Never Listen to Inmate 11380932

Damn you Martha Stewart!! Yesterday was Emma's day to take cupcakes in to school and pretend it was her birthday since she is a summer birthday child. So, being an obsessive, generation X Mommy, I spent hours on the internet researching super cute cupcake ideas and driving to Barnes and Nobles to pour over cupcake book ideas. Finally settling on Martha Stewart's beach themed cupcakes. Perfect for a Florida June Birthday. I woke up at 5am to mix the frosting colors, open up tons of little drink umbrellas and decorate gummi sharks, gummi fish and beachside cupcakes. Both Emma and I were excited walking through her school doors yesterday morning, with our master piece.

Two hours after school this e-mail arrived in my inbox that went out to every parent of a child at St. Paul's!

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Julie Butler <butlerj@stpaulcatholic.net>Date: May 7, 2008 3:13 PMSubject: CUPCAKESTo: Kim Jones <jonesk@stpaulcatholic.net>
Dear Parents of K through 2nd,

We would like to request that if you send a snack to the school to celebrate your child's birthday that the snack be the same for every child. If you are sending cupcakes, do not send them decorated differently for this creates friction between children. Also, do not send them with sharp objects either on or in the cupcakes (toothpicks). If icing is being used, please think of the mess they can potentially make and use colors that are white or light-colored.

Thank you for your cooperation.-- Julie Giovanini ButlerSt. Paul Catholic SchoolAdministrative Assistant

Well all I can say is I set the standard from now on, and I love breakin the law breakin the law!