My mom is having surgery on her hand next week, but this week she can hardly use it and she has out-of-town guests arriving today. I'm helping her out by doing some cooking and baking for her.
USUALLY I'm good at that sort of thing!
Not last night. (But then I should have known not to attempt anything yesterday evening, but I'll get to that later.)
When I made this bundt cake she requested, it would NOT come out of the pan. I tried loosening it, but it was just too moist and wanting to stick. By the time I got it out, 1/4 of the cake was in complete chunks. We were joking around about making a Dump Cake with it in a Compote with some kind of filling and making it look like it was intended to look that way.
Mom said just try to piece it together and drizzle something over it.
Didn't disguise it any, did it? I think it actually looks worse.
I told my mom it just is an example that we can't cover up our sin!
So, I threw together this
I'll give her both of the desserts. Plus the Breakfast Casserole I made this morning. I do Sweet Potato Casserole and an Angel Food Cake w/ Crush Strawberry Topping for this weekend.
Want to hear the worst part about yesterday? Other than ruining the cake for my parents and their company?
I've gone almost 2 mos. since a haircut because of being sick and on IV's. Yesterday I was so thrilled to go. To relax and let her do her magic.
Do you know that multi-tasking is not always a good thing? Especially for hairdressers?
Some people came in and she talked and talked to them. Some of the time while doing my hair. (Some of the time she just stopped doing my hair and talked!!!) But she wasn't looking at my hair when she was doing it. I was watching her in the mirror and she was facing away from me talking to them at the same time she was snipping away. And she snipped and snipped and snipped. I was getting very irritated (for one thing, her behavior was rude!) and worried and finally said "You're making me REALLY nervous here, Debbie!" She didn't even get it. Then the phone rang and she was talking on the phone for several minutes and doing my hair with one hand while she "visited". She kept forgetting what she was doing! She'd be starting to move on to the next step, but get distracted and would go back to the last one. Skipped the "rewind" she always puts on my hair.
I was so angry by the time I left, but I didn't want to say anything at the time while I was so angry. We're both Christians. But I feel she was very rude and very unprofessional. I paid $50 for my hair to be highlighted and cut and I deserved her attention while she did it.
Speaking of money, that's the other reason I'm having a bad week. My husband got 2 out of state tickets for being too heavy. (Something wrong with his PrePass or something- long story.) Anyway, he thought the company was paying the ticket, but they weren't. So we got a notice Monday that we not only owe $250 for the ticket, but $255 for not paying in time and not showing up in court! $505!!! I am really steamed at my husband. For getting the ticket, and then for assuming his company was paying. (I didn't even know about this one or I would have nagged him to check.) I wasn't going to get my hair done because of this and the debt we are in, but he insisted I still get it done. We are in such major debt, you can't even imagine.
So I'm back to...I can either laugh or cry. I laughed about the cake. I cried about the traffic fines. Not sure yet what I'll do about the hairdresser.
As my mom always said when I was in college: "Hardships build character! Don't I have enough character yet?
All she has to do with the cake is cut it into slices and display it on a pretty plate. It will look fine.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the traffic tickets. They always seem to happen at the WORST time.
The hairdresser- not to sure what to say, but I would definitely be unhappy about the service. Did you tip her too?
I hate frosting cakes. Mine always crumble and fall apart. But all that chocolate looks so yummy not matter what it looks like.
ReplyDeleteYour experience at the hairdresser sounds like a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteThe tickets sound like a big headache, but I love how you still sound like such a happy person even with all that was going wrong around you.
Blessings.
I've done the same thing with Bundt cake - it still tastes good. :)
ReplyDeleteI would have been irritated with the hair dresser too. I agree that it's unprofessional and it puts you in a bad spot. I would have had a hard time saying something as well.
The ticket is awful and it seems the company should pay. From things you've said before it seems they don't handle things too well.
As for character - I thought you were quite a character!
Umm... is it bad to admit that the bundt cake still looked delicious? Maybe I'm saying that because MOST of my cakes come out in pieces? hee hee
ReplyDeleteHope this week is better for you!
oh girl! You have great strength of character. You could use a break about now!
ReplyDeleteI am a chocoholic so the cake looks mouthwatering to me. As do the bars. And just the thought of some sweet potatoe cassarole...Oh, I think I have gained a pound just thinking of all of that food.
Sorry about the tickets! That is a bummer!