Call me a glutton for punishment. I know. I've said it all. But I was given an assignment and I can't back down.
The thing about little projects like this is I really do like to do them. But I have a very short attention span, so while it seems like a cool new hobby, after awhile it becomes tedious to me. So when I start off thinking, "Hey, I've never worked with fondant or gum paste... that'd be kind of fun to learn..." It really will be for me. But once I do the first three cupcakes I'll have gotten what I wanted from the experience and I'm done. The problem is, I've committed myself to twenty-five of these little buggars and now I've got to follow through. Ugh.
Plus I do not enjoy cleaning up the inevitable mess.
And there you go. Treats for the fall harvest party at The Dormouse's elementary school.
There's six hours of my life I'll never get back.
Please someone stop me from agreeing to do Christmas cupcakes a month from now. Please.
The thing about little projects like this is I really do like to do them. But I have a very short attention span, so while it seems like a cool new hobby, after awhile it becomes tedious to me. So when I start off thinking, "Hey, I've never worked with fondant or gum paste... that'd be kind of fun to learn..." It really will be for me. But once I do the first three cupcakes I'll have gotten what I wanted from the experience and I'm done. The problem is, I've committed myself to twenty-five of these little buggars and now I've got to follow through. Ugh.
Plus I do not enjoy cleaning up the inevitable mess.
And there you go. Treats for the fall harvest party at The Dormouse's elementary school.
There's six hours of my life I'll never get back.
Please someone stop me from agreeing to do Christmas cupcakes a month from now. Please.
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October 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM
You may have to switch schools. That teacher has you pegged & she'll tell the next grade level. Practice saying "no" in time for christmas or this will be your parent contribution to the classroom for YEARS to come. :)
p.s. Your skills truly amaze me. Maybe succumb to it and start a bakery business??
October 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM
When I was in school I loved moms like you!! :)
October 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM
When I was in school I loved moms like you!! :)
October 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM
...and I have no idea why that posted itself twice!
October 31, 2008 at 12:30 PM
What is wrong with people like you? You volunteer to do this stuff, then sit there all night working on it until your husband feels so guilty that he offers to help you out, getting dragged into this crap when he'd rather be doing a million other things, all because you can't say no. People like you should be stopped!
November 1, 2008 at 9:32 AM
@Debra: You may be right. But first I'm going to have to find a school where there are other easily duped parents who are already doing projects like this so I can sit back fat and happy.
@Brian: Because it bears repeating!
@Scott: Hmmm.... transference?