Showing posts with label cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cookies. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

cookies and uncles and cousins and uncles... again

Charlie & I made cookie monster cookies.
(smile)


Trent approved.



They were delicious!

 

Joey & Brittany agreed- they were YUM.
The boys LoVe Brittany.
She put them to bed several times & Joey let her hold him - all the time- especially while eating. Which took me back to when Jack was Garrett (long story) and her dad would hold him on his lap during meal times.
 So sweet. Jack loved that & joey does too.

 
While waiting for the morning carpool
Uncle Trent read books to Charlie.




Just a few moments here I don't want to forget.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

some things I don't want to forget...

There are so many things I haven't gotten around to blogging this season!
I don't want to forget them---
so I am documenting them real quick-like.
For instance- the gifts the girls & I made to give their friends this year.
Mini apple & cherry pies!
They turned out so cute-
and Trent's gifts
also cute & just his style
the guy--- he LOVES root beer!
Just a couple of days ago I stopped at Walmart to stock up on my new obsession..
Peppermint oreos... oh my goodness!
These are the Walmart brand- but they are just as good.
At .88 a bag- I bought 11 packages.
I'm not even embarrassed about it.
One package a month for the year- until they are back again.
These should be permanent!
I LOVe them & I don't even like regular oreos.

Brett & I spent the night in Provo this week.
Hailey was in charge- Brian was up in Cody (with Laura... ooh la, la) visiting his Grandparents. We went out to dinner, shopping & to see this!
I LOVED IT!!!
It was fantastic, worth the trip (in icy cold treacherous weather) & YES we are going back with the kids. Afterwards we went to Costco to look for some thing they were out of at our Costco (we are just romantic like that) and guess what- the Orem Costco has GELATO!?
WHAT IN THE WORLD? We are getting ripped off at our Costco.
Ripped off I tell you!
It was YUm- O
Not the world's best Gelato--- but still really good!
I am making a formal request to the Costco people immediately.

Last week Trent made Chloe this darling
"Christmas tree"
out of Lincoln logs & some other building toys.

and last but not least-
The Christmas cookies I pooped out on.
Chloe finished them on her own & they turned out so darling!

Aren't they cute!?


The cookie cutters are on clearance now at Williams Sonoma.
Unfortunately between the cookies, more cookies, gelato etc. I have had a permanent stomach ache & can't wait to get back to eating "real" food.
Still- it was great while it lasted!
Are you sick of heavy Holiday food?
do you Love Peppermint & Costco?
Do you go to Art Exhibits?

Monday, December 20, 2010

the only thing I really wanted to do this week

Was to make cookies with the kids.
Knowing I was working Sunday...
I made the sugar cookie dough Saturday night & stuck it in the fridge.
Unfortunately...
I pooped out after just getting started.
I was in bed by 8:15 & pretty sure it took a micro second to fall to sleep!


this working stuff + real life + Christmas=
A really tired mom.
Lucky we got a few done!
maybe after work today we'll make some more.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

conference saturday

Two weekends a year my church has it's general conference.
It's a wonderful time for our family to listen & learn.
We stay home & cozy & love it.
Even though it snowed... again... I got up, got in the shower, dressed & made waffles. Nothing is going to spoil my favorite weekend. (It continued to snow all morning, but now it has stopped & it is all melted!!)
Brett & the kids worked on a puzzle plus,My niece Brittany sent me these conference packets for Chloe & Trent via email.
They love them. Yesterday I put together these Conference Cookie packs for the ladies I visit teach. I decided to do something a little different than the conference kits, just to mix it up a little.
Who doesn't love warm out of the oven chocolate chip cookies?!

I've been working on Chloe's twin quilts. They are more than half way done & I seriously love them already. I really think this is going to be the cutest quilt I have ever made by a long shot. I guess I really haven't made that many.... so that's not a hard one to beat.

I learned how HERE- oh how I love bloggers.

