One night in August I asked my daughter if she wanted to make brownies for Valentine’s day with me in the morning.  She gave me a funny look and then took one glance at me holding a red dress and knew this was more then an invitation for a bonding moment with a chocolate treat at the finish line.  It was for TV.  We got up very early the next summer day and tried to pretend it was February, when the commercial would air.  There were boom mics and a prop and production team which jammed the whole house with people.  Ten years ago I would have been very nervous to do a national commercial for Betty Crocker but we had a great time and even managed not to get too chocolate-y.  When it was all over we drove to the closest park with a water fountain and drank lemonade in the blazing sun.  Kaden said the brownies tasted even better since it was summer.  Even though the segment is called “real Mom’s having real moments” there is some stuff you’d never know watching this finish product.  Here is some “behind the scenes” secrets for ya: I do not like chocolate at all, which is why I am eating the strawberry, and Kaden would not let us cut off her friendship bracelet so it stayed on even though it did not match, and we both got a little burned by the caramel.  Thank goodness the gig paid, ha ha.  Here is it, ENJOY!