Momservation: It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve accomplished, if you don’t have milk for cereal or ran out of syrup for pancakes, your kids are not impressed.

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MOMSERVATIONS book signing at Casey's Hallmark.

So the book signing went well despite circumstances that threatened to derail it.

Namely, having an emergency supply of books shipped because the original shipment didn’t show up in time.

Also, worrying that I would run out of emergency books and I would have an angry mob start pelting me with the complimentary sweet tarts I provided.

Fortunately, I had enough books and was absolutely tickled that there was a steady stream of people eager for their autographed copy of MOMSERVATIONS.

This was great because I was worried I would be left with nothing to do except point people in the right direction of First Communion greeting cards. I like to think these first purchasers of my book will one day have the great dilemma of whether or not to keep their priceless keepsake or sell it at Sotheby’s for millions of dollars.

That aside, there was a larger catastrophe that almost ruined Book Signing Day:

There was no syrup for the pancakes!!!

Who cares that I had an adoring audience assembling for my arrival? Life is not worth living, apparently, if you can’t start it with homemade pancakes and syrup.

So in a moment of crystal clear clarity that I am Mom first and author second, I postponed my shower to run to the store to get syrup. Walking back in with beloved Aunt Jamima, I was again a notable member of the family worthy of reverence.

And what did the kids think of Mommy when Hubby brought them by the book signing later?

They thought the sweet tarts were okay, Skittles would’ve been better and if I wasn’t taking them to baseball practice, who was?