so on the way to school last friday, we had to stop at HESS to buy "refreshments" for my youngest son's holiday party. why hess? well- because it's the only store on our route open at 7am. why didn't i plan ahead? well. being the slacker mom that i am, i didn't know i needed to send anything in until 9:30 pm the night before. had i prepared i would have martha stewartized some pumpkin shaped cookies complete with frosting and each child's name written in green icing. i know. impressive, right?
instead....
i send my 10 year old into hess with $10. (he feels very independant when he can go in alone to buy a slurpee so why not morning refreshments?) i tell him to buy some cookies or beef jerky. what does hess really specialize in anyway? he comes out and informs me hess doesn't have cookies. i don't want to argue and it's freezing and there's no time, so i suggest donut holes from the fake dunkin donut counter. who doesn't love a donut hole... right? so in he goes again. moments later- he exits the store carrying a bag. he climbs in the car and displays his purchase of 3 bags of stale powdered donuts. i gasp. i tried to explain the difference between a donut hole and a mini powdered donut but the translation was lost on the word 'small'. so i debate. do we go back into hess with the receipt and 'return' said donuts? does hess even have a return counter? i ask harrison his opinion. he rolls his eyes and decides he just doesn't care and let's just go. so- out of the parking lot we head. about this time, it hits him that he has to enter the school building carrying a ghetto hess bag full of stale powdered donuts. in somewhat of a shear panic on his precious cherub face, he said, "mom, i can't take these into school in a hess bag!" no problem. i suggested he turn the ghetto hess bag inside out. VOILA! no one would be the wiser. sure the bag now reads sseh but whatever.
as i drop him off and pull away i begin to regret this whole scenerio! you see- we are new to this small private school this year. people will talk. teachers will see what i 'sent in'. this won't end well. so- here is where you come in. i may need someone to pick him up from now on after school because i'm pretty sure i can't show my face around there. i'm also pretty sure i just removed my name from all future catering jobs at the school.
thanks.
instead....
i send my 10 year old into hess with $10. (he feels very independant when he can go in alone to buy a slurpee so why not morning refreshments?) i tell him to buy some cookies or beef jerky. what does hess really specialize in anyway? he comes out and informs me hess doesn't have cookies. i don't want to argue and it's freezing and there's no time, so i suggest donut holes from the fake dunkin donut counter. who doesn't love a donut hole... right? so in he goes again. moments later- he exits the store carrying a bag. he climbs in the car and displays his purchase of 3 bags of stale powdered donuts. i gasp. i tried to explain the difference between a donut hole and a mini powdered donut but the translation was lost on the word 'small'. so i debate. do we go back into hess with the receipt and 'return' said donuts? does hess even have a return counter? i ask harrison his opinion. he rolls his eyes and decides he just doesn't care and let's just go. so- out of the parking lot we head. about this time, it hits him that he has to enter the school building carrying a ghetto hess bag full of stale powdered donuts. in somewhat of a shear panic on his precious cherub face, he said, "mom, i can't take these into school in a hess bag!" no problem. i suggested he turn the ghetto hess bag inside out. VOILA! no one would be the wiser. sure the bag now reads sseh but whatever.
as i drop him off and pull away i begin to regret this whole scenerio! you see- we are new to this small private school this year. people will talk. teachers will see what i 'sent in'. this won't end well. so- here is where you come in. i may need someone to pick him up from now on after school because i'm pretty sure i can't show my face around there. i'm also pretty sure i just removed my name from all future catering jobs at the school.
thanks.
