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Some school kids eat two or more breakfasts a day, while others eat nothing. And those who do eat breakfast are often starting the day with cereal and milk, a new survey shows.

Sunday, our two boys decided to surprise us with a delicious breakfast in bed...a bowl of cereal is the extent of their culinary talents. As we were listening to them bustle about downstairs (yes, we know everything that goes on in our house), we had a debate as to who would spill milk all over the floor...yep, it was the seven year old! Poor things...they were so upset! Independence is always so important to little ones, but let's face it...those gallon jugs of milk are heavy! After we dried the kids tears and cleaned up the mess, we all sat down together for a family discussion...the thought was wonderful, but maybe next time they should surprise just one of us and recruit the other to help. Milk containers are just not designed with kids in mind.

I usually don't bring up religion in this blog but recently I read about a fundamental Christian group that has taken some well known religious doctrine and turned them slightly for their own purposes. It got me thinking...

James (Age 9) has a problem. He thinks there are five meals a day. First comes breakfast at home which consists of a bowl of cereal or a bagel followed by going to his grandmothers house and eating oatmeal or a bagel. Then he gets hungry...

We been having an ongoing challenge these days in The Daily Kool household. Our boys are at the age when we have to constantly remind them to wash their hands. It's not as if we are obsessive about cleanliness (well, maybe just a little). We do have rules, though. Washing hands after coming in from the outside, after meals and certainly after using the toilet shouldn't be too much to ask, right? Apparently, it just might be...at least for our boys. You should just hear some of the arguments and excuses coming out of our two little guys...everything from "My leg hurts and I can't stand by the sink" to "My hands aren't that sticky from the breakfast syrup." Our favorite of course, is the ever-popular "Hey, we stand up anyway...what's the big deal?" Imagine our embarrassment when our four year old proudly confessed to his grandmother how often he and his brother try to "trick us" into thinking that they've washed their hands (as if we didn't know). Seriously, they expend more energy trying to avoid washing their hands than it would just take to do it already. Sheesh!

Getting up in the morning to make breakfast for your family, pack your kids lunch, rustle up a healthy snack for your partner and yourself, getting kids dressed for school, dropping them to school and finally heading to work - now that is a busy morning.