enough for it, and I’m tempted because I’d like some time with Scott while she’s not around, but she would loathe it.

I think Scott and I are out of luck on getting time to ourselves. She doesn’t want to spend the night with Scott’s sister or Scott’s parents, and sleepovers are apparently not a thing in her friends group. On weeknights, we have less than an hour after she turns off her lights before we need to be in bed. On weekends, she’s up later than we are.

We’re trying to come up with things that Cordelia is willing to take in her lunches (and will actually eat). Right now, she’s taking some cucumber and a sandwich and then complaining a lot about how that’s not enough. She’s willing to take apples but only if we cut them up for her. Nothing else I’ve suggested has met with her approval. I’ve suggested other vegetables and fruits, hummos, yogurt, beef jerky, and nuts. I’ve also suggested that she put more on her sandwiches.

My left foot started hurting badly again yesterday evening and is still pretty painful. The pain seems to show up in different places at different times, so I’m really pretty confused by it.

We started watching that Shannara adaptation last night. I’m not convinced we’ll finish. It wasn’t terrible by any means, but I don’t think either of us connected to either story or characters. I think I’m going to push for watching our Netflix DVD (Whitecollar season 1 DVD 2) first.

I woke with a headache this morning. It’s on just one side of my head, so I tried my migraine medication first. That hasn’t killed it, so I’m debating what to try next.

Scott decided recently that he wanted to try oatmeal made from steel cut oats instead of instant oatmeal. Unfortunately, our deepest bowls (which are pretty darned deep) aren’t deep enough to keep the stuff from bubbling over in the microwave. Scott cleaned the microwave, but the bowls ended up pretty nasty inside and out. I had to fill the sink in order to soak them, and I still had to pry bits of oatmeal off with my fingernails after. I don’t mind Scott trying something healthier, but I think he’d better cook the stuff on the stove instead of in the microwave.

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[lunabee34]

Emma takes baby bell cheese and string cheese. She makes roll ups of lunch meat and sliced cheese in tortillas. She also takes grapes sometimes. Those little lunch size bags of chips or snack crackers. Yogurt. Pudding or jello cups. Goldfish. Pickles.

I wonder if she's not getting enough protein to feel full. What about a boiled egg?

[the_rck]

If she would eat an egg, I'd happily send one. She's very reluctant to eat eggs. I've told her to double or triple the amount of lunch meat and cheese she puts on her sandwiches.

I've suggested yogurt because I hoped that more protein that way might help.

She's willing to take crackers, but I'm not convinced that they'll carry her through as much as more protein or some veggies for bulk would.

[lunabee34]

*nods nods*

What about baby carrots and cherry tomatoes? Celery sticks full of peanut butter?

[the_rck]

She won't eat carrots, and we've had very mixed luck with cherry tomatoes-- She'll try one from a box and only eat the rest if that one pleases her. Scott and I don't eat tomatoes at all, so it's not like we're going to eat them if she doesn't.

Celery sticks with almond butter (we don't buy peanut butter because I'm allergic) might work. I'll ask her what she thinks.

[lunabee34]

Good luck. *hugs*