Do what you have to do

Sometimes you just have one of those evenings. Nothing goes as planned, you have no backup, and you are forced to improvise. 

I had one those nights recently. T-ball pictures were scheduled for 6pm on a Tuesday, and my wife was staying at work late for a dinner meeting. Of course, T-ball pictures were an absolute zoo - carefully controlled chaos with about 60-70 four to six year old kids running around all in their baseball uniforms. Needless to say pictures took way longer than I expected them to, and I ended up having to improvise on dinner. 

Daddy's Dinner

Kid's Dinner

We ended up with some boxed macaroni and cheese, and stopped at Wawa for a few hot dogs and a hoagie. If you are not from the Philadelphia area I formally send my apologies, because Wawa is one of the true gems of the area. Imagine a gas station combined with a convenience store combined with a really good sandwich shop and you might just get part of the picture. I am sure I am not doing the chain justice, but they are a godsend, and every place I have worked the first thing I have done is locate the closest Wawa, and make myself familiar with how to get there. 

In any case, this was a case of not worrying about dinner, or health, or whatever. It was just a matter of I need to get something on the table and this was the fastest option. The boys had fun going to pick up the food, and they had a dinner. I will worry about vegetables another night.