Eric stopped by yesterday and we talked about his birthday. We offered a birthday breakfast. He decided that he wanted orange juice, bacon, waffles and my biscuits. (pictures and recipe here)
We got up early and started preparing. The shortening was not good and we forgot to purchase the orange juice so I was off to the store. Upon my return, Janet had the kitchen ready for me to start.
Knowing 2 pounds of bacon takes time to fix I started heating the pan for the bacon and measuring the dry ingredients for the biscuits. Then it was off to cooking bacon and getting the biscuits ready for the oven. I thought I was in a good position and I asked if there was anything else Eric wanted for breakfast and Janet told me waffles. I plugged in the two waffle irons and started heating them up while mixing the batter and turning the bacon.
The fun started when Eric arrived. We were ready to go. Emily was also on hand to wish Eric a happy 19th birthday. After breakfast there was lemon cake to be eaten. Soon enough, we were all stuffed and it was time for Eric to leave for work. He grabbed four biscuits and put them in a bag for his lunch. Eric is learning that when you get older, work and other thing are just part of life, even if it is your birthday.
Eric turns 19
