Today was fun. I love April Fool's Day. Small holiday, big laughs :) Except the laughs were on us. Little Mister taped the sprayer on the sink, so when I made him his after school snack, I showered the kitchen and myself instead. We got Little Mister back though, but our joke on the girls flopped. We felt rather deflated. We had put Easter egg dye in their faucets. When we tried it, it worked like a charm and we only saw pink. BUT when we sent them to brush their teeth, nothing except regular plain old water came out. Oh well, you can't win them all.
What did we do for Little Mister?
We made "Spaghetti." When he asked what we were having for dinner, he was not excited. We just had it last night and he is a meat and potato kind a guy. Anyhow, when I presented him with the Spaghetti, he was even less impressed. I had put "Parmesan cheese" on top, which he hates. He did not want to eat at first, but he is such a good little guy, after asking him nicely he decided to eat w/o a fuss. Only it wasn't Spaghetti. We had put vanilla ice cream through a pasta machine, put pureed strawberries on top and sprinkled it with white chocolate shavings. Of course, once he tasted it, he thought it was totally great. The girls enjoyed the treat but did not fall for it (we got them on this a few years ago). Right after he was done with his treat, he asked rather cautiously, "are we still having spaghetti for dinner." He was delighted that I had made a roast with cheesy rice and broccoli. Perfect day for him!
What did we do for Little Mister?
We made "Spaghetti." When he asked what we were having for dinner, he was not excited. We just had it last night and he is a meat and potato kind a guy. Anyhow, when I presented him with the Spaghetti, he was even less impressed. I had put "Parmesan cheese" on top, which he hates. He did not want to eat at first, but he is such a good little guy, after asking him nicely he decided to eat w/o a fuss. Only it wasn't Spaghetti. We had put vanilla ice cream through a pasta machine, put pureed strawberries on top and sprinkled it with white chocolate shavings. Of course, once he tasted it, he thought it was totally great. The girls enjoyed the treat but did not fall for it (we got them on this a few years ago). Right after he was done with his treat, he asked rather cautiously, "are we still having spaghetti for dinner." He was delighted that I had made a roast with cheesy rice and broccoli. Perfect day for him!
Post Script:
Right after publishing this, Medium Miss asked me to take her to bed. When I entered her room I was doused with water courtesy of a delicately placed cup on top of her door. I had to laugh so hard, I cried. I really didn't expect it. It made her happy, which made me even happier. Soon after, on a urgent trip to..., I ran into the bathroom doorway that was taped shut with cellophane, craftily placed by Big Miss. All of us were laying on the floor laughing. I love days like these...
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