“Mommy, she’s stealing my granola!”

I got back from my business trip from the production run of our new granola and my girls were asleep. From their perspective, I was gone for three “sleeps” – not the two days I had promised. It seems to be tougher on my younger daughter, age 4, when I travel for work. My 5 ½ year old seems to take it in stride and accepts that this is what her mommy has to do.

The next morning (yesterday) I was excited to have my girls eat Zoe’s new crunchy granolas for breakfast. I figured that if two picky eaters liked Zoe’s Granolas, then we’d really have a shot at growing the company after eight hard years of just surviving. My 4-year old was all over it. She tried it, ate it, and went back for seconds and thirds! It was a hit, and a relief for me.

My older daughter was a little tougher on me. She told me that she doesn’t like granola but would try it. How could I have a child who doesn’t like granola when that’s what I spent my working hours thinking about?  Ugh! She tried it anyway, smiled, told me she didn’t like it, and walked away. I couldn’t believe it. Okay, I don’t need everyone to like my company’s products, I’ll settle for 50% (as if my children of two make a statistically significant sample).

A couple of minutes later I heard my youngest daughter screaming, “Mommy, she keeps stealing my granola.” Hmmm, at the young age of 5 my daughter has learned how to push my hot buttons. As long as she likes Zoe’s Granola, she can push that hot button anytime! I think Zoe Foods is finally off to the races, and after  8 years in training, I am really excited. As far as my older daughter goes, I think that my husband and I had better brace ourselves for her teenage years.