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My girls have a cookie business. The whole kitchen is in a flurry. Egg shells and butter splattered all over the counter. The oven is on round the clock. Neighbor kids are on our kitchen counter eating the last remaining crumbs…..

It’s a lot of mess, yes, but in the heart of a mom, this is a picture worth treasuring.

I feel so proud that Gabrielle and Daniela had taken homeschool to the next level. No, I do not bake nor am I a good cook. This is not something I model quite well to them (maybe they got the skill from their Tita Shirley).

Maybe they learned the art of baking because of desperation. They wanted a snack every afternoon and they saw mom still busy so they took the initiative to bake.
I even got shocked that they know how to advertise it in multiply!

To a mom, there is no kitchen mess that can take the place of seeing your children rise to a level of responsibility. Whether they burned the cookie or spilled the oil, I will always treasure the sight of a messy kitchen....because they made the memory special.