Energy

It was great. No more indecision.

I wasn’t so happy when my kids decided they also liked them. Not because I didn’t want them to eat healthy, but because they disappeared rather quickly, leaving me with no breakfast.

In particular, 19-year-old Shimmy was totally nuts over energy balls. He offered to buy the ingredients and make them himself. That worked out well until one day there were no more left. At this point, my enthusiasm over this breakfast had disappeared. I didn’t care that much that there were none left, but Shimmy did.

“Mommy, I’m making another batch of the energy balls,” he informed me. “Esty says you need to soak the chia seeds before you form the balls. I’m gonna soak them in this stainless-steel bowl on the counter. Okay?”

And there the chia seeds stayed.

“Shimmy, what’s happening with the chia seeds? When are you making the balls?” I asked him one evening after supper.