This morning I was thinking about how Alex has had more food moods than any other kids I know. I miss the great Broccoli fad of preschool. He liked the little trees and we had to send an entire bowl of them into the school as his Thanksgiving contribution. He was about 4 then. It didn't last long...next came hot dogs. He really liked those hot dogs. Hot Dogs during the Paw Sox games or at home. Hot Dogs at Spike's...Until one day (about 3 years later), he didn't like them anymore. In fact, he went from Hot Dogs to Hamburgers...then Hamburgers add Bacon. Also eggs. He liked his father's egg sandwiches and my egg salad.
These days, at 12 years old...Alex's food preferences are as strange as ever. He loves pepperoni, burgers and bacon. He loves corn on the cob. He enjoys chicken soup with carrots, blueberrise...and he loves anything chocolate, especially chocolate chip cookies.
Alex has had a lot of changes since January 2020 (so 7-8 months)We had moved to a new house, and away from our old town. See in 2015, I brought the kids to live in West Warwick. But in November 2019, we bought a house in Warwick, and moved. My plan had been to continue to commute the kids to their existing Middle School (Deering) and High School (WWHS). My daughter was going to graduate so this was the plan...
The plan was altered by Covid-19, a health pandemic that broke us all and forced us into our homes. The kids were new in their neighborhood. Alex has not met ONE kid yet in our neighborhood...no friends. Food, video games and family are the only thing he has...and his pets. He loves them.
He helped us in the Springtime to plant gardens and design the yard.
I further hope that Alex will grow to enjoy vegetables.
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