Trying Desparetly to....

I was up before dawn. Claire did not eat any of the wonderful dinner I so lovingly prepared last night{RICE, why do I try?}. In fact, only Skip and I ate more than a mouse. She was there by starving at 6:30 in the am. She whined me out of bed. I fed her and smiled at her. She was happy. At 7:15 we went back to bed. {I know, don't say it} Well, she watched "Blues Clues" while I snoozed.

Back up at 8:15. Ready for the day. I had great plans for the morning. First up, check the school note book for our plans today, make blender pancakes, I added banana, pretty tasty. Then as I cooked the pancakes, I proceeded to make a green smoothie for all of us. I added quite a bit of greens and the smoothie ended up all the way to the tip top of the blender. I thought to myself, " Careful,careful." As I turned the knob ever so slowly, my hands slipped and turned it to full blast. Smoothie all over my kitchen.{ And no the smoothie did not hit the ceiling like at Suzi's. I guess the smoothie trajectory is changed if you stick a knife in it} Did I swear ,no. Did I laugh, no. I was silent. The kids on the other hand were making all sorts of noise," Wow, Mom what a mess... You really did it this time...this will take forever to clean up!" "Yes it will." I thought.

I was covered in purplish, green from head to toe. I ripped off my whiter than white hoody, which happens to be my favorite. It was covered in smoothie. Quickly I started dousing it with cold water. The purple disappeared but the green just got brighter and brighter. Vinegar and baking Soda are on the job as we speak.

Of course I burned the pancakes.

Can you see a difference? I used a tooth brush and dental floss to get all the nook's and cranny's.

I took at least an hour. I will try and keep my school books off the counter while cooking.

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Hey, who bought that bread? {Skip?} Do my kids like it?{ Maybe?} Is it nutritious?{ It says so on the pkg, must be true.}