Well, strangely I am un-fussed about the fair this evening, the bars are made, the make shift T-shirts are being picked up by Grant this morning (thanks honey!), I'm in a last minute search for a table, (I assumed there would be one provided, he he. . whoops) Not a big stress though. Aside from running out of business cards (yes, I'm aware that is the BIG NO NO of the business world, but hey I'll be wearing a T-shirt with GORP BAR in SILVER SPARKLES, so I'll let that be my business card for today. People can Google the name if they are serious rather than sending out a bunch of trees to the garbage bin. . .sooooooo yeah. .. I'm really being green not forgetful ;)
So here is the conversation between me and Georgia in the car when I picked her up from the school bus yesterday:
G- Mom why do we have to eat turkey at thanksgiving?
Me- Well, it's a tradition.
G- what's a tradition?
Me- it's something we do the same every single year so we know we can look forward to it and make special memories? (yeah, lame answer, but that's all I had)
G- (by this point she is agitated, and the beginnings of a meltdown were nigh) Mommy. . YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ME. .. WHY DO WE HAVE TO EAT TURKEY?
Me- Well I suppose we can make something else if you don't like it. ..what about chicken? (by now she is full out crying and I'm stumped/astounded/guiltily entertained?)
G-Noooooooo! why do people want to KILL the animals? Why why why? Why do they want to kill the turkeys in the fall?
Me- ummmmm. .. cause that's when they are big and fat and have the most meat on them, which people like to eat???. .(hey, better to just be honest right?)
G- Well, I just want a normal supper, why can't we just do that? (This made me smile, because for us "normal" doesn't usually involve meat. . but I didn't really realize she noticed.)
I will not eat meat anymore then.
Me - well that's your decision, but I'll warn you that means no more hot dogs. . (this didn't faze her a bit, which shocked me). . .. and no more BACON. . (at this point her face actually went pale.)
G- But But But. .. I LOVE BACON. (this was followed by uncontrollable sobbing, my 5 year old was crying about bacon? (I must say. .. I'm not above crying for the love of bacon myself!)
So by the time she settled down, I told her to think about all the questions she had and we would talk about it as a family when daddy got home (I soooo wasn't going at this one alone). Suffice to say, she picked the pepperoni off her pizza last night, and declared all she wanted to eat was edamame beans and smoked salmon. .. sweet. She still doesn't know that salmon is a fish. . .I'll ride this one for as long as I can! I think lasagna and other disguised meat dishes may also be safe for the moment. . .I might have a little vegan on my hands. .. .. getting my just desserts is what my mom would say, I can hear her laughing right now!
Well, onwards and upwards,
Have a spectacular day all!
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