My oldest child is having a birthday party this weekend, commemorating his latest milestone. He is hitting the big 1-0. Turning 10. Entering the double digits faze of his life.
And I... am... losing it.
Can he really be turning 10? How is that even possible? Wasn't it just yesterday that he was born? Just starting to walk?
The grim realities are starting to hit me now. As I realize that he is over half-way to starting college (only 8 more years). He is a mere 3 years from being one of those dreaded teenagers! Just 6 years from a learner's permit and driving on the roads (if he thinks he is taking my van, he has another thing coming, LOL).
But for now, I am trying to stay in the reality of today and all that it brings. And today's reality is... I have to find my kitchen!
Between all of my cooking apparatus and supplies, there is the "dead zone." That is where everyone just drops everything. Everything from mail and papers to schoolwork and toys. Something must be done about this. I need my counters. I need my space as I have another project I must start today... one that involves that "dead zone."
I must bake my son's birthday cake. Today I bake and start decorating. So that by Saturday afternoon, we have a cake that looks like a football field. He chose a football themed birthday party.
With one practice cake under my belt (and in everyone elses bellies), I must begin the process of transforming a 1/2 strawberry, 1/2 yellow cake into a field of glory worthy of any little football player.
So, I will update you all later as to the progress of the cake AND finding my kitchen. Maybe while I'm at it, since I'm in the kitchen already, I should also clean out 1 or 2 of those lovely "junk drawers" that I have as well. Hmmmm.... that sounds like a good idea, then I may have room for a few more kitchen utensils (ha ha! I have a wedding anniversary coming up, I'm thinking gift idea!).
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Thanks for reminding me about junk drawers. :) I was looking at mine earlier... the drawer where all the odds and ends spoons, whisk, etc., end up. I think I read once to put everything in a box and set aside for a month, and then go back to that box as you need this or that, and only the things that you take out are things you really need. And then, get rid of the rest. I'm going to be doing that!
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