Today I was spending some quality time with Mr. President making banana bread. I wanted this to be a happy bonding time with no fighting, arguing or yelling, which for Pres and I is quite a feat! To do the mixing for our bread we used the kitchen aid mixer. This is over in the corner between the stove and the sink so when I bake with the boys, we have to crowd into the corner because moving the mixer is too hard as it’s so heavy. This was the case today and I kept getting really annoyed at Pres for pushing his way in to see the bowl and getting in my way constantly. I was just about to growl at him to stay back for a second when providentially a thought occurred to me. “Move the mixer to the other counter.” Those of you less block headed than myself would have seen this as glaringly obvious, but unfortunately such was not the case for me. And so I moved the mixer. I hefted it and all it’s heaviness over to the long counter where we could both be more comfortable and I wouldn’t get annoyed. Yes, it was heavy. But to have the rest of our time together be peaceful was well worth it.

How many other problems that I have with my kids could be cured just by simply “moving the mixer”? How many problems could be solved just by having a slight change in my point of view?