Sugar and Spice, Root Beer and Ice
May 23rd, 2008 by Marilyn
With a houseful of guests and grandparents coming out of my ears, I’ve truly neglected my tasty friends over here at Simmer.
Josie graduated from 6th grade last night, and though it’s a big deal, it’s remarkable what a big deal they make out of it these days. There has been so much eating and cooking – pizzas for a crowd, calzones for lunch, sandwiches and salads and root beer and real beer. With the warm weather, there is a constant flow of ice from my freezer. There are cookie trays and birthday cakes and baking…
…mixing and dipping and sugaring. As if a life-altering promotion to junior high isn’t enough, my sweet girl is turning twelve tomorrow. Oh, time is flying fast, but she can still be sweet – until she opens her spicy twelve-year old mouth to me with all the knowledge I couldn’t possibly have. Don’t tell her I said this – but thank goodness for spice. Life would be quite dull without it, no?
I don’t recall parties and presents after 6th grade, just a continuing struggle with frizzy hair, Sea Breeze and humiliation from older girls. This is not happening for Josie. She seems to be having a delightful time at this age, and that makes us pretty happy.
Sorry about the lack of recipes and food porn, and please forgive my momentary lapse into proud-mom blogging. But around here my kid is the girl of the hour, so today we’ll give her the last word. It’s not very clear, but I think the sound of being twelve and the itch for drama comes through. From Monday’s recital, here’s the evening that began a week of family, food, and everything nice.
Bravo! Seriously, that was impressive. And, don’t I recognize the head in the right foreground? Wish we could have joined you all. Congrats Josie!
WOW
Happy Birthday to the Josemaster!
Sea Breeze! LMAO ROTF. Oh memories…
I smell SeaBreeze now. I actually kinda like that smell.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Josie ! What a week. birthday, graduation, grandparents. She is talented at the ivory keys.
Have a good one.
Happy Birthday, Josie! Graduation Congrats! What a lady!
Our little Elliot turned 1 yesterday. As we were watching him smush and then eat grocery store sheet cake, I thought–sheesh, I should have commissioned a cake from Marilyn! (Note: I did not for one second think that I should have baked one.) Maybe next year? If he and Josie could work together, maybe we could get a 2-for-1 deal?
Much love to the whole family…
Happy Birthday, Josie! Only 364 days or so until you have a teenager on your hands, Marilyn.
Josie the near-teenager thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!
Jenny, we’ll work out the cake next year – it was a busy weekend! And all this Sea Breeze talk – now I’m dying to open a bottle and smell some. What was that other stuff, from Bonne Bell – Ten-O-Six?
Awesome playing, Josie! And happy happy birthday!
I don’t remember Sea Breeze, but Bonne Bell Ten-O-Six rings a bell.