When the easy way is their favorite way

Sometimes, I need to give myself a break. I need to do something the easy way, just for the sake of my sanity.  And once in awhile, the easy way happens to be exactly what THEY want.
Our easy lunch:

This is a "round-the-table" meal.  (it's not a trough, exactly.)

TV and easy food for them, time opened up in my schedule for me.
When they are done, they are capable of bringing this one dish into the kitchen for me, and running the vacuum over the floor.

And I love it, when I'm feeling too overwhelmed to make a normal sit-down meal, and I say, "Sigh... kids, I think we're just going to have a round-the-table meal this time," they respond with "Hooray!!!" and "Yippie!" and dancing!

Wouldn't it be awesome if they celebrated all my attempts to simplify with loud cheers!?

Share today's joy with me in the comments!