MessVal

I never thought I would turn into that parent, but I often find myself limiting the foods that I place in front of the two and a half year old, not based on their nutritional value, but rather based on their messiness value. 

Our local grocer has started a new labeling program called NuVal.  The label rates a food from 1-100 based on its combination of carbs, proteins, and fats.  Most fruits and veggies are 99; Poptarts are in the teens. 

I'm going to start my own labeling program called MessVal.  The messier the food, the higher its score.  So far, I'm giving oatmeal and chocolate cake with frosting a 99.

What else should we add to our list?

Law of Diminishing Returns

I challenge anyone to think of something that fits this criteria:  as you do this activity and the activity produces results, your ability to engage in the original activity greatly diminshes because of the products of the activity. 

Yes, I'm talking about children and the activity of producing them.

Next week is our fourth anniversary, and as I think back to the beginning of our life together, I'm baffled at how much the act of producing children is so greatly inhibitted by the very children that were produced. 

So, I repeat my earlier challenge.  Does any other activity fit this strange description?

Nursing Diapers

So, can someone out there please confirm my insanity? I am convinced that the Old Home Bread Company store on 10th and Cleveland that I drive by almost daily smells exactly like Baby Karis's breastfeeding diapers. Or maybe her diapers smell like that store. Either way, it's freaky.