Cupcakes and Gardens and Racing, Oh My!

By Jan Chait It’s all my fault. I knew this week was coming and I should have prepared for it by writing this week’s blog entry ahead. Well, I have a huge secret: I “grew up” in a newsroom for a daily newspaper and everything I ever wrote was on deadline. There was no time to do much of anything ahead. So that’s what I’m used to and you’re going to get a bit of a potpourri of topics. What’s this week? My granddaughter’s graduation from high school. There’s already been one party, which took place in a park near our house on Sunday. She and a friend planned it and prepared for it, with some help from the adults, but no big deal (except for buying stuff for three dozen cupcakes). It was a “friends” party, replete with water balloons and soakers, despite the chilly weather. They had a good time and the graduate-to-be was feeling better after a hot shower, some hot chocolate, and about two days of sleep. Tomorrow, my 84-year-old mother arrives to spend a few days and to see her great-granddaughter graduate on Sunday. There is also a “family” barbecue for our family, Blondie’s boyfriend’s family, and whoever else she considers to be family. I believe barbecued brisket, baked beans, and potato salad (among other things) are expected. All nice, diabetes-friendly foods (she says with tongue firmly planted in cheek). If I made some of those things ahead, I would have time to do carb factor...
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