We tend to eat a bit later around here due to the various sports practices. I really like to eat as a family so I will move dinner times to accommodate schedules to try to have everyone present. Sometimes we might eat at 4:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., right now it is 7:30 p.m. After the three boys get home from football practice, we eat dinner, dishing up as they walk in the door.
This night we were have carnitas, refried beans and red rice (Spanish Rice). Eddy began making what we call, red rice, when Quinton was three or so. Everyone loves Eddy's red rice especially Declan and Zany! The one person who refuses to eat this famous rice is McCoy.
We are big salsa fans at this house and we had several salsas to chose from to put on the tacos. McCoy selected the full jar of Pace salsa and quickly turned it upside down. We all sat in shock as nearly the entire bottle dumped onto McCoy's plate and the tablecloth. Everyone began talking at once asking McCoy what was he thinking? McCoy said, "I was trying to get it out slowly." Why turn it completely upside down then we all wondered. Eddy to the rescue; he grabbed the dough scrapper to squeegee the salsa off the tablecloth. McCoy was very upset about it all but he learned another life lesson and now we have a new mantra:
Poor McCoy
Eddy displays the table salsa!
Trying to cheer him up only brings smiles to Zany and Archer. Once we had cleaned off the table and removed the excess salsa from his tacos, McCoy was able to settle down and eat.
Mantra #2 No Use Crying Over Spilled Salsa!
