It's routine for Taterbug to review her school lunch menu on a weekly basis. She draws big happy faces on the yummy food days and big black "x's" on the days she deems as unacceptable for her refined palate. This week, while reviewing the lunch menu, I noticed that she had crossed out the "ham and cheese sand" option, which is highly unusual as she is rather fond of the cured pork arena. When I asked her about it, this is what she told me:

Mommazilla: Taters, what's up with this? You love ham and cheese.
Taterbug: But maaaooommm, it's ham and cheese sand. That is so disgustin'. I can't eat sand.
Mommazilla: I'm laughing of course. Taters, it's not sand. Sand is short for sandwich.
Taterbug: Nope Mom, you're wrong. I even asked the Lunch Lady and she told me they have special buckets of pink and orange sand that taste like ham and cheese.
Mommazilla: Seriously? You think they'd actually make you eat colored sand? Come on!
Taterbug: Yep, they would. And I'm not gonna eat it.

Well, being the mean Mommazilla I am, I still made her eat hot lunch on that day because I knew I was right. She went to school and asked me to pack lots of snacks, "just in case."

When she got home that night, I asked her about her lunch. She was very relieved to tell me that it was in fact a delicious sandwich and no sand was involved in the process. I think she's still a little torked at the Lunch Lady but it was kind of nice to be right for once - especially when dealing with an all-knowing eight year old. Thanks Lunch Lady.