Oh how I wish I was "that" mom....you know the one, she makes something creative for every holiday, she can bake cupcakes and swirl the icing perfectly, or make cut out cookies and decorate them so they look like they came from a bakery...yea..."that" Mom.
I have been seeing all these cute cupcakes and decorated cookies in magazines for valentines day, I could make those I think (insert sarcastic laughter here) Well I tried, and umm yea....I'm not "that" Mom.
First I find a cutout cookie recipe, it says its perfect for cutouts or cookie spritzers (more on that later) I make the recipe....easy enough....put it in the fridge to chill....yep I can do this.....take it out of fridge and roll it out, umm not looking so good.....cut them out, or when that doesn't work just attempt to make circles...add sprinkles (they make everything prettier!) I get the cookies on the pan, all nine of them, I'm laughing...okay maybe I was almost in tears...except I don't cry over things so trivial...so yea, I was laughing ;-) When the cookies were done the girls each had one, then Josh had one and yea, he's not a good liar..."These are good (as he makes a this is disgusting face) well the first bite was good, the second not so much." So, I throw away all nine cookies....yea, I'm not "that" Mom.
I try again, this time making a recipe I'm familiar with. The first pan comes out of the oven they are super flat and won't come off the wax paper...but thats okay...they just need to cool, so I turn to put them on the island....and drop the whole pan on the floor! (they still didn't come off the wax paper) In to the trash they went! I finally was able to get two pans of cookies baked to take to the party, they weren't pretty, nothing like the ones in the magazines, but they tasted good, so atleast they had that going for them!
I tried to be "that" Mom today, I didn't suceed...but I'm sure I will try again...and maybe, just maybe someday I will come to your party with a perfect plate of cookies...magazine worthy....yea, someday I will be "That" Mom!
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Never base the kind of mom you are by the kind of cookies you make! You might not be "that" mom but, trust me, you are "THAT" mom. The one who raises her kids right, teaches them the right things, loves her daughters' dad, leads by example, makes up hard to hold songs etc. Yes, THAT'S the kind of mom you are....and the world need more of ones like you!
And, for future references, if you ever want to practice another batch of cookies, just let me know. I'd be happy to sample them, but I can't promise to not have the same reaction as Josh if they're "not my kind!" Love ya Char.
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