I wish I knew her address I would send her a thank you!

Seriously she has the best tutorials ever & I am going to be doing all- most of them!

Hailey- isn't she cute!? Taking notes for seminary.

Jack chillin' with my laptop.

It's been a great Saturday.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

wednesday what's up

Goodnews... shannon & aimee & kim sue were totally right!!

Keebler is making mother's look alike cookies!
(keebler has the cutest website, click on the words above!!)
Hurray- and for being so concerned & diligent about looking into this important matter- I'm running to my local grocery tomorrow morning & sending you each a pack- if I can find them- which I should be able to- right?

This way we can talk cookies & really "know" what we are talking about :)

This week is "early out week"for the elementary & "late start" for the High school. Oh my. It's okay. I can do hard things :). Seriously, someone on the administration level WAS NOT THiNking!!

Trent in all his excitement has been home & will be home everyday at 1:30 instead of 3:30. Jack in all his sleepiness has been sleeping in, getting up just before trent leaves & heading out the door at 9:15. That means I have a severely shortened work day, if you know what I mean?

One thing you need to know about trent- he hates, HATES going to the store. He always has... even as a baby. So I have tried to get anything & everything done as far as errands go before he gets home. Today I just couldn't get it all done so lucky for us Trent's sweet buddy lily came along to ease the errand tension. she really did the trick. Isn't she a cutie?!

When Lily went to piano- trent & I went to cub scouts.

Tonight we had yummy hawaiin meatballs for dinner, watched American Idol, worked on our taxes (brett did that) found out we have paid a lot of tax this year....

then look what arrived at my door!

JANAE THE baking wonder brought these amazing mini chocolate cupcakes!

For the first time in my whole life I cannot eat something because it truly is too cute & I don't want to ruin it. Chloe has just told me I am so lucky to have friends that are always bringing me something... (sky brought me a german chocolate cookie yesterday) She says she wants to be "cool" like me & my friends & do nice things for her friends-- but she can't--- she doesn't have any money & the money she does have she is saving for college. It's rough being a kid.

(she's already "cool", she made cupcakes on sunday & is ALWAYS making nice things for her friends... she just wants a cupcake & I won't let anyone have one)

Today I did 5 loads of laundry, changed the bedding on trent's bed, made pancakes for breakfast, scrubbed 1/2 of the painted floor, ironed 8 shirts, cleaned one toilet, wiped down three mirrors, fed two dogs twice, ate lunch with my sweetheart, talked to my college roomate marji on the phone, read & did homework with a now "9 1/2" year old, picked up an RX (pure torture 40 minute wait), taught 6 cubscouts about our community, made dinner, ran to the dollar store for cub scout supplies, did the dishes, I'm sure I'm forgetting something-- I don't know about you- but I am TIREd.

*how was your wed.?

still crying....

Monday, February 2, 2009

I'm sick about it!

What is this world coming to?
First-- my FAVORITE magazine shuts down &
Now this????

NO MORE PINK & WHITE CIRCUS COOKIES?

these are seriously one of my very favorite things of all time.

they've been closing since October & I am just finding out about it??

HOW CAN THIS BE?

See what happens when you try not to eat so much junk food? (I should've known that was a bad idea- )now the stores are probably all out.

I am devastated.

did anyone else know about this?

why wasn't something done?

so sad

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Fresh Orange Cookies

Years ago I had these cookies at an open house. They have always been in the back of my mind. The sweet heart who made them gave me the recipe. I always see it when I open my recipe book. Last week I finally made them. They were even better than I remember. I made some for Brett to take into his office this morning. Let me just apologize right now if you can't stop eating them. They are so good! Fresh Orange Cookies
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup orange juice
3 Tblsp. grated orange zest
Mix together like all other cookie recipes... Then bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until just barely starting to brown. Cool & frost!
Frosting
1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tblsp. orange zest
2-3 Tblsp. orange juice
Mix until smooth