No Good Meal Goes Unpunished

Havent been cooking since Friday night but that just about did me in. Everyone talks about how great being an empty nester is but I miss these kids when they are gone. I have two that have finished the "college free for all/your driving me crazy phase". It's a blast having young adults around who are fun and have great conversations with you about their careers and lives. We'll get back to college child later... So I try and do my part and make sure we have the chance to gather round the table and catch up and bring back the old 5 at the dinner table memories. Unfortunately, we got a late start to fixing dinner and getting the last one from the airport. In order to stave off the hunger first there was the noshing of the hummus and the pretzel crisps followed by every jewish persons absolute favorite, the cocktail hot dogs. You tell them you have chicken soup with Matzo Balls, Brisket (2 kinds), Roasted Potatoes (2 kinds) and the obligatory vegetables and (skip the lettuce) some crazy lentil salad. Dinner of course is late since we were out visiting and the college kid came home during rush hour. Luckily, I had the meat and the soup already made. Turn the oven on get out those cookie sheets and the rest happens fast. What doesnt happen is the ability to deal with disasters. Like the destroyed luggage that came off the plane and the kids who dont think there is anything to deal with.