Today, I spent my morning at the dealership getting my oil changed. I had plenty to do, so I was kept entertained. After two hours, I went to check things out and was informed the car was done. I was worried about picking Brandon up, but I still had plenty of time. I came home, changed, and then ran to pick him up. It’s 1.4 miles, and it took me 13’35”. Not bad! I don’t think I could have held up longer than that, and I was glad to make it to school with plenty of time. I picked Brandon up, and he asked, “Where’s the car?” I told him it was at home, and we’d be walking. I’d told him earlier in the day I would be walking to get him, but I guess he’d forgotten. He didn’t mind, but I had forgotten to bring a hat for him. He’s able to walk a lot more now, so it was more fun. He did hang back behind me, until these two junior high kids came walking toward us, and he caught up from behind, grabbed my hand, and held on until after they’d passed. Such a scaredy cat! That’s my first-born kid! We chatted about his day, and he told me about the kid who got in trouble and was sent to the principal for hitting. I was glad to have a teaching point, without it being him directly in the mix. He actually said he didn’t like the boy because he got in trouble too much. Hmm… He finished up his homework, then we left to get Peyton. Brandon had just finished up his weather module, and he made a funny while getting Peyton: “Now you’re just tsunami that I used to know.” Okay, it’s corny, but I laughed. He also told me, “Will you remember me in 10 years?” I said, “Yes,” then he said, “Will you remember me in 5 years?” I told him, “Of course.” Then he stopped talking. I was cleaning up, when he said, “Knock knock.” I said, “Who’s there?” Then he said, “But I thought you said you’d remember me?!” Haha…he got me.
One of Peyton’s teachers was leaving, so they had a farewell party for her. I stopped to get her some potted tulips, then we headed out to the party. Peyton was sitting in between her friends, Syd and Orion. She hadn’t gotten her food yet, but I looked at her to see what she would do. She was given juice, then pushed it away, though I think my look warned her. Brandon had sat down at the end of the bench, and Peyton shouted out, “LOOK HOW TALL MY BROTHER IS!” She is so proud of her big brother! Brandon was nice enough to get a cup for each of them and ran to get water from the faucet. He was given a watermelon slice, and on his own, declined the Oreo. The teacher was surprised! He’d already had ice cream at his school for a party, and he’s still on his dessert ban, so I think it was easy for him to decline. They’d run out of watermelon by the time it came to Peyton, so she was given some Cheetos, chips, and an Oreo. I told her my plan to make Cake Pops, and if she wanted to help and sample, then she should just pick one snack to eat. She chose the Oreo, then pushed the chips aside. She asked Orion if she wanted her chips, and Orion quickly grabbed Peyton’s food and put it on her own plate. Peyton took a picture with Ms Maria and her friends, then gave her a hug. The teachers were taking their own pictures, too, after all the kids were served, and Ms Maria broke down. She did tell me she will miss our family, and told me how quickly Peyton picks things up, like the new songs they are learning. She said she was a good eater, which helped “her brain grow”. Ms Maria is Old School though she is probably younger than I am 😉 We said our final good-byes, then headed home. I started making the pops with Peyton, while Brandon was finishing up his sentences. He has until baseball tomorrow to finish up, so he was motivated. So, Peyton helped me make the batter, and then I made the pops since the machine gets pretty hot. After Brandon was gone taking a bath, I gave Peyton a sample. I turned around, and she was already out of her chair, throwing her napkin away. I asked her what happened, and, with a full mouth of cake, said, “I put it all in my mouth!” Ai-ya! I got the recipe here, cupcake #8, and made with whole wheat flour.  I also subbed in dark chocolate for both the insides and the ganache. Dave didn’t think it was chocolate-y enough, but Peyton obviously had no problem stuffing her face with it. I sawed off the tops of the cones, to have the cake pop be proportional to the cone, then decorated it with the ganache (made with non-fat milk instead of heavy cream). I asked Dave for help in what to do with the drying cones, as I’d coated the insides a la Drumstick cones. He said he refused to help me, but then, with his “engineering background”, grabbed my sawed-off tops to use as bases to dry the cones. Genius, I say, genius. Kathy said if the pharmacy thing doesn’t work out, we can open up our own cake pop business 😉 For now, consider it practice.
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