Turning into my Mother
It’s official. I’m turning into my Mother.
Today we celebrated Jane’s 4th birthday with a party at a local Elementary School playground. We had family. We had friends. We had presents. We had chips, and cokes, and juice boxes, and balloons, and goody bags. We had cake.
That I made. (from a boxed cake mix, lest anyone think that I’m bragging.)
I iced and decorated it myself, and, probably much like my mom did, I spent a long time last night trying to get it just right.
Yesterday I went to Hobby Lobby to get cake-decorating apparati like decorator tips, disposable frosting bags, and an 8″ square pan, because the “design” I had imagined for Jane’s cake was definitely square, NOT round. (I know, the perfectionism is pathetic.)
As I was there, I noticed a sign advertising the next cake-decorating course and I actually thought, “Oooh! If I took that class, I could make ALL of our cakes and cupcakes! And decorate them myself! They’d look professional! And I wouldn’t be afraid that they’d end up ugly!”
Did I mention that Mom took cake-decorating classes and got so good that people paid her to make cakes for birthdays, weddings, baby showers and such?
And then tonight, as I found myself eating supper alone at the table (while Paul bathed the girls; I love that man!), I thought, “This would be a great time to look at a cookbook!”
Whaaaaaattt?!
Read a cookbook? For pleasure? Like it’s a magazine?!
There’s no other explanation than this: I’m turning into my Mother.
(p.s. With a little luck, I’ll post a photo of the cake tomorrow! Nowhere close to my mom’s cakes…but not bad!)
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Jane on October 27th, 2007
I look forward to seeing the cake!!
From what I’ve heard of your mom, turning into her isn’t too bad.
it was totally sweet and awesome 4th birthday cake!
you are so artistic anyway, you would make beautiful cakes!
How does it feel to be a mother of a 4-yr-old? You are almost a school-age mom!
Love you,
Happy birthday to Jane! I remember well her party last year. We miss you guys.
What? Doesn’t everyone read cookbooks for fun??!
And no, sometimes turning into our mothers isn’t a bad thing.
Jane turning FOUR!!! I can’t believe it! Didn’t I just visit you in the hospital??
I was driving behind the kindergarten bus today and was thinking, “man it’s been a while since I’ve been in those shoes” (putting the child on the bus, not actually being on the bus). And you have all those fun days ahead of you!
Wow, way to make me feel old today. (grin)
Jane is such a big girl. I am sure that your cake was beautiful. I can’t wait to see the picture. I think that cake decorating would be another great outlet for your amazing artistic gifts!