Get knife and cutting board out. Stop to get baby off the staircase and put up another baby gate to contain the moving child somewhat. Return to kitchen, slice top off of one tomato, cut it up and add to pot. Stop to listen to baby screaming at the top of his lungs at you because you aren't focusing on him, when it is obvious to everyone for miles around that he would like you to help him put on his shoes.
Put the shoes on the baby. Set him free. Cut tomato in half. Hear high pitched squealing which is great fun for baby, but probably bad news for the old dogs. Go save dogs from the baby. One dog willingly leaves to an area behind a baby gate. Give up on moving other dog. Return to kitchen, slice one of the half pieces of tomato into a quarter slice.
Hear screaming baby at top of his lungs mad at his shoes. Stop, go to baby, offer to remove the shoes. Baby bounces back up, apparently now content with the continued wearing of shoes. Return to cutting board. Cut other half sliced tomato into quarter slices. Hear high pitched delighted baby screaming. Sigh. Go save other dog from baby. Convince dog to leave the room and hide behind other side of baby gate.
Pick up crying baby to comfort him because the dogs are now out of reach. Comfort baby, wipe snotty nose. Put baby down. Wash hands. Return to cutting board.
Slowly blow steam out nose and ears as baby does a header in his shoes and has landed face first and is now screaming and crying at the same time. Return to comforting baby and wiping up snot. After baby is calmed down, remove the f'ing shoes. Congratulate self on not having sworn out loud at any time this morning.
Return to kitchen, wash hands, return to cutting board. Still on first tomato. Cut quartered slices into cube sized bits. Cut top off second tomato. Pry toddler off your legs and consider investing in ear plugs. Wonder aloud to yourself how you ever get anything done. Look around at house and realize, apparently, nothing really does ever get done. Give up on being perfect parent, resign yourself to messing up your kid, and plunk them in playpen in front of baby Einstein video. Cut remaining tomato and add to pot. Put on to simmer. Thank goodness you prepared everything else on a separate day.