Mandy: That goes for all you Mommies, no peeking.

The Moms all promise and beam with pride that their little monsters had made their first Mother’s Day surprises for them. By 9pm each of the kids was out and the parents had all started their treks home. Bette put Angelica to bed while Tinaput on some soft music and waited for Bette to join her for a glass of wine on the sofa.

Tina: Hey baby, come here. Have a seat this is our time.

Bette: Oh, I had so much fun with the kids tonight.

Tina: Yea, Gerald and Jon are almost like kids. They are both really good dads.

Bette: Yea, it seems Cindy struck gold twice.

Tina: Well after the loss she and Gerald already had I’m really happy for them.

Bette: So am I. I feel like we’ve struck gold twice too.

Tina: I’ll toast to that.  They clink glasses and cuddle on the sofa.

Bette: Peggy will be here around noon. What do you need me to do tomorrow?

Tina: Well since it is just the three of us I kept the menu simple. A mixed green salad with and strawberries, walnut and gorgonzola cheese, lime chicken, jasmine rice and ratatouille. We’ll have pound cake and serve it vanilla ice cream, raspberry sauce and fresh berries for dessert.

Bette: That sounds wonderful. What do you need me to do?

Tina: Why don’t you select the wine to chill.

Bette: I’ll do that, but Peggy is more of a mixed drink gal. Maybe I should make some margaritas?

Tina: Oh god are we ready for that with Peggy?

Bette: Well we are family, why not? I’ll chill some wine, but my money is on a vodka drink. We also have the ingredients to make here a mimosa or a Bloody Mary.

Tina: Well the bar is all yours. The chicken is marinating and I’ve already tossed the salad and mixed the berries. I’ll bake the cake in the morning. It will give the place a really homey smell.

Bette: Are you going to bake or grill the chicken?

Tina: I’m going to do a test piece on the George Foreman grill. If we don’t like it I’ll bake them as usual. We have 4 pieces.