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January 9, 2009
Cookies
I always wanted to be that mom. You know the one. She decorates the house and the yard at the holidays. She buys the gifts and wraps them early, beautifully and thoughtfully. She bakes cookies and makes candies for her neighbors and friends. And never shows up empty handed at someone's house. Unfortunately, I am not that mom. I am the other mother. The one who madly rushes around the day before for the tree, the presents and the wrapping paper. The one who slaps it all together in the wee hours with Christmas morning hours away. The one who has no idea where the menorah is and if we have candles so I buy more every year and then suddenly discover we have 400 already. So I was pleased as punch with myself ths year when the Simon kids, my kids, Geni and I baked cookies. Yes they were the 'mix out of the bag' kind. And yes the frosting came in a can, but it's a start. And although most people do not equate margaritas with the holidays, they were a necessity.
Bonnie Berry is an Austin based child, family and wedding photographer.
Posted by Bonnie Berry at January 9, 2009 8:56 AM
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I LOVE that you're an other mother. I wouldn't know what to think if you had it all together!
LOVE the shots....Sammy on the prowl for sprinkles...Nat sooo proud of her cookie...Ben digging into his and of course those gorgeous ritas! I'm not a tequila girl, but can appreciate a nice little buzz while baking :) ahhhh the good ole days!
those margaritas look stiff too....mmmm...just how I like them. I'm proud of you for doing the cookie thing! I didn't even do that! SEE....you don't give yourself enough credit!
I'm not that mom either, but I must tell you that those margaritas look perfect. Just perfect.
Ok, if margaritas are part of it, I always want to be that other mother. I am that other mother and we've been into white Russians lately.
it gets easier as they get older to be "that mom" but part of me is still more like the mom you describe yourself as. SO NOT PUT TOGETHER AM I>>>>lol!!!!oh well! that's life! we can't all be martha HA i beat myself up over it for ;years and now i just let it GO! we are who we are!
tara