AAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

Little bit of frustration here. One of the benefits of my new work schedule is that I now get home with enough time to make the girls an actual meal, as opposed to the old standby of grilled cheese and tomato soup, or "who wants BREAKFAST for dinner???!!" (well, let's face it, that's dad's standby; mine is "who wants to go to Pei Wei???"). So, now I have more time to cook, the girls are more able to help, and given that the economy is what it is, I have been determined to eat more at home, and to eat well. I have been implementing this over the past two weeks, and have been consistently rewarded by the Bean exclaiming, "Mommy, you make the best meals ever!!" Here, however, is the Moo's reaction to a sampling of some of our menu items:

• Last Monday: Sausage stuffed French loaf. Sausage+bread, with cheese thrown in JUST IN CASE it was not artery clogging enough. Moo reaction: two bites, "Mommy I don't like it," eats the bread and leaves the innards.
• Last Wednesday: Upside Down Pizza. Ground beef, CHEESE, tomato sauce, CHEESE, OK a few onions, and crescent rolls on top. Moo's reaction: see sausage stuffed french loaf.
• This Monday: Monte Cristo sandwiches. Bread, cheese, turkey, ham, mayo all covered in pancake mix and fried, then dusted with powdered sugar. Moo's reaction: "Too hammy." Picks sandwich apart and eats only the ham.
• Today: Spaghetti carbonara. Fresh pasta, BACON, CHEESE, OK a few green onions and mushrooms but BACON AND PASTA AND CHEESE. Bean's reaction: "Mama, these noodles are a delicious sensation!" Moo's reaction: "I don't like it." Mom's reaction: "Please try it again, I really think if you give it a chance you will like it." Moo's reaction: "I'll just eat the bacon. The noodles are too cheesey." Mom's reaction: "Moo I am getting very frustrated here. You are not eating anything." Moo's reaction: "Mom, I have a very sensitive appetite." Mom: "Please try it again." Moo: "Can I have an apple?" Mom: "AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!" Moo: "Do I get dessert?"