Messy can be good!

I am an organised person.  I write a menu for the week and my shopping list from that.  I know what activities the kids have on a daily basis and which days homework needs doing.  I don't like mess, I just don't.

So when the kids want to bake on their own I agree, reluctantly and I try to smile through the mess and the inadequate washing up.  But today, today I decided instead of staying away from the kitchen I'd join in, if they'd let me (both fiercely independent).  Thankfully they said yes.  SO I am celebrating the mess and the end result.

 The biscuits aren't perfect, but they melt in the mouth and I have a cherished moment with the monsters.