Pizza cutters-not just for pizza anymore

I have decided that being the mom of 6 kids does not mean I know everything, in fact, it is pretty much a daily reminder that I don't know enough.

However, I have at the very least, learned some tricks to managing a large family.

There is a lot that goes into day to day life, breakfast for all those people, lunches for all thoses people, dinner for all those people, laundry for all those people, homework help, getting chores done, and so on.

So I have decided to start the tip of the week. Every Friday I will have some little tidbit, piece of advice, that will help make your day flow a little better. Sometimes these tips will come from me, sometimes not, but hopefully they will actually be helpful.

The tip this week centers around breakfast. I am a lover of breakfast. Cereal, pancakes, bacon and eggs, waffles, omelettes, you name it, I love it. However, having had numerous small children, I absolutely detest cutting up pancakes and waffles and french toast into bite size pieces. I believe this is because I am a firm believer in cooking most things from scratch, so by the time I am done making pancakes or waffles, and the syrup, I am ready to cut a few corners.

I rejoice when they are old enough to cut up their own food, it's almost cause for celebration in this household.

When a child would ask for their food cut up, Jeff and I would look at eachother, I would usually give a big sigh, and like the good father and husband he is, Jeff would cut up their food for them.

However, breakfast time is all me. Jeff is already gone to work by then.

So a few years back, one of us-we honestly can't remember which brilliant mind came up with this, discovered that using a pizza cutter on breakfast food cut down not only on time, but also my tendency to sigh heavily when asked for help by one of the small ones.

That wheel slices through a puffy waffles like nobody's business. It creates teeny, tiny little pieces for the likes of Nora with her miniature little cherub mouth. It puts zero strain on my slightly arthritic wrist, and I can cut everyone's food up before you can say "please cut everyone's food up".

So there you have it. Use a pizza cutter to cut up your children's food. You will be amazed at how much faster it is, how easy it is, and there is no dramatic sighing involved.