I had this great idea to include Samuel in my project, since Atticus was playing at a friend's house and cooking seems to be a perfect kid-helps-mom kind of activity. I gave him a spatula and let him stir the oats and stuff. Before I knew it, he was taking huge fistfuls to his mouth, crumbs falling off his face and into the bowl. Then he was pinching bits of ingredients in his fingers and dropping them onto the floor. Now I have a great mess to clean up. All said and done, it isn't so bad. We did something constructive together, and this time I wasn't so uptight about it. But there is a lesson to remember: theory doesn't always translate perfectly into practicalities. 
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(3) Thu Feb 03 2005 16:27 Granola Mouth:
I haven't made granola, typically a Matkin household staple, in over a month. We made so many batches as Christmas presents for important-someones in Lawrence that I haven't been able to bring myself to the task until today. But since my cousin, Leonard, mentioned granola on his blog, my tummy has been rumbling for it.
- Comments:
Posted by Susie at Fri Feb 04 2005 11:21
hmm. I am afraid I will be uptight in these same instances with my children. Kind of like I am with John, when all he does is innocently leave out his school books he is studying from.
Posted by Kristen at Fri Feb 04 2005 20:45
I am craving the Matkin Granola! Yum! And Sam I am is also craving the nuts that you made me for my hot cereal. Can you believe I am starting to like nuts more?
Posted by Alyson at Sat Feb 05 2005 13:05
That Sam-I-Am, that Sam-I-Am. Nuts are great!