Typically I don’t involve my kids or husband too much in my baking or giving. Sure, I’ll mix a batch of chocolate chip cookies with the little one, or cry out for extra help when my hands are full of flour and the phone rings, but for this next round of giving I thought I’d get the whole gang fully involved. I am asking each person in this sweet family what bread they love. Then, we’ll bake it together, and they get to choose who to give it to–plus they do the giving. It’s the end of the school year, with summer just days away, and this change brings a little fun and laughter into an intense finishing-up time.
My daughter’s enthusiastic about most good things in life. She loves sweets, so when I asked what she’d like to bake, she didn’t say rosemary rolls. She said, “CINNAMON ROLLS.” She shouted soooo loudly I had to cover my ears. That happens with her.
We made a plan.
Who:
Give to Providence Hall teachers–the school where she now sings with the choir, and where she’ll be a freshman next year
What:
CINNAMON ROLLS!
Where:
At the school–one of the teacher’s room–not sure which one
When:
Mix them Wednesday night, bake them Thursday morning. Give them fresh out of the oven at the staff meeting, 8am sharp
Why:
Cause she loves that school and all the teachers, and can’t wait to be there full time!
How:
Bake first, drive second, run up the stairs third, figure out which room fourth, smile and hand over the goodies fifth
Problem was, being the extrovert that she is, she over-scheduled herself and the nighttime mix of the cinnamon rolls didn’t happen. I wasn’t about to bail her out and do it myself, so I didn’t.
Since I do like to schedule, I had already informed the recipients that the cinnamon rolls would be at the meeting. So, we had a problem. People hoping for cinnamon rolls, and no CINNAMON ROLLS!
A problem easily solved by her second favorite morning sweet,
We mixed up one batch of scones together at 7am, and she almost started to cry when she realized we were giving the whole batch away. (It was early…) She said, The whole point was so I could have CINNAMON ROLLS, and ….then…give some away!
She brightened up when I told her we were making another batch for the family when we returned.
We raced over to the school, and she sprinted inside and found the right room (Mr. Elwood’s). She said she felt EVERY adult eye on her when she walked in. And since she’s a stage-happy sort of girl, that’s something.
Then, we raced back home and made that second batch. They were good.
So, that’s it. Episode One.
Stay tuned…
The Woman and the Wheat 
🙂 sounds like a lot of fun! good that you kept her on task … 🙂
I think I am going to borrow your wonderful idea of getting the kids involved in the giving!! I love it!! Having them pick the person(s) and help with the process is brilliant!!
Thanks Jane! It will be a fun and meaningful summer!
That’s so cool. I think your daughter looks so much like you…even here, where we can just see her eyes! Mmmm…the scones look yummy. I love scones!!! I’ve never had chocolate chips in them, though. I do love raisin, apricot or currant scones though!