Where to Hide

Where to Hide.          

It’s a cold windy day in my little college town. My significant other (SIO) and I took advantage of our last day off and ventured downtown to my favorite Hummus restaurant for lunch.  He knows my cravings well, my challenges at the mention of the word “lunch” and offered to take me out.  I happily accepted.

My normal workday lunch hour consist of errands, running home to let the dog out and grabbing my bowl of noodles.  Organic by description, 90 seconds to fix, needing to be drained, somewhat tedious, but they are very delicious.  My children have decided they like them also, especially my endless-pit-of-a-stomach-football-playing 16 year old son. He likes them so much that he eats 2 bowls of them at time. I have taken great lengths to hide the noodles to ensure that my lunch would be there waiting for me.

I’m not very good at hiding things.

I have lamented to friends many times about my lunch and food issues.  Some have said I need a noodle safe: lock up your noodles! Or I should hide them in my car or put them in my golf bag.   Yesterday during another lunch with friends one suggested a specific spot; one where I keep personal wardrobe items.  I had not thought of this one particular spot. 

During lunch today with my SIO, I mentioned yesterday’s conversation.  He laughed at the mere suggestion of the subject.  ” Hide the noodles!”  He laughed, choking on his salad.  He said he had seen this place and thought maybe that wasn’t exactly the best spot.  “They may get lost and you would never see your noodles again.”  More laughter…I frowned.  I had been thinking it was a pretty good suggestion. Now what was I to do?

The last time I came home for lunch and found my last bowl of noodles missing, I promptly removed some of my son’s personal belongings and hid them!  When he asked if I had seen them, I said, “I don’t know, have you seen my noodles?”  “Oh” was his sheepish reply.

If someone has obviously gone to great lengths to hide a food items in a non food-related storage area and you find it, the right thing would be leave it alone?  I guess not, to the hungry stomach of a 16 year old.  Is a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread or pound of turkey with cheese and tortillas not enough food at the end of the school day?   What deli do I have to buy to satisfy this kid’s hunger?

I may have to try that hiding place for my noodles.  No 16 year old football player is ever going to go looking there for noodles. Right? I’m pretty sure he never reads my blog.  Right? I’m going to the grocery store now, stocking up on organic noodles, some for him, some for me….And some turkey for that Turkey!

And yes I’m going to hide my noodles in the you-know-where.  Shhhh-don’t tell.