Not About Cooper

So this post is not about Cooper.

Trust me there won't be many like this because not a whole lot happens in my life that doesn't involve him.

This is more for my own good since "those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it."

A few weeks ago I was asked to help out with Activity Days here in Welling. 

They asked me to still keep my calling as Primary teacher and since 1/2 the girls in Activity Days are from my class I figured it couldn't be that much harder since it's only twice a month after school. 

For the first activity we did an Unbirthday to celebrate everyone's birthdays at once.

My job: make cupcakes. Easy peasy I thought.

Then my favorite sister Maycee stopped by.

Maycee: I heard you have to make cupcakes for Activity Days next week. I have a whole book on decorating cupcakes. You can borrow it if you want. There's this one that makes them look like high heels that I really want to make and it's really easy.

Me thinking to myself: Make a cupcake look like a high heel. How hard could it be?

*This was my first mistake. Overestimating my abilities*

Me: Yeah that sounds like a lot of fun, but with Cooper I might need some help.....

Maycee: I can help you!!!

Me: Oh really? That would be great.

Matt and I stopped by my parents on Monday and I took a look at the book. After reading the 4 pages, yes you read right 4 PAGES!!, of instructions I started to have a few doubts. 

I figured it'd be better to back out now so she didn't get her hopes up too much.

Me: Sooo Maycee, about these cupcakes....

Maycee: Aren't they great! I already told Baylee and Ellie about them at school today and they're so excited to come on Wednesday!

I was stuck.

So I went home and got to work.

5 1/2 hours and 2 days later we were left with 18 high heel cupcakes.

That means it took over 18 minutes to decorate each cupcake.

Opposed to 2 minutes to throw some icing on them.

But I got to hang out with Maycee for an afternoon and we had a lot of fun "designing" our shoes.

Morale of the story when asked to make cupcakes.....just make a regular old cupcakes....they're just going to get eaten either way.