That’s a Wrap!
I’m a lucky lady to have spent Father’s Day with the men that I love.
Brother Aaron, Dad, me
All of the men that I love.
Dad, Papa Oscar (back in his overalls!), Uncle Jeff
But our Father’s Day started this morning at home sweet home with the guy that my girls are so lucky to have for a dad.
As sweet as home may be, I have a lengthy list of requirements for my next house. They are, in no particular order:
- An office: when all is said and done, I will have written my first book from my kitchen counter top on a bar stool that my grandma bought at a garage sale. My back feels great, thanks for asking…
- Stain-resistant carpeting: this one is self-explanatory.
- A bigger kitchen with built-in step stools: this is NOT a step stool.
This is the seat to the Cinderella princess vanity in our playroom. Yet the girls are so enthusiastic about getting their mitts into whatever I’m cooking up that they’ll prop themselves up with anything they can find, including the stool, my feet and once, Pea Kitty. She had it coming. I’ve taken many a trip to the island of Crackatoa thanks to that damn stool. At least once a week, I get so fed up I pick up the stool and send it flying into the living room with a string of mock obscenities. The girls think it is hilarious. At least I hope that’s what they’ll tell their therapists.
- Sound-proof walls: Lulu’s tirade of choice upon waking at 6:15 this morning, “I don’t want blue eyes, I want brown eyes! Brown eyes! Brown eyes! Brown eyes!” Only she chanted “Brown eyes!” about thirty more times until her mother went in and got her up. Thanks a lot, Fathers Day!
Still, I know one thing that my dream house will not need to have: a wrapping room.
Though some people, namely my dad (bless his heart), think I am the best at everything I do, I admit wholeheartedly that I am the World’s Worst Gift Wrapper. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a closer look.
Inside out Christmas wrapping paper from 2005. Freakin’ Costco-sized roll.
Sloppy corner making.
The other side was even worse. Yes, it is possible.
I’m not sure whose hair was stuck in the tape.
Poor card decorating supervision.
Misspelled words on gifts to cue me to which gift to give first.
Gift bags were invented for people like me.
As sad as my gift wrap job was, I made up for it with a killer breakfast wrap job.
Tofu Breakfast Burritos
Makes 6-8 burritos
- 1 batch Tofu Scrambles
- 6-8 Homemade Flour Tortillas
- 1 can organic black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 c. vegan or organic cheese (we used Daiya)
- 6 strips vegan bacon (i.e. Lightlife Fakin’ Bacon)
- 1-2 c. sauteed veggies of your choice (spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions, etc.)
- Pico de Gallo
- Super Quick Guacamole
- Vegan or organic sour cream
Prepare tortillas ahead of time and keep in oven to warm. Prepare guacamole and refrigerate. Add spices to tofu and allow to marinate for at least ten minutes.
Drain beans and heat in a small saucepan. Prepare bacon according to package directions. Remove bacon from pan and add veggies, sauteing until tender crisp.
Add tofu to a large skillet and saute for 5-7 minutes, until moisture has evaporated and tofu is slightly browned.
Layer warmed tortillas with tofu, beans, cheese, vegetables, bacon, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
I’m far better at this kind of wrapping.
Along with a fruit salad of organic strawberries, blueberries and peaches, breakfast almost made up for that whole hairy tape thing.
Lulu, perhaps seeing her genetic predisposition to incompetent use of gift wrap, practiced some and then presented a gift to me.
I was grateful for the gesture, but wished she’d included a gift receipt.
I’d had my heart set on one with brown eyes. “Brown eyes! Brown eyes! Brown eyes!”
so glad to see your papa back in his overalls
if i had a dollar for every time i misspelled “good” to say “god” then I’d be a rich, rich lady 
haha I too have done the whole ‘inside out’ xmas party wrapping paper trick before!!
She could have been chanting ” I want colored contacts!” Watch out for that one- I think it comes next
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It is great to see you got to celebrate father’s day with all the significant men in your life…especially your grandfather! I’ve been craving a tofu scramble and this sounds like the perfect way to eat it this week!
Agree w/ heather…so glad to see he’s in his overalls. Sidenote: your kids are adorable.
So glad you got to see your Papa! It looks like a wonderful Fathers Day. I hope he continues to improve!
Ha, I’m a horrible wrapper too. I just stick to gift bags with tissue paper now, regardless of the gift. It’s much safer that way.
Tell Lulu she can have my brown eyes if I can have her blue ones– I’m jealous!
Now those two little girls are truly Daddy Pea’s best gift ever!!!! SO cute!!! And don’t worry, I totally stink at wrapping too! Thank the Lord for gift bags!
I would forgive all if you made me a breakfast like that too . . .and I pretty much suck at wrapping
It’s funny when I was little I wanted blue eyes! blue eyes! blue eyes! The wraps look 10 times more delicious because of the homemade tortillas.
I would actually be grateful for that little wrapped package of fun (Lulu) as my senile great aunt (god rest her soul–or help God deal with her up there–either way, poor guy) took to wrapping up random things around her nursing home room. Cat toys, tubes of ointment, etc.
We were just glad it wasn’t the actual cat.
