Superbowl Sunday

Sometimes It's Good To Be The Mom

on Books and Snow and One Specific Moment

One thing I maybe should have put on my list of 100 things about me is that I am NOT a sports fan. I'd really rather visit the dentist than sit through an entire basketball or football game. It's frustrating and boring to me. And honestly, I've never encouraged my kids in the art of TV-sports-watching. So, in Superbowls past, I've made some snacks for Kendell and he's watched it on his own.

This year, though, everyone (but me of course!) wanted to watch the Superbowl. To celebrate, Kendell suggested to the kids that they all could do something exceedingly rare in the Sorensen household: eat downstairs in front of the TV. We never do this. Kendell freaks out at the merest possibility of a spill on the carpet, so we eat all our meals in the kitchen. Of course, the kids were over-the-top excited about eating downstairs. Here they all are (and please pretend my TV room is gorgeously decorated, ignoring the fact that I am pathetic at anything remotely resembling interior design and have long since given up trying):

I made a 6-layer dip (yep, I know it's traditionally 7 layers, but no one likes the green onions) and these really good pizza sticks (recipe below) I saw when I was watching Rachel Ray at the gym on Friday. Football food---not very healthy, but yummy. (Speaking of the gym on Friday...I tweaked my back and HOLY COW, I think labor hurt less than my back does right now.)

I don't know that the kids really watched the game. They helped me cook here and there, and played with Kaleb. Jake worked on math stuff while he watched, and Haley colored. I only watched the half-time show (can't resist Prince, although Kendell and I were both hoping he'd do "Little Red Corvette" and I was desperately hoping for "Kiss," which might be my all-time favorite Prince song, unless it's "Raspberry Beret"; the kids all thought he was weird, lol) because remember that spill thing that Kendell has...Kaleb is at that bull-in-a-china-shop stage, which isn't conducive to not spilling. Really, though, the game didn't matter. Even though I'm not a sports fan, I'm so glad that my kids can have this memory of hanging out with their dad on Superbowl Sunday!

Pizza Sticks

2 tubes Pillsbury pizza dough
Pepperoni
Mozerella cheese
Marinara sauce for dipping

Open one package of the pizza dough and spread it out. On half the dough, sprinkle some cheese and they lay some pepperoni on top. Fold the half without anything on to over the top of the cheese and pepperoni, sealing the three edges. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into strips. Twist each strip two or three times. Place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, cheese, and pepperoni. Bake at 400 for 20-22 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

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