Multitasking Ninja Moms

Truth be told, moms have astounding multitasking skills, especially at meal time. I mean skills that rival a ninja warrior, and we don't even need swords. Tonight, I did 8 jobs during dinner, in the span of 15 minutes. Have you ever had dinner with your family while you potty trained your kid, cleaned the house, gave a botany lesson, and mediated a free trade dispute? If you're a mom, you have. And I think we moms deserve an award for this mammoth skill.

Here's a list of what I did at dinner tonight, because I want credit where it's due:

1. Helped my 3 year old wipe his butt and wash his hands. In the bathroom of course, meaning I had to leave the table for this one.
2. Mopped up Boy 3's cup of milk, which spilled on the table, and splashed on the window, floor and walls. See what happens when mom leaves the table?
3. Looked at husband's pictures taken on his phone of something I couldn't decipher on the tiny screen, but I nodded and told him, "that looks great, honey!"
4. Mediated a heated debate about whether Boy 1 could pay Boy 3 a dollar to eat his vegetables, or if they could trade vegetables, and if so, do potato chips and carrots have equal trading value?
5. Educated Boys 1 and 3 that potato chips do not qualify as a vegetable. Without thinking, I added a side note that tomatoes, green beans, and peas are not botanically vegetables either. This was shocking and welcome news to the kids, as you can imagine. And that will teach me for educating the darn kids.
6. Solved the urgent dilemma of a 2% milk shortage by adding a dash of half and half to the skim milk. I should have just wrung the sponge into the cup when I was cleaning up that spill earlier! I would not really do that. Unless, maybe if it was a new sponge, and I was really desperate.
7. Washed the floor, walls, and window that were sprayed with milk. Several washings were required; this is exactly why a mom's ninja speed is such a hot commodity.
8. I don't think I ate, but I did manage to finish my wine. You're damn right wine is on the list.

I'm already looking forward to my sequel post: Why it's Okay to Eat 1,000 Calories at Midnight.

What unexpected ninja jobs have you done while having dinner with your family? Please do share in a comment!