A HEART-Y BREAKFAST--(GET IT?)-NANA STYLE with a TUTORIAL

 I thought I would post this for some of my readers

that didn't know me--BACK WHEN~

I came across this in my "to post" list

and I don't think I ever posted it.

IF I did forgive me.

This seems like yesterday but must be

SEVERAL YEARS OLD.

sigh

This is a long post for me-

so grab your coffee, tea, or

drink of choice.

Anyway--Here you go-

How To Be A Good Nana!

1. The first thing you must do

is get some grandchildren.

If you haven't any of your own

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE

will surely be willing to let

you buy theirs...er..I mean

borrow theirs for a day.

We rustled these up and

hauled them home..one

slipped off and went home

with mom and dad though..

Yep--the littlest one escaped

THIS TIME.

2. The second thing you must do,

after bathing the little suckers,

is read them a bedtime story.

This has become a favorite.

If you don't have it-

you MUST buy it..

You CANNOT be a

GOOD NANA

without this book.3. It MUST have pop up pages.

That way it takes twice as long to

read because

SOMEONE must poke

their finger in every hole

in the pop-up and ask

WHUT'S IN THERE?

Yes-Pop ups are a must!

Notice what she is eating?

It has become fondly known

at this house..as..

The Three Bears Cereal!All too soon

6AM rolls around because

THEY find you.

THEY hunt you down

because

THEY know

WHERE you sleep!

Ah~ Yes! They thought the

hour would never arrive..

It is

BREAKFAST TIME.

Time for what?

Are you paying attention here?

It is time for???

Yes..That's it!

Three Bears Cereal

First (I think I have lost

track of the number of steps

it takes to be a good Nana..

Never mind...read on)

First-You must have

a big pot of boiling water.

I got this out of the sewer..

Oh wait! No! I didn't~

It is BROWN because it has

a pinch of salt and

CINNAMON in it..

You might think that

CINNAMON is the

magic ingredient

but it is NOT!

We will get to that

LATER.

Ok- Pot...boiling water..

DUMP the Oatmeal in!

How much? Seriously?

I dunno- I never measure..

I just dump til it looks

somewhere between mucus

and cement. Works for us.Stir for about ONE MINUTE

(providing you are using

One minute Oatmeal-got it?)

THEN you add the secret

ingredient...it is....READY?

Vanilla...GOOD Vanilla..

None of that cheap all-alcohol

vanilla - I drink that but don't use

it for cooking. Kidding...just kidding..

I drink the almond flavor.Boil a few seconds more..Slap 3 Princess dishes on the counter.

If the boys were here you would also

see Thomas The Train bowls!

Oh-yeah...there's a second

MAGIC INGREDIENT too.

It is butter...Real honest-to-goodness

WISCONSIN BUTTER.

All those chubby people you

see when you are shopping?

Yep...all eating Wisconsin butter..

(I resemble that remark)Just one little pat will do ya.

Next up...sugar...good raw sugar..

brown..and wonderful..and?? C'mon~

Sugar is ? Sweet...Yep..Sugar is sweet..

and so are you...

Wait-I am getting sidetracked here.

Make it into a nice heart shape..

To match the heart shaped bowls..

Get it? (that is SweetCheeks new

byline...GET IT?

Yep..I GOT IT!

And then...and then...

To make it

OH SO CUTE..

You take a heart-shaped

cookie cutter..AND

you stamp a heart in the

center of it.
Now, I ask you..

Is that CUTE..or what?A word of caution to the

New Nanas..

DO NOT ADD MILK

It wrecks the

hearts and makes the kids cry.

Trust me on this.

On Saturday mornings..

they eat on their own little tables..

First is Lulu...someone has colored

on her table and she is not too

happy about that fact...but she is

a hearty eater and decides to

forego complaining to work on

the task at hand.Ria very daintly picks at hers.

SweetCheeks immediately eats

the sugar off hers and tells me

that YOU FURHGOTT THE SHUGHAR

on hers.

REALLY..

Yes..Seriously..Nana..Yoah DID!

(Liar, liar..pants on fire)

I didn't forget but I will get you

a LITTLE more sugar.

Sigh...big sigh..OHKAY THEN!Now comes

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

OF THE TUTORIAL..

You must PACK THEM UP..

and take them home!

Any questions?

Look for more tutorials in

the future.

Next up we will discuss

spit painting on the

breakfast nook window.

Doesn't THAT sound like fun?

And...thank ya for stopping by~