I cannot express the joy that this brings to toast (which is already awesome) of a morning, or indeed throughout a whole loaf of bread within about an hour. It is both chocolatey goo and popping all in your mouth at the same time. It's like someone said hey there's a party in my mouth and snap crackle and pop are invited if they bring Mr Cadbury. Not that I am advising that you call Mr Cadbury or indeed Mr Kraft and advise him to join the party in your mouth.. that kind of thing leads to a) arrest or b) situations that are difficult to explain to others. Please note I am not sponsored by Mr Sainsbury (who also shouldn't be invited personally to mouth party's) but this product is EPIC... also if I was to be offered a sponsorship deal I would accept crates of this stuff as payment! I'm just saying!
Then with my mouth still popping like nobody's business I put on my work face and went out on visits. Much fun is to be had in caravan parks, where they don't do house numbers but funky sounding names and the damn things go on for miles. Also since the last time I was in a caravan park for work purposes I nearly got buried alive by travelers, (to the amusement of my boss at the time!) I am happy to report that this was a one off experience (that some day I shall tell in full but today is not that day) and that I live to write another blog!
The my mother who for some 33 years has spent lecturing me about not spoiling Christmas by giving presents early completely broke her own rules. I walk in the door and the following conversation plays out like this:
Her: "oooh what have you got?" watching me unwrap presents
Me: "things" (which I cannot reveal)
Her: wow that is soooooooooo cute
Me: yup
Her: SO ERMERGERD (and you wonder where I get it from) I got you a Christmas present and it's like the most awesomeness thing like totes amaze-balls (okay I made the last bit up but it was similar), and I want to give it to you
Me: (suspecting a devious trick) MUM! you have spent 33 years going on about how I shouldn't spoil Christmas and not giving presents early and...
Her: BUT YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW!
Me: I can wait
Her: But you don't have to (sing song voice) just imagine how useful this is going to be, at this, this time of year!
Me: Is is festive related?
Her: Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllll... it's not festive but most useful at this time of the year (nudge nudge, wink wink)
Me: ah ha
Her: So do you want it?
Me: If I say yes are you going to get all pissy and cross?
Her: no....
Me: you are, aren't you?
Her: OH COME ON already you NEED THIS NOW
Me: (Still feeling mightily uncertain) mum....
Her: yes....
Me: Did you buy me an envelope maker?
Her: (covering up her entire face) Maybe...
Me: Well if you did and now you don't give it to me then I'm going to pissed
Her: Oh fine then I didn't (looks cross)
Me: It is, isn't it you got an envelope maker
Her: I'm totally breaking my own rules.... do you want me to wrap it, so you can unwrap it now
Me: HELL NO... just hand it over...
And so my mother who is epic but also rubbish at keeping secrets got me a coveted envelope maker....
Which of course meant we had to make envelopes IMMEDIATELY....
After much envelope making and colouring (this is never going to get old like EVER) I realised mum was due at work which means I have to do the cooking. Now that I have so much other stuff to do, I decided on reheating rather than making food, only clearly it has been a significant amount of time since I have been near the cooker I have succeeded in giving myself a full on sun burn in the face from the heat... proper skin peeling ears and everything...
And then one of my fabulous friends made Bob a winter jumper which just cheered girl child up enormously so all in all a good day was had by all....
And as an aside I had a wonderful phone call from a dear friend last night that as it always does inspired and cheered my soul. Look I did paragraphs and everything!
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