Gotta say-your gift wrapping skillz are far superior to mine. If my familiy’s welfare depended on my gift wrapping abilities, we’d be no better off than little Orphan Annie!
I am so glad you got to spend a wonderful day with all the men in your life! What a great day! As far as stubbing your toe on crap the kids leave around…yeah, now I know why all the grandmothers have “hammer time” on the feet! I swear…too much crap in the way! The burritos look delicious! Nothing better than a good breakfast burrito. Oh, and I am so jealous of my sister…she got the dark brown hair and the brown eyes! Now I will never be the girl that Van Morrison is singing to!
Mama pea you are so gorgy!!! Kate Beckinsale lady!! BTW what happened to cutie Lulu’s legs..are does she just like to wear band aids?
Poor lulu had a rough week from the looks of it ( 3 bain-daids on her legs) lol love this post! Hope you had a great Father’s day and I hope you Grandpa is doing much better!
What’s up with all the bandaids on Lulu’s legs?! haha! I hope she is just into the look and doesn’t have so many booboos!!!!!
Ha, ha, ha! All the bandaids are merely fashion accessories. I can’t say no. At least they aren’t tattoos!
You have so many great men in your life! Glad you were able to spend the day with them!!
I’m terrible at wrapping gifts! I agree that gift bags are the way to go.
Looks like a great day, happy to see that your papa is doing better and back in the overalls!
Your Papa looks great!! You are surrounded by gorgeous men!
Ok, you totally have your dads nose. And I am so happy to read that your g’pa is doing better and his crush for Kim K is still going strong lol.
Oh my gosh, I don’t know how to take that nose comment
My dad has broken his nose multiple times and it is a running joke in our family!
good to hear you had a fabulous father’s day.
and don’t worry, i’ve got you beat on the whole “bad at wrapping” thing. i ALWAYS use gift bags. always.
your posts always crack me up!! happy fathers day to pea daddy!! i may just have to make that tofu scramble for dinner!! it looks so good!!!
Love the gift wrapping – I’ve definitely pulled that move once or twice. Reduce, reuse, recycle… or something.
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Thanks for saying hi! Welcome to the blogosphere!
Those are some great pictures of your dad and grandfather (and of your hubby and the girls!
). And your wrapping job is far beter then any of my gift wrapping, I’ll have you know. I’ve basically given up over the years and now consider myself the bag lady. 
I was going to work on a post for bfast burritos, but after yours… I’m shamed! Home made tortillas?! Holy crap MP!!! Your burittos looks reaaaally good
Your wrapping job is pretty funny… loving the hair that got taped in! hahahaha
a) you think YOU are a bad wrapper (as opposed to “rapper” although i’d love to see you tackle that one too)… i could give you a serious run for your money!
2) has lulu started shaving??
d) wish pea daddy a happy father’s day for me… he is definitely a dad worth celebrating!
Too funny. I actually love wrapping gifts, like I really enjoy picking out the wrapping paper and all of the nice ribbon and bows then spend about 20 minutes wrapping each gift to make sure all the folds are sharp and line up.
Happy Father’s Day to Pea Daddy! I can’t say I’m a fan of wrapping gifts either–all the money I spend on nice paper and trimmings seems like such a waste! It just goes in the garbage. Bah. Burritos, on the other hand, are NEVER a waste. My belly appreciates the effort very much.
As a world-class wrapper, I have to laugh (in the kindest way). It looks like you’re giving them deli slices from the butcher as gifts.
The pics with Pea Daddy are so priceless, and good to see that Gigi is rocking the hair.
I hope you find comfort in the fact that I am a horrible wrapper too. If I don’t end up with less paper than I needed or waaaaay more, it’s a miracle from God every time.
the wrapping paper is always the most fun right? I used to get gifts wrapped in the sunday comics from one of my grandparents (it did make the gift a lot better, actually)
Katherine
I love wrapping gifts. I worked at the customer service desk of Bed Bath and Beyond in High School so I learned to wrap beautiful wedding gifts.
Love all the family pictures! What a beautiful family ; ) Love the overalls!!!
And I think I am the worse gift wrapper, seriously you are a pro!!
Your papa looks AWESOME! And so do the wraps, really! Happy belated fathers day to an AWESOME father around the corner, too.
So happy to see that Papa is back in overalls!!!! That’s so great!!
That picture of Gigi is priceless.
Soo happy for this vegan breakfast burrito recipe. This is right up my alley, I love breakfast burritos! You’re wrapping cracks me up.
So glad that your life is populated by wonderful and inspiring men, sweetie. And so glad that your girls have male role models to admire, too!
Oh Mama Pea, we have so much in common… I recently made a similar breakfast wrap complete with guac, and I, too, SUCK at wrapping…. so bad that my husband can actually wrap better than I can. Gasp! Sad, but true.
I fail not only at gift wrapping, but at burrito/wrap wrapping. If it needs to be wrapped, I am not the one to call.
But your burrito does look excellent. It makes me want to try tofu scramble again, even though it reminds me of eggs (which I hate).
(a) how far is portland from you? because i am looking at jobs there for no other reason than i want to…
(b) best picture of gigi ever. loves it.
Not far from Portland at all. You’d see me at least once a week.