I think my parents are ready for some grand kids....too bad none of us are ready for kids! So when my dad is at breakfast and all of his friends are talking about their grand kids and all the funny little stories about them, my dad really has no input. When Kristen decided to go get a cat (I know, I know, my response when she said she wanted an animal was how will it stay alive - she is never home! But little Lady is absolutely fabulous and Kristen loves her more than you can ever imagine! Plus, Lady is a great cat and LOVES her aunt K. She even talks to me over the phone and loves to play - so of course every time i see her i have to buy her play toys!!)
Anyway, my dad started calling it the Grand-Cat (in lieu of grand kids). Then I came home from Europe with an expensive purse and he started calling it the Grand-Purse. He even told the breakfast group about our new "children" as he calls them. (which, I heard from someone in the breakfast group that everyone died laughing when my father started talking about how the Grand-Cat and the Grand-Purse came home for July 4th to meet the Grandparents for the first time!)
Well, there was another addition today...I called my Dad to tell him that he now has a "Grand Mixer". I have been wanting a big professional kitchen-aid mixer for some time and kept telling myself I didn't need it. Well, the other mixer I had just had its 8th birthday and I decided it was time for retirement. So, I used my diners club points to get some gift cards to bed bath and beyond (and i thought the lady at the store and the people in line behind me were going to kill me when I pulled out the 16 gift cards - for some reason the increment on the gift card they gave me was really low!!! So they sent me the sent me 16 cards!) Anyway, I brought home the Grand Mixer and am SO excited to use it!! I think that the people who will be most excited are my friends at work who reap the benefits of my baking!!
And the even more exciting thing is that there is a free gift with purchase (well, by mail) that happens to be the ice cream attachment!! So, not only can I make really yummy cakes / cookies / brownies but now I can make homemade ice cream too!!! YAHOO!!!
And don't worry, as a good joke for Christmas, Dad will get a three sided picture frame with a picture of the Grand - Cat, the Grand - Purse and the Grand Mixer! ha!
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