Those moments
[yes, more than once] seemed to come most often when Mother’s Little Helpers
were teens.
It’s not
enough that I was perceived as not “all knowing” but I had a reputation to live
up to.
I don’t
think my teens were much different from other teens. Trying to pull one over on
one’s parents is a rite of passage of all teens, regardless of the generation.
With technology, I think it will be a little harder for Grandmother’s Little
Helpers though.
I must
admit, I was pretty good at figuring out their little ploys and kept the “egg
on my face” moments to a minimum.
Except for those
lost DMB tickets. For non-millennial readers, that would be Dave Matthew Band.
What began
as a nice gesture turned into a calamity in the amount of time that it takes
for a coat of paint to dry on four walls.
The tickets
were on Mother’s Little Helpers dresser when the project began so they had to
be moved or they would get ruined by paint. At the end of the day, the bedroom
was coated in fresh paint and I was coated in “egg on my face”.
You see, the
tickets were gone. I mean, as in “nowhere to be found” gone.
To this day,
the tickets never turned up. Anytime an item goes missing, I now refer to it as
GWDMB. [Gone With Dave Matthew Band].
I had to make good on what I lost. Do you know
how expensive purchasing DMB tickets are at the last minute through one of
those scalpers, I mean ticket brokers? Let’s just say, not one of my more
frugal moments.
SOUND THE BUGLE! Today’s tip: A large tray of
eggplant parmesan will yield more servings if side dishes of pasta or bread go
along with it. In my “cook once, eat twice” philosophy; I bake the eggplant slices so
that the oven does the work and not my aging feet. Plus, it is a healthier version
than fried eggplant. Part of the tray is served with pasta; leftovers as a
sandwich for dinner another night. Eggplant parmesan freezes well, so give this one a try!
BAKED EGGPLANT SLICES
ASSEMBLED BAKE EGGPLANT PARMESAN
LEFTOVERS
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