As I mentioned in my previous post, my youngest has strep throat right now. In an effort to avoid germs, my oldest has been avoiding the youngest as much as possible.

In a surprising gesture of kindness last night, the youngest volunteered to eat dinner alone on the patio and spare his brother the germ exposure of sitting together at the table.

It. Was. Awesome.

My youngest is the messiest eater I have ever met. Despite years of begging him to eat over his plate and use his fork he still leaves the table sticky and the floor full of crumbs after every meal. Cleaning up last night was so much easier! I didn’t even have to sweep or vacuum, and I definitely didn’t have to wipe down his chair!

This might have to be the new dinner strategy. At least until the end of the month.