Sweet Traditions & Future Cavities
We have a tradition at Christmas in this house that started when I was a child:
Santa brings the kids and yes even the parents the sugary junk cereal that this mom absolutely refuses to buy the rest of the year.
Now I remember why. Eating sample bowls of Froot Loops, Cocoa Puffs, Captain Crunch, Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles, Lucky Charms, Trix, and Cookie Crisp makes my stomach ache.
This year he got confused and brought everything he could find and now we are all sick to our stomach of Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs. Yep, bad Santa. Very bad Santa. He's going to get our dentist bills.
Guess what Santa also forgot. Yep, this mom had only two gallons of milk and 4 days later?
It's long gone.
So we've made do with the whipping cream left over from pie.
I am sure eggnog has been attempted.
Why not go to the grocery store? That would be too easy.
Instead, another memory that is not mine is flitting in my head. CG remembers a fabled vacation to his grandparents were he "tricked" them into believing he and his sister only used ice cream for their cereal.
Hmmm....
I just tricked the kids into thinking ice cream for breakfast was a good idea.
It did not take much convincing. Heh!
Froot Loops and Dreyer's Slow Churned Vanilla Bean ice cream? Good.
Cocoa Pebbles and Dreyer's Slow Churned Vanilla Bean ice cream? A-ma-zing. Seriously. Try it.
As for that bad Santa, we gave him this minty delight cuppycake with the full fat eggnog below on Christmas Eve with a handful of extra sugary kisses on the side.
I'm sure he has his own dental bill to pay. Ouch!
Seriously. Ouch.
9 Witty Comments For Me:
This makes my teeth hurt just looking at it. lol
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Jeez Debby, that's rude. You just spammed her blog with yours. It's like walking into someone's house where you've never been before and then stapling a calling card on her front door for her friends to go to your house. Tacky. Learn some blogging etiquette. This does not market your sad blog very well.
Misty
My kids always had sleepovers on their birthdays and they were always allowed to have cake and ice cream for breakfast topped with all the sprinkles, chocolate sauce, butterscotch and all that jazz.
These guys and their friends are in their mid 20 now and they still talk about it.
It was probably healthier than the cereals Santa brought. Lol. How do they get them those colors? Yikes.
Happy New Year.
That is kinda tooth-pain-ful!
The cocoa pebbles do sound pretty good, though! (I haven't had those in years!)
We were raised on Kix and Cheerios...and I have the worst sweet tooth on the planet! Go figure!
Ah well, life is too short. ;)
Santa Claus has reinforced that most valuable of shopping lessons:
Do not go shopping when you are hungry!
How many boxes of cereal does a family of five need?! Holy crap!
Just an update ladies: We were official low on cereal a couple days ago--LOW-- and CG bought more of the non-sugary kind. Yep, my kids are swimmers and have the appetites to match. When it's Crispix, my eldest has been known to eat four huge bowls (3/4 box)and almost a quart of milk in one sitting for a "snack."
Now it's the "good stuff?"
All bets off. The may have just as well main-lined it through their veins. Hehe. I think I figured Eldest was burning over 1000 calories a work out and now he's also going through another growth spurt...sigh. So this family of five? More like three kids--I had 1-2 bowls and CG maybe had one bowl.
Don't ever believe swimming isn't an expensive sport. The consequence of swimming seven days of week and swimming even during holidays=$$$$$
~Scout
PS Misty. Hehehe. Thanks for having my back. No worries. I bet she is a new blogger and doesn't know the ettiquette yet. Stapled? Love it.
Cocoa pebbles and ice cream does look good. I've decided to just leave a comment on your blog since it may be faster. I haven't been around much recently. My condolences on your lost friend. <33Bambam.
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