Today is my last day with minor children. 🤯
This is bringing up a lot of chores that I need to tend to.
Lord knows if DL(17) will ever get paid. I don't know how much the city and state are exempt from some labor laws, and how much they are just flat out ignoring labor laws. Ugh. (MM worked for the state when he worked for the college. DL is currently working for the city).
I have been helping DL(17) work through a lot of (city) red tape.
Oh yeah, and the poor kid had a rough week. He's mostly been sick. If we realized he'd be down for so many days we would have picked him up. But it's moot at this point. He's wrapping up his last breakfast shift of the week and then will be able to come home for 48 hours. I hope that helps for getting him rested and well.
MH asked me yesterday, "Wait, do we have any birthday presents for him?" Meh. We've never been big on presents. (To the point I never would have thought about it.) MH is more big on presents, so something for him to figure out. But he later told me, "We are buying him a college laptop. That's his present." Fair enough. MIL already mailed him a gift, I think he has some graduation cash from my SIL (came in the mail), and MM(19) left him a gift of some sort. Probably something homemade. I am surprised he even bothered. & of course, will treat him to some good food while he is home. MH made some fresh salsa and bought some treats for him. & confirmed dinner plans with DL. Food is probably my love language. Not one much for material gifts, but DL will be fed very well.
MH already made salsa. I will probably make some cinnamon bread. I had been double batching it, but I might only have enough buttermilk left for one batch. With MM(19) gone, the one batch might last more than 5 seconds. Will find out.
July 8th, 2023 at 06:16 pm 1688836602
If you have enough buttermilk for half of what you need, I think the results will be fine. Assuming you have actual milk of course. I think sour cream/ water in equal proportions would also work.
July 10th, 2023 at 06:25 am 1688966747