Nutella Cookies, Yes Please!

I am obsessed with www.pinterest.com.  It is a great waster of time, that leaves you feeling inspired and with a plethora of new ideas!  <3 it!

Last week, I found a recipe for Nutella cookies.  Yum. 
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/nutella-cookies/
Sunday mornings around here are baking day for the week.  I schedule a few goodies on the monthly menu to be prepared each Sunday morning, and used as after school snacks or dessert. 

Without further ado: here is the Nutella recipe


1 Cup Nutella
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Flour
1 Egg

Mix together.  Form into balls, flatter with your hand or the bottom of a glass and bake: 350 for 7 minutes

Mine turned out kind of hard. :(  When they come out they are a little squishy still, so give them a few minutes to harden.  I think next time I will also use two eggs.  They were a bit crumbly.

Let me know how your batch turns out.  The kidlets really like them here!
Enjoy! 

Preschool Pick up Dilemma

We have launched into the world of preschool and all that it encompasses.  Snack time, the tears at drop off, the making of new friends, etc.  What I did not anticipate about preschool was the immediate need for food, at the conclusion of the three hour school day.  Lil Miss is 'staaarving' when I pick her up.  We drive the 10 minutes to our house.  Where she walks in the door and flops on the couch.  And suddenly no longer is hungry, but it is lunch time. 

So, here is my dilemma:  child hungry when I pick her up. 

Possible solutions:
* let her skip lunch
* give her a snack in the car and then nothing for lunch at home
* give her a packed lunch in the car

What say you blogosphere?

We have tried all three.  And so far, there isn't a blaring winner.  But I do think I am leaning toward, lunch in the car.  Yippee!  :)  But the draw back, is she is so busy eating in the car, I don't hear about her day.  :( 

How I failed as a Mom

Mother
Wife
Teacher
Care giver
Kisser of booboo's
Story Teller
Laundry Fairy
Baker
Chef
Taxi Driver
Dancer
Theater Actress

These are a few words that I identify myself as.
Today, I discovered that I have failed as a mother. While I was driving my 14 year old to band camp, she turned to me and my failed motherhood, came crashing down around me, right there in my car.

J: Mom, what is Jesus Christ Super Star, about? I mean, besides the obvious?
Me: What? How do you not know the answer to that?
J: I am playing the music in band. There are words, like, 'I love him so'
Me: You are talking about the musical, Jesus Christ Super Star, right?
J: Ya, what's it about?
Me: (stepping out of alternate universe where my daughter does not know this & rolling my eyes) The obvious. Read the script. Watch the show. Rent the movie. Listen to the soundtrack.

I drop her off, and drive all the way home- shaking my head in disbelief.

Random Thankfulness & Excitement

I was thinking this morning about many of the wonderful thing in my life. Some that came to mind, were things that I still feel excited about or things that I am just generally thankful for. In no particular order, these are some things that I thought about.....

Water and ice in the door of a refridge
Garbage in the kitchen in a drawer
Social networking
hearing the words, "I can do it myself, Mom"
An every now and then, splurge- $$$
Laundry baskets with the hip curve
Sesame Street
Slippers
Ceiling fans

What are some things that you are randomly thankful &/or excited about?