Lunchables........

Ok. I rarely buy those Lunchables. For one thing they are outrageously and ridiculously expensive and for two I really do enjoy putting together the boys' lunch. I put little notes or secret messages in there and I have fun packing my "love" into their little lunch boxes. BUT with Mr. Man out of town this week AND they were on sale I bought a couple as a "just in case" sort of thing.
So, we are running behind schedule and I say to the boys "please go get the lunchables out of the fridge and put them in your back pack." Lefty says "NO! My teacher says we can't bring those anymore." I asked why and he said that she said they are unhealthy. Ok, ok. The nacho ones or the pizza ones....maybe. But the meat, cheese and cracker ones? Come on. That isn't THAT bad!

So I said "well then you have to eat hot lunch today."

He said "nooooooo mom. Please can't you just make my lunch real quick?"

"No. I don't have time. We are supposed to be out the door in 10 minutes and I am not even dressed, I still have to do my hair and get your sister dressed."

"Plllleeeeeaaaaasssseee!!!!???"

"Oh. ok. IF I get myself ready and have a few minutes I will throw something together.

I had him gather some items. An apple, some crackers, a cheese stick.
Then I made a pb&j quickly and threw it in his lunch box. No time for a sweet note *sniffle, sniffle*

I proceeded to explain to Lefty when we were in the car that she may have said that because some kids that is all they bring and over time that wouldn't be very healthy but we eat very healthy dinners and most of the time I pack lunch. I also told him I was going to talk to the teacher and he begged me not to.

I marched in there and very politely gave her a piece of my mind. I mean how dare she dictate what my son can and can't have for lunch. Unless it is a school wide policy and in that case let's start in the very school cafeteria for healthy!