Pureed Pea Shards

They exist, trust me.  I know b/c I make my own baby food.  In theory, this is a good idea.  In practice, actually not a totally horrible idea either.  It can’t be that bad–I can’t make ANYTHING, but even I can jam some fruits and veggies in the blender and pour the concoction into ice cube trays.  The part after this is what gets me.  Apparently, when things freeze, they get hard.  And cold.  And those darn food cubes just don’t want to budge from the trays so I can stash them away in my perfectly labelled ziplock freezer bags to later thaw for my daughter’s consumption.  So picture it–Mom of the Year standing in the kitchen, usually during naptime (so trying to remain very quiet), working to stealthily coax the cubes out of the trays.  This does not work.  I try twisting the trays–surprise, hard frozen plastic doesn’t twist.  Or move. In any way.  This is when I start to feel a little panicky, plus my hands hurt from the cold, which makes me grouchy.  I mean, seriously, I’m trying hard to take care of my kids here and save my family some money, could the planets please just align to cut me a break with this one?  I mentally regroup and take another headcount.  Nope, I’m still the only adult in the house, and my dogs non-opposable thumbs just won’t cut it.  So the attempts at silently slamming the trays against the counter begin.  Did you catch that?  Yes…the words “silently slamming” have never before been typed next to each other.  Why?  It is impossible to silently slam something.  However, it is very possible to have shards of frozen pureed peas all over your kitchen counter, floor and clothing…and to have two very awake and very not happy children to boot.  The most precious part about this is that I will repeat this whole process again next week, albeit with a different vegetable, and I will again be frustrated and surprised when, shockingly, it still doesn’t work.

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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