Today is Father's Day and the mister made breakfast. He always cooks breakfast and dinner on the weekends so why stray from that just because someone decided we should honor fathers?? We had cinnamon rolls which we shared with the boys. Here is J2 after he ate just the middle part. The mister said he looked like a hobo.
J1 made him a card at school - well he sort of made it. I guess the teachers actually made it and he just answered a couple of questions. It is super cute though.
To honor him for the day I am actually making dinner (chicken enchilada soup) and treats. The treat he requested was red velvet cupcakes. I have to say I just don't *get* red velvet cake. What is the draw? They are just chocolate cupcakes that are dyed red. So why the red? Wouldn't they taste just the same without all the messy, stainy red food coloring? Whatever, I made them. I let the mister pick out the cupcake liners from the extensive stash we have and he chose the Halloween ones. What's really crazy is those are the exact ones J1 always picks out when we he gets to choose. Is it in the genes??
Yesterday I went to the farmers' market (yes sissy, there are many farmers) with D, her mom and son, and the boys. The fruit was primarily strawberries and raspberries so we didn't end up with anything. The mister was after peaches, nectarines and plums and D did want strawberries but they were cheaper at our local produce store and that is the ultimate in buying local. The flowers were plentiful though (not that we bought any, just enjoyed looking at them) and the boys had fun at the playground. Plus we got Kettle Corn so J1 was extra happy.
On Friday, D and her mom came for dinner. D and I were doing something in my office and her mom was in the other room with the boys but not paying strict attention to them. She found them both under the kitchen table with the box of cookies, stuffing their faces.
Parental PSA
Yes, this could happen to you. I just wanted to get a warning out to all you parents. We had something completely unexpected and unforeseen happen this morning. It seems highly unlikely that it would happen to anyone else but just in case:
Yea, that was loaded with heavy, heavy sarcasm. The mister left his full coffee cup next to his chair and went outside. Luckily it wasn't hot anymore.
You know, Betty Crocker should just smarten up and make a red velvet cake mix. It would save everyone a ton of headaches.
ReplyDeleteI did make a red velvet cake for Jordan's birthday a couple of years ago (she kind of strikes me as a red velvet girl, but she said she had never heard of it). She liked it and it was fine, but it certainly wasn't worth the extra effort.