Snowman Update

Last week I received a note from Donny's teacher asking for blueberry muffin mix for the upcoming Valentine's Day party. The muffins became quite the topic of conversation between Big Daddy and myself. I couldn't figure out if I was to just bring in the mix or make the muffins. Big Daddy thought I was reading too much into the note. "Why would they want you to bring in the mix? I think they want you to make the muffins." He had a very good point, however, the note said mix. I usually make everything from scratch to control what Donny eats, but I couldn't figure out a way to make my own mix. So, I went to the store and read all the muffin boxes until I found one that was milk free. Since the mix called for milk, I also packed a box of rice milk. I wanted to confirm I was following the directions, so I walked Donny into school today instead of utilizing the drop off, that's when I remembered the snowman project.

The walls of the hallway were covered in snowmen and snow families. My day was going south fast. One look at the walls and I knew I messed up the snowman project. I was unaware Martha Stewart's target audience included preschoolers. I couldn't believe the snowmen lining the walls, such perfection. Then I saw our snowman and immediately felt a little sad, our snowman was a "special" snowman. I scanned the walls hoping to find our snowman a friend, nothing came close. I don't think any of the children were awake when some of these snowmen came to life.

Donny ran to his classroom and I followed. I flagged down his teacher. I opened the bag to show her my goodies. She look down, then looked at me, smiled and said, "I can bake them if you want." I knew at that moment, I failed again! I tried to explain my confusion, but it wasn't working. Luckily, children were starting to flow into the hallway. I wrapped up the conversation and said I would see her on Thursday with muffins. I would love to hear how she explains Donny's mom. "You should see the snowman she turned in! Can you believe she brought me muffin mix?" I'm starting to feel like our snowman.