Today I was a champ. I managed to make a vegetable beef soup (complete with chopping 5 lbs. of potatoes and cooking 4 pounds of beef) while simultaneously playing a game of baby soccer (which is a whole lot like fetch). I was so proud of myself as I managed to use a bunch of the frozen veggies that I got for next-to-nothing with sales and coupons and make a nutritious meal for my family that would also last for a while (translation: I wouldn’t have to cook again for at least a few days). I was a champ. I was Super Mom. Stay-At-Home-Motherhood had never seen the likes of me. Until, that is, I discovered that the burner under the soup on the stovetop — the one I’d had on for an hour — wasn’t actually on so much as it was in front of the burner that was actually on, doing a nice job of concealing it. Don’t worry though–our family will still have a dinner that I acquired for next-to-nothing with sales and coupons. As for the nutritious part–well, let’s just thank goodness for frozen pizza.