I Was Going To Tweet This But Then Blew More Than 140 Characters Just On The Title

My MIL's stove is on the fritz (again) (for the 5th time or something), and my FIL's birthday is Saturday. When we ask what he wants, he says only that he wants the kids to spend the night. And really, Brief and I don't need to be there. Now, this doesn't come from a place of disliking his darling youngest son and his even more darling (talented, and beautiful) wife, but rather that we are merely the vehicles for Grandchild Delivery and are rather immaterial otherwise.

We're not offended by this, by the way. How much do I win for picking a husband with such great parents who give us all the free babysitting we want? And since their house comes with a pond with FROGS in it, it meets Bloomer's criteria for Awesomest Place Ever. Also, she has the supreme position of being the youngest granddaughter (or great-grandchild) in the family thus is most beloved. And Boxer loves to ride down the driveway on the giant (scary) hill on his bike/scooter/skateboard/deathtrap and is roundly spoiled himself. So, it's a win-win-win.

Anyway, my MIL's stove is on the fritz for something like the 5th time, and this will be the 5th time the control panel has been replaced on it. So I offered to make up the goodies for the birthday celebrations. While I was at the store, I apparently bought enough supplies to make up the following things:

• Cherry cobbler (already had the cherries at home, waiting to be used)
• Mini-cherry cheesecakes
• Lemon Bliss cake
• Lemon Cool-Whip pie

He's not gung-ho over regular cake as such, and all of these things (with the exception of the cheesecakes) I have made before and been praised by him for. As such, I think all would be welcome but I suspect four desserts would be overkill. The cherries are close to going bad, the little scoundrels, so I will have to use those. On the other hand, Brief and I have vanilla ice cream left in the freezer from the milkshake escapades on Monday.

The point of the tweet was going to be to present the four options and solicit feedback, but apparently I am not being stingy with the words today. Huh.