No matter how much we love to cook and treasure the togetherness and excellent nutrition that it brings to our families, sometimes take-out chow is a reality of modern life. It doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition, though. In the time you are waiting for the delivery to arrive, or in just seconds before you or a loved one goes out to pick it up, there are lots of healthful accompaniments you - and your kidlet helpers - can prepare that will add both homemade and healthful touches...
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...You discreetly open one eye and scan the room. Maybe if you don't move they will think you are still sleeping. Crash! The door flies open, the scrambled eggs go airborne and you know they have found you out! There they stand in the doorway - your family, grinning from ear to ear. It's another Mother's Day and once again they are treating you like a goddess- bringing you a tray full of burnt offerings (known in our culture as breakfast in bed).... 
I had intended my last post to be a one part blog on children and grief, but my daughter amazed me with how she worked through her grief, and I felt compelled to share her innate wisdom. As I said, in my last post, kids express grief in different ways and may not show at all in ways we would expect. So here is how she seemed to work through her grief of the loss of my Dad at the age of five...