This one is for all the Moms out there who are winging it!
Cake! It’s What’s for Breakfast!
We have an ongoing joke in our house about how I’m working on winning the Mother of the Year award. Each New Year we laugh about how I just missed qualifying by a fraction of a point. The kids then point out all my silly “misses” for the year. It’s pretty entertaining!
The kids have learned over time to call me out and let me know that my award is in jeopardy for infractions such as leaving the dishes in the sink overnight without any good excuse for them not being done or ignoring the growing pile of laundry. And since marrying my favorite husband so far, Mike, breakfast has been a big deal. We eat a cooked breakfast, courtesy of Mike, as a family every morning he is home—homemade waffles, sausage, eggs, and fruit. You get the gist. He forced me to up my cereal game and learn to make things like frittatas, breakfast burritos, etc. My kids LOVE this.
So, this morning he was not home and as I scrambled to quickly get ready, mobilize the remaining family unit, care for the dogs, feed the cat, and make a sack lunch for the youngest…I spied my left over birthday cake out of the corner of my eye.
Yep. I know what you’re thinking. “No, don’t do it…”
In a split second I evaluated my Mother of the Year standings—cereal or cake—this could push me over the top for 2016. CAKE IT IS! I am a hero—for today.