The 21st Century June

June Cleaver.  The American Mom. 
June Cleaver I am not.

I picture Mrs.Cleaver, in black and white, in her dress, apron and pearls - smiling as her sons come into the kitchen for breakfast before school each morning.  She greats them with a healthy breakfast and sends them off to school with a smile.

My normal morning routine consists of dressing sleeping children, hurrying them down the stairs and into the van where their breakfasts greet them - in plastic bowls:  a fruit of some sort, a cheese stick or Gogurt and a bakery item - Logan's favorite?  Pancake on a stick (I know...yuck!) Frozen waffles or pancakes are the norm...that is, unless we go to Starbucks for breakfast.  (If you've read my previous entries, my average grade for breakfast routines = C-)

Not today - today, I felt a bit more like June.  Today, I woke up early and baked cinammon muffins for my children.  My normal sleepy faces were replaced with bright smiles as we sang our way to school eating a warm treat.  That's right - I served my children fresh-from-the-oven muffins this morning.  June would have been proud :)

Unless she knew my secret - this awesome new product at the grocery store.  Krusteaz makes something called "One Step muffin mix" - a creation developed, no doubt, for crazy busy moms like me.  It comes in a plastic can.  You open the lid, add 1/2 cup of water, replace the lid and shake for 60 seconds.  Pour into a muffin tin and 14-16 minutes later you have warm muffin smell filling your kitchen.

For just one moment, this morning, I felt like June Cleaver - the 21st Century June - a busy, mini-van driving single mom of two amazing kids working hard each day to make it better than the last - sending my children off to school with a warm breakfast and a smile.