A little glimpse at the highlights and lowlights of this week:
Celebrating:
When I was a student driver back in the day, I couldn't get my driver's license until I went to the DMV and took a very stressful behind-the-wheel test which required driving through unusually configured intersections and parallel parking under pressure. I remember a lot of my friends failing it the first few times they took it ...not me though! I passed it the first time and and pretty much aced the parallel parking! A fact at which I still will happily gloat about all these years later! :)
Glen's experience was very similar, except that he can additionally boast that he passed the UK driving test the first time, which I understand to be a rare feat for gringo Americans.
So with those expectations in our mind, imagine our surprise when Spence came home from his last day of behind-the-wheel training (with the sleepy instructor) with a blue sheet of paper that wasn't just a certificate of completion as we expected, but actually his temporary license! No behind the wheel tests at the DMV! No parallel parking under pressure! He is official and we celebrated with a little family excursion to Rita's (Spencer's new favorite frozen treat shop)!!!
Lots and lots of cupcakes:
Cami baked cupcakes for another wedding! This time it was 15-dozen mini cupcakes in her top 5 flavors (Greek yogurt with strawberry frosting, Andes mint, red velvet with cream cheese icing, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, and lemon). We didn't hear how they went, but based on the goof-ups that we got to sample, I would guess that they disappeared quickly!
Lowlights:
R.I.P.
My fifteen-year-old KitchenAid finally burned out and died. Held together by duct tape for the last several years, this workhorse has mixed together countless batches of cookies, cakes, fillings, and bread, and this week it finally lost its will to go on mixing. I will be mourning its loss every time I knead together a batch of bread by hand.
Ugly duckling apples:
Making our own caramel apples sounds like it should be in the highlight section and tastewise they would be, but since I had set out on a mission to make our caramel apples pretty this year, I have to put these ugly ducklings in the lowlights!
Not being prepared:
One of my kids, who shall remain unnamed, gets an F- in Preparation 101. Three late-night trips driving around town looking for forgotten ingredients and a hard-to-find, but necessary item (mini cupcake liners) did not bode well for sleeping this past weekend!
Germs:
Down with a cold most of the week, I am ready to be done with Kleenex and Benadryl. Besides the lack of sleep, the worst part about being sick was missing book group. One of my favorite opportunities for intelligent conversation with other women, I was sad to have to stay home.
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Celebrating:
When I was a student driver back in the day, I couldn't get my driver's license until I went to the DMV and took a very stressful behind-the-wheel test which required driving through unusually configured intersections and parallel parking under pressure. I remember a lot of my friends failing it the first few times they took it ...not me though! I passed it the first time and and pretty much aced the parallel parking! A fact at which I still will happily gloat about all these years later! :)
Glen's experience was very similar, except that he can additionally boast that he passed the UK driving test the first time, which I understand to be a rare feat for gringo Americans.
So with those expectations in our mind, imagine our surprise when Spence came home from his last day of behind-the-wheel training (with the sleepy instructor) with a blue sheet of paper that wasn't just a certificate of completion as we expected, but actually his temporary license! No behind the wheel tests at the DMV! No parallel parking under pressure! He is official and we celebrated with a little family excursion to Rita's (Spencer's new favorite frozen treat shop)!!!
Being Neighborly:
Although my family loves to eat ham, we generally only have it on Easter....sometimes Christmas. So imagine my family's absolute delight, when earlier this week our neighbor, Richard, showed up with a HoneyBaked ham as a gift to help us celebrate Spencer's recent clean check-up. Glen and the kids weren't just happy about the ham, they were ecstatic! Not only were they getting ham on a non-holiday, but they were getting a HONEYBAKED ham...our very favorite! Our dinners and lunches this week have been ham-filled and delicious! What a blessing to have such wonderful neighbors!
Although my family loves to eat ham, we generally only have it on Easter....sometimes Christmas. So imagine my family's absolute delight, when earlier this week our neighbor, Richard, showed up with a HoneyBaked ham as a gift to help us celebrate Spencer's recent clean check-up. Glen and the kids weren't just happy about the ham, they were ecstatic! Not only were they getting ham on a non-holiday, but they were getting a HONEYBAKED ham...our very favorite! Our dinners and lunches this week have been ham-filled and delicious! What a blessing to have such wonderful neighbors!
Lots and lots of cupcakes:
Cami baked cupcakes for another wedding! This time it was 15-dozen mini cupcakes in her top 5 flavors (Greek yogurt with strawberry frosting, Andes mint, red velvet with cream cheese icing, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, and lemon). We didn't hear how they went, but based on the goof-ups that we got to sample, I would guess that they disappeared quickly!
Fancy Breakfast:
When I told Emma that she could make a hot breakfast for us this morning, I did not expect her to whip up a batch of cinnamon rolls from scratch! Yum!
When I told Emma that she could make a hot breakfast for us this morning, I did not expect her to whip up a batch of cinnamon rolls from scratch! Yum!
A fun project:
I don't consider myself a very creative person, but I love to take other people's ideas and add my own little twist. This fun project I did for YW and for my family took up a whole day and turned my house into a giant mess, but I loved every second of it!
I don't consider myself a very creative person, but I love to take other people's ideas and add my own little twist. This fun project I did for YW and for my family took up a whole day and turned my house into a giant mess, but I loved every second of it!
Lowlights:
R.I.P.
My fifteen-year-old KitchenAid finally burned out and died. Held together by duct tape for the last several years, this workhorse has mixed together countless batches of cookies, cakes, fillings, and bread, and this week it finally lost its will to go on mixing. I will be mourning its loss every time I knead together a batch of bread by hand.
Ugly duckling apples:
Making our own caramel apples sounds like it should be in the highlight section and tastewise they would be, but since I had set out on a mission to make our caramel apples pretty this year, I have to put these ugly ducklings in the lowlights!
Not being prepared:
One of my kids, who shall remain unnamed, gets an F- in Preparation 101. Three late-night trips driving around town looking for forgotten ingredients and a hard-to-find, but necessary item (mini cupcake liners) did not bode well for sleeping this past weekend!
Germs:
Down with a cold most of the week, I am ready to be done with Kleenex and Benadryl. Besides the lack of sleep, the worst part about being sick was missing book group. One of my favorite opportunities for intelligent conversation with other women, I was sad to have to stay home.
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Hope you feel better soon! Fun post!
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