That’s How We Roll: Day 6

It drives me crazy. Every time Parker has a “party” at school {whether it’s a Spring Celebration, Winter Celebration, Fall Celebration…you see the trend here? Not Easter, Christmas, or Halloween! But that’s not my point.} he gets a note sent home asking if he could bring something in for the party. Next to each item, there is a line to checkmark. How are we, as parents, supposed to know what is being brought by the other kids? What if everybody said they could bring in plates? Or a can of frosting? That would be fun…21 cans of frosting. I don’t know. I think there has to be a better system! And does everybody in the class bring something in? So there is a ton of plates/napkins/pretzels/cupcakes/cookies/carrots? Or is it just 5 kids? Or what if NOBODY brought anything in? And, from the list, it looks like they might decorate the cupcakes??? I’m always so confused!

I had Parker look at his list and I asked him what he wanted to bring in. He said, “Cupcakes.” So I sent a note into his teacher asking her to clarify if the cupcakes needed to be plain, or decorated. {I sent in plain ones for the fall party, and I sent in decorated ones for Parker’s birthday. They’ve experienced both ways!}

This was her response:

When I dropped off the cupcakes this morning, the first thing she said was, “Those look really good.”

Then she said, “Are they filled?”

Phew! I’m so glad I filled them! I don’t know what it is about having a cream filled cupcake, but it makes it oh so fancy! {And it’s super easy! shhhh!!!}

So, yes. I could have sent in some store bought cupcakes like I saw another Mom dropping off at the same time. But that’s not how I roll! Cream filled funfetti cupcake with buttercream frosting topped with toasted coconut and Cadbury mini eggs.
This is how I roll!