We went right from Home Show weekend into BerryFest weekend - 2 cooking demos for me and 7 cooking demos for Mason! I love to watch him when it gets busy like this because he gets good so fast. This is not to say there are not slip-ups because those are inevitable, it's just like anything, the more you do it, the better you get. BerryFest had Mason making strawberry waffles with berry butter for his 11 AM demo and strawberry balsamic chicken served with a homemade slaw for his 1 PM demo, both were delicious.
It's funny, the people at these venues range from completely ordinary to absolutely eccentric. We love them all and make small talk with all that are willing to stop for a bit and engage. Of course I hear all day long, "Is that your son? Wow! He's really something!" to which I always reply, "Yes and YES! He sure is something!' It's funny to me as they only see the on-stage Mason, not the real 11 year-old kid who is a total pain in my ass most of the time. I know, I know, it's his job and trust me, he does it well! I also recognize that he is really something, he's an exceptional speaker, he is articulate, he is kind, he stands up for the first graders he loves so much at his school (he sometimes helps in their class), and he is sometimes too smart for his own good while at the same time, a total dumb ass! Laughing! I laugh because every one of us can attest to living this same life at some point, clearly we had the intelligence to make great choices, yet we took the road of the loudest party, or plug in your not-really-the-best-choice-road metaphor. I can see it already, Mason's teenage years will make my Revlon 4R red hair turn gray!
Since we spent most of our weekend at BerryFest, we didn't have too much else on tap but because our days are longer and the weather was gorgeous, we made time to get to the river for a couple of hours each day - that, my friends, was bliss! I can hear it now, I hear it from many of you all summer long, "I hope you are using sunscreen, the sun is so bad for you!" Yes, I use mass amounts of sunscreen. In my humble opinion, the exposure to the sun is rejuvenating, it makes me feel inspired, creative, sensual and alive! I can spend just an hour or two at the river and I feel like I can conquer the world, or maybe rock my man's world! TMI? Nonsense! We need to find those things that turn us on - mentally, emotionally, spiritually, creatively and sexually. It's good on all accounts. In fact, here is a great story from Saturday at the river with Mason. I had Pandora playing in one earbud while Mason was stacking rocks on the beach. I said to him, "I hope you're not gonna be embarrassed because I really like this song and I'm gonna sing out loud." He replied, "Sing it mom!" I started singing "Nothing But a Good Time" by Poison and much to my delight, Mason started singing with me! A few people on the beach looked over at us and I thought they were going to stare but they smiled and gave us thumbs up while we sang out loud together. I was impressed he knew all the words.
Sunday night Dave and Mason made us homemade pizza and we spent some time eating and watching a movie. All in all, it was good weekend. I hope yours was as well!
It's funny, the people at these venues range from completely ordinary to absolutely eccentric. We love them all and make small talk with all that are willing to stop for a bit and engage. Of course I hear all day long, "Is that your son? Wow! He's really something!" to which I always reply, "Yes and YES! He sure is something!' It's funny to me as they only see the on-stage Mason, not the real 11 year-old kid who is a total pain in my ass most of the time. I know, I know, it's his job and trust me, he does it well! I also recognize that he is really something, he's an exceptional speaker, he is articulate, he is kind, he stands up for the first graders he loves so much at his school (he sometimes helps in their class), and he is sometimes too smart for his own good while at the same time, a total dumb ass! Laughing! I laugh because every one of us can attest to living this same life at some point, clearly we had the intelligence to make great choices, yet we took the road of the loudest party, or plug in your not-really-the-best-choice-road metaphor. I can see it already, Mason's teenage years will make my Revlon 4R red hair turn gray!
No comments:
Post a Comment