~Day 2• 58: Experiments and Leftovers.

So... I had a helper tonight.  Cailee helped make pancakes with me.  She had fun mixing the stuff.  Then I took over and created the first set of pancakes. No, they aren't burnt.  Close, but not black.  They weren't the first ones people reached for to eat.  I should have thrown them away.

 My mom always had a saying that went something like, "Children should be like pancakes (or waffles).  You should be able to throw the first one away."  (insert sarcasm here) 

There is a running joke in my family.  The Experiment (the oldest) and the Leftovers (the youngest). Yup.  I am the first one.  The Experiment.  I'm fabulous.  I know.  And my siblings are thrilled to have me as their oldest sibling.  Thrilled and privileged I might add.  My youngest sister doesn't let me forget the fact that it took my parents four more tries to get things perfect.  And that's right.  They did.  The Leftovers showed up 10 years after me.  Leftovers are the things you throw out ...Too bad about that.  She sure is fun to tease.  If we throw her out we will have to just move up the line...Poor Loren.  Oh, and the pancakes tasted great.  Good job, Cailee!

Speaking of experiments... this is my new one.  My work is providing the program for me to learn Spanish.  Eek.  I'm excited, but also a bit nervous.  At work I am over the Latin America part of things... I won't go into it here. But there is a language barrier.  I asked my boss if I could learn Spanish, so here it is.  Maybe I'll learn how to 'accidentally' swear at you in another language...If I do, I can claim that I didn't know what I was doing.

And the leftovers.  My friend Tarah told me about these Mousse Dome thingies from Kneaders.  I made a stop today after work and picked one up for her (I'm her Visiting Teacher, and it's the end of the month so I had to bribe her to forgive me for leaving things to the very last minute).  If I was getting one for her, I had to try one for myself.  And it was fabulous!  She was right... it is very yummy!  (oh yeah, and the leftovers are going to be seen on my right thigh).