Friday, Aaron took me to see the Nutcracker. He was a fun date because he doesn't understand dance, so he would make comments such as "so, is there singing in this shindig?" throughout the performance so I would get the giggles. It is nearly impossible to stop giggling when you are trying to be quiet. When we finally got out of the stockyard of people, I greeted our car that was blinking after Aaron clicked the button with "hey, blinkin.' " Aaron responded with "four score and seven years ago..."
Aaron really has the dad jokes down.
Saturday evening we got back from dealing with the masses of the Lubbock area and I started "camp cake." It is this virtual camp for baking hosted by Yolanda Gampp who does youtube videos.
I was supposed to have the camp last week, but my supplies didn't come in on time. We had to pick a couple of things up in Lubbock,including ingredients. Here is the short version of how Saturday went:
1. Choir practice
2. subway
3. 5 min to find a parking spot
4. check bag for bottle
5. Barnes and Noble
6. keep checking bag for bottle
7. Books for Ollie
7. have Aaron check bag for bottle
8. An hour until feeding time, check department stores for bottle
9. Run across street to Babies R Us
10. find relatively inexpensive bottles
11. wait in line
12. wait in line
13. wait in line
14. get in car.
15. Aaron feeds Ollie while I park
16. Pump isn't working
17 Babies R Us for new car plug
18 wait in line
19 wait in line
20 wait in line
21 back to mall
22. 20 min to find parking
23. try not to get run over while walking to the opposite end of mall
24. buy dress
25. pinterest for christmas gift
26 split up in hobby lobby for christmas gifts
27. Aaron gets haircut
28. I forgot to print out list of ingredients
29. wait for document to download
30. wait for document to download
31. wait for document to download
32. wait for document to download
33. wait for document to download
34. Aaron's haircut is done
35. waiting for document to download on either phone
36. waiting for document to download on either phone
37. waiting for document to download on either phone
38. time to feed Ollie in 30 min. Ran out of water
39. Aaron goes into walmart for water
40. waiting for document to download on either phone
41. Aaron comes back from walmart with water
42. I go into walmart while Ollie eats with Aaron
43. I come back to car, my turn to convince Ollie to eat
44. decide Ollie can eat when we get home
45. drive home
46. start cake camp
47. bake cookies filled with peppermint patties
48 bake chocolate cake
49 make simple syrup
50 make icing
51 go to bed.
I did all the baking Saturday night and then Sunday afternoon, I assembled everything. This was also the day we did our Christmas cantata at church.This probably wasn't the wisest decision; however I wanted to have these for the fellowship after the program.
This was the result of the camp. The top right are "reindeer food," although I think they look like reindeer something else. The bottom are cookies with peppermint patties sandwiching a chocolate cake surrounded by icing and candy. I took these to the reception after the performance. The pastor's wife appropriately named them heart attack cookies. I had my sugar intake for the month while baking, so I settled with water.
That was the after.
Here is the during:
There is no evidence, but I was trying to keep cleaning while doing this. If any of you get the privilege of living with me, you also get the privilege of doors and drawers being open all the time. I might become a poltergeist when I die.
And to end this weekend with the bang, we are watching the Santa Clause. Hohoho everybody, time to crash.
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