Do you know that children’s book, Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe Your Should Be a Vet! By Theo LeSieg?
I loved that book as a kid. I bought that book for HBear and we used to read it all the time. She would go through it and say yes or no to whether she wanted to be that when she grew up. Actually, I’m pretty sure if I looked back a couple years I have a post about this exact conversation LOL. The conversation was and still is about, maybe you should be a bride.
No matter how many times we’ve gone through the book she always says no to that one 😂. She said, “I do not want to be a bride. I do not want to be a Mommy.” It has always bothered me but I remember saying the same thing when I was a kid. So I thought it was just normal.
SBean and I were driving the other day and she was reciting some of the book. When she said maybe you should be a bride she said, “when I grow up I want to be a bride. I want to be married. I want to be a Mommy. I want to love my family. I’m not going to be like Rowyn though, I’m going to have my own house. Rowyn wants to live with you forever but I want to be married and have a baby in my own house. Oh, and I also want to be a doctor.”
She has a very clear vision of her future considering she’s only 4 😳😂.
Totally off-topic but do you know what kills me? The motherfucking time change. I really don’t understand it. Twice a year they, as in The Man, make us change our clocks forwards & backwards, driving kids bat shit crazy. I don’t know if it totally messes with their poles or what but my kids totally suck at the time change.
On Sunday morning, HBear was at a sleepover and SBean was up crazy early! We told her she could go turn on Netflix and watch a Paw Patrol… Ninja and I both loved Saturday morning cartoons! Now, I know my parents did too 😂! So when she came in and said that she would like breakfast I somewhat glanced at the clock and saw 8:07 AM. I picked up my phone on the bed stand just to check and see what time SBean’s little Besty’s birthday party was at… and my reminder said 23 minutes until birthday party.
😳 Time Change.
Hate it.
And you know why I was so tired? Because the day before was MBesty’s birthday! She hosted a Pure Romance party on Saturday night and asked me to “cater” it.
I did simple appies to keep the cost down and pick things everybody would like. Tough to do without knowing all the guests 😜.
I made my Mom’s Grey Cup Taco Dip I love this dip. I have talked about it in many posts. It is simple but it’s a safe bet. Everybody liked it! It was a big hit 😊.
I also made a super easy fruit dip. I don’t know where this recipe came from it is just what I make sometimes if we are having a special brunch.
Fruit Dip
Mix together:
1 package vanilla pudding
1 tub Cool Whip
1 container vanilla yogurt
Funny enough because I was trying to keep costs down… I got the only yogurt on sale! A probiotic yogurt for a sex party full of women? Why not! 😂
I made a cheese, pickle, deli meat and cracker tray.
Ninja and the girls helped cut all the fruits and vegetables.
For “desserts” I made 2 different types of tarts. I bought 2 sleeves of frozen shells and made to ridiculously easy tarts that taste damn delicious! Both tarts were raved about!
Dark Chocolate Caramel Tarts with Bacon Sea Salt
24 tart shells
1 tin dulce leache
500 g dark chocolate
Bacon Sea Salt (or sea salt)
Bake tart shells according to package. Cool.
I used bacon salt!!!!
Individual No Bake Cherry Cheesecake
Happy 29th birthday… forever. 😉
For Xmas my Dad bought me a waffle iron! We have had a blast making waffles since then! My favourite recipe is my MIL’s healthy recipe. She always makes these and I love them!!! They remind me of mini donuts at the fair!
My MIL’s Whole Wheat Cinnamon Waffles
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat an electric waffle iron.
At dance class this week SBean’s teacher allowed parents to come in to see what they’ve been working on. I cannot wait for their final performance! They are freaking adorable!
I got my step on during swim class.
This time nobody was considerate like I was and didn’t leave a spot for me to get through. I had to sit and wait for the line to move to get through. Jeez that irks me but I also understand when you leave a spot you can get cut off. 😂
This week the Brownies took a tour of the credit union. HBear had a blast!
On that note… I received an email today from the Girl Guides of Canada. As I am a leader I get quite a few emails weekly. The email today was very interesting. It’s stated that the Girl Guides of Canada are committed to equality and equal opportunities for all the girls and women. Due to the travel ban in the United States all trips to and through the USA have been suspended until further notice.
I cannot tell you how proud I am to be part of this organization! That is a huge step and I fully support this stand. I took a picture of the email (that’s allowed right?) and posted it on Twitter right away not thinking much of it, until I received a message from a CBC producer 30 seconds later LOL…
My tweet has been liked, re-tweeted, and replied to more than any tweet I have ever put out there! They are just as many proud mamas out there as me, fully supporting the Girl Guides of Canada!
While we were at swimming today I got emails and phone calls from radios and print… they used my quotes in their article and recorded my answers for CBC radio! Crazy apparently being the 1st to tweet something makes you a “qualified” source LOL. I was very sure to say that I am not a spokesperson for GGC merely a leader and proud member of the organization. See the article HERE.
Speaking of support and pride HBear entered the annual talent show again this year. This year her and her two Besties did their interpretation of a Grace Vanderwaal song I Don’t Know My Name. Her 2 Besties sang, wonderfully by the way, and HBear choreographed and danced. They were absolutely adorable! So proud of them, take so much courage to get up in front of the whole school and do something that leaves you so completely vulnerable.
To cap off our week of “public displays”, this morning HBear got a big surprise! She was selected as 1 of the students that best represented 1 of the 5 C’s this month! She was awarded a certificate for her Commitment to Learning! She was very surprised and very excited!
