All you can eat? Obviously the corporate marketing executive who came up with this one doesn’t have teenaged boys. Mine are eating us out of house and home. David (14) says, “What’s for second breakfast?” I thought he was kidding. Turns out it’s a real meal, eaten around 10:30 in the morning. Apparently, it’s the norm in many parts of Germany. He heard about it from Lord of the Rings. I wish he was kidding. He’s not. He’s just now hitting that growth spurt, the big one where the voice changes and they grow an inch a month so that all the new pants you just bought don’t fit. Along with hitting puberty full on comes an appetite that amazes me. Is this what I have to look forward until he’s out of the house? My husband didn’t eat half that much when he was running marathons!
There’s only one breakfast served in my house, and it’s highly doubtful the boys will ever convince me that they’re part German. I have agreed, however, to take them to our local IHOP before the deal ends (February 15). From now until then, you can get eggs, hash browns, bacon, and all the pancakes you can eat for only $4.99. Oh, they have no idea how many of those fluffy, golden brown, sweet pancakes a teenaged boy can eat. I wish I could indulge with them! I love pancakes smothered with soft butter that’s not quite melted all the way.
I have to admit that food deals are my favorite. But why, oh why, do they have to come out in January, when so many of us are on a diet? If you’re one who doesn’t need any resolutions about food, why not take IHOP up on their generous offer? Otherwise, if your diet doesn’t include this delectable breakfast, you’ll find a friendly bunch of folks over on the Diary of an Overweight Mom thread. 