Merry Happy Birthmas

October 27th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life

Some days you’ve totally got your act in gear.

Holly Muffin Tins

And then there are other days where you don’t. Like the kind of days where you’re forced to use holiday muffin tins for pumpkin muffins at the end of October.

Pumpkin Muffins

Good thing the horde of hungry kids at snack time didn’t notice.

Sometimes you can’t always be Suzie Homemaker. Sometimes birthday dinner comes pre-made from the Wegmans bakery and is topped at home.

Bakery Pizza Topped at Home

(cheaper and at least slightly healthier than take out!)

Sometimes you let your kids skip a vegetable and have Annie’s Mac and Cheese as their side at said birthday dinner.

Family Birthday Dinner

Suzie Homemaker isn’t skipping her vegetables, especially when it’s artichoke hearts, banana peppers and mushrooms coming straight at ya from a slice of pizza.

Veggie Pizza

And while you’re at Wegmans scrounging for birthday dinner ingredients, don’t forget a little something sweet.

Little Birthday Cake

“Little” is important as it saves you from leftovers.

Leftover treats haunt Suzie Homemaker in her sleep.

Fortunately, even on the days Suzie doesn’t have her act gear,

At least there's cake

at least there’s still cake.


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5 Responses

  • MaryBe says:

    Happy Birthday to Mr. Mama’s Weeds!
    And that’s too funny about the muffin wrappers. Good thing it IS almost Christmas 😉

  • Cindy says:

    I was just looking at some Halloween cupcakes I made last year…and yes, they were lined with snowmen liners.
    hee hee

    btw

    THANKS For the link to the zombifier!

    we’ve been having LOADS of fun with that!
    xo

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