The boy spotted these brown eggs in the dairy aisle of our local grocery store. He politely asked me to pick up a dozen of these brown eggs.
I did.
Later he said, “I’m ready for my chocolate eggs now.”
Instead, I taught him how to poach an egg. Click here to watch him.
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Aww. Was he very disappointed the eggs were not chocolate? That is just so cute.
He’s such a doll.
Yeah, I don’t get to do as much as I used to, but I’m around. We take care of what’s important – blogging comes 2nd.
i would like some chocolate eggs, too.
or poached. they’re both yummy