2. Something your kids said that made you laugh.
Laina was putting together a presentation about what people ate in Ancient Rome.
I told her we could put together a platter of food for her class and when I suggested a meat/cheese platter she got a little frustrated and was all, “That’s not what they eat! They eat meat.”
And I was all, “Yeah, so I’ll have pepperoni and ham slices on the platter and then I’m sure cheese could represent something else.”
She was all, “no…they ate ostrich. I’ll find a recipe on the Internet.”
Ostrich.
I was all, “Laina, I’m not going to run out and try capture an Ostrich for your school project, pepperoni will have to do!”
And then the day before the food was due, she was all, “Mom I need that food tomorrow. The meat and cheese platter will be fine.”
I was like, “TOMORROW?? It’s 10pm, I can’t get the food by tomorrow!”
And she was all, “But it’s DUE tomorrow!!”
So I said, “Ugh…Laina I’ll have to go to the grocery store before school starts in the morning…”
And so I found myself scouring the aisles for meat platters and nuts and grape juice before 7am. I spent nearly $60 on “Ancient Rome” food to feed her class and when she got home from school I was all, “How did I do on my project??”
And she said, “I don’t know. I haven’t presented it yet.”
And I was all, “So where’s the food?”
And she was all, “In my classroom?”
And I was all, “No one ate it?”
And she was all, “Nope.”
And I was all, “Did you ask your teacher to refrigerate it?”
And she was all, “Nope.”
And I was all, “I SPENT $60 ON FOOD FOR YOUR PROJECT THAT YOU SAID YOU HAD TO HAVE TODAY AND I DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE 7AM JUST TO HAVE THAT FOOD SIT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT!?!”
I’m just glad I hadn’t gone to the trouble of tracking down an ostrich for this.
Morgan says
Pepperonis are pretty processed, so maybe they survived :)
But hopefully, the teacher was thinking enough to put the food in the fridge? Seems awful wasteful if she didn’t.. :(
Mama Kat says
They refrigerated it!! So relieved.
John Holton says
If the pepperoni was still in the plastic overwrap, it’ll be fine. Even if it wasn’t, it’s usually smoked. I think it’ll be fine. A store in my old neighborhood had kielbasa hanging off a clothesline, out in the open all day, and it never went bad, to the best of my knowledge.
I’ve got this image of an ostrich running around your daughter’s classroom… Ostrich? Really? How does she figure?
Gigi says
Are ostriches even native to Italy?? (Now, I’m going to have to Google it)
But yes, this reminds me of Man-Child’s class projects – they were ALWAYS due tomorrow
Mama Kat says
I have no idea if Italy had ostriches. I didn’t even bother to verify that bit of information, just assumed she must be right. lol
Jennifer says
Uggg all that food left out? I really hope she didn’t let it sit and go to waste. Frankly, I wouldn’t touch it at room temp overnight. Food poisoning sounds way less than fun. On another note, the poster she was making looks great!
Mama Kat says
And after I expressed my irritation she had the nerve to be happy about something unrelated and I was like “It’s too soon to be happy. I’M STILL MAD ABOUT THIS!” She just really didn’t get it.
Lori says
Romans ate some weird stuff. My brother made Roman burgers for us once and they consisted of hamburger meat, fish paste, peppercorns, and pine nuts. It’s a real recipe from a website with supposedly authentic Roman recipes. They were gross.
I think the only thing you might have to worry about is the cheese. Maybe she can add “How Romans get food poisoning” to her presentation. Haha.
Mama Kat says
Any burger that includes “fish paste” I think I’m gonna steer clear from. ;)
Jennifer says
LOL me too!
madamdreamweaver says
Oops. Good thing you didn’t go for the ostrich. (I’ve heard it’s lower fat then turkey.)
Mama Kat says
I believe it. Ostrich’s are all legs!
Kimberly says
*flips table*
ARRGGGHHHHH
Actually, there is a restaurant here in my city that makes ostrich burgers. I’m not even kidding. It’s supposed to be really good too. You will not catch me eating it though. Nope. No way. They make all sorts of weird burgers. The best one is called the Daddy Mac and they put home made macaroni and cheese on top. It’s heaven. No ostrich though.
Mama Kat says
I feel like I’ve seen a similar restaurant on one of those cooking shows! I wouldn’t eat it either. I don’t want to encourage the world to kill anymore animals. We have plenty that fill the “burger” category. Leave ostriches alone!
Jill says
I would have been soooo sad! lol