Cookie Cake

I have a high-maintenance child. I say this with love and affection. I also realize I have enabled this condition. I accept that.

I quite often find myself in a conversation with other mothers discussing the trials of raising our children. It helps to vent and know you are not alone so this is a frequent occurrence. It is mostly the mothers of girls who are completely frustrated by the demands of their girls. When I then chime in with "My son is more work than both my girls combined", the response is usually disbelief. But it's true.

But he can be so cute about it and appreciative when everything is all said and done! That must be how things keep going his way. :-)

EJ wanted a party for his birthday. When I reminded him that last year was the last one, the negotiations started. What did you have in mind? How many boys did you want to invite!? I can't fit 9 17-year-old boys in my house! How much pizza do we need to feed a crowd that size? And before you know it I've agreed to all 9 boys being invited to meet at our house, caravan over to the youth house at church for video games and man hunt, pick up pizza, shop for sodas and a COOKIE CAKE!

I drew the line at overnight guests. That was just too much for me. I found out at 2 PM on the day of the party I needed to be present the whole time the boys were at the church (really, it makes sense - I just hadn't planned on it) and that meant no Wednesday night activities for me. I had to take a long lunch hour to pick up the key. But that blasted cookie cake was the most frustrating detail. THREE stops to find it; thank you Publix.

I offered to bake any kind of cake or cupcakes he wanted. I even offered a cheesecake. But bless him, he wanted a cookie cake. And we've learned from experience that he prefers the store bought ones. So I'm thankful I was able to locate a cookie cake and I'm happy to report the evening was a success.

I think all the boys had a great time. There was plenty of room for them to run and play their video games. They had a huge area for the man hunt event. It was easy to clean up. My girls were not banished to their room for the evening. And I got a huge hug and thank you.

EJ is one smart cookie.