D2 is back home and we are digging our feet in, getting ready to
brave out the last quarter of the 15-16 school year. This year feels
like it went by quickly, except when I was counting down the days for D1
to come home.
I had some big plans for this vacation,
which is all but gone now (just a few HOURS left). I managed to get
some things done, but I didn't get to things I
wanted to do.
I
wanted to send D2 on her trip with a gigantic bag of cookies. That
never happened. I wanted to clean my bedroom. That didn't happen. I
was hoping to complete my pacing guides for next year. That didn't
happen (my efforts fell far short). I wanted to buy a new car. That
didn't happen either.
Enough about what didn't happen. Here's what DID happen (which I can smile about):
- I survived the senior prom. Mother Nature blessed us with safe driving conditions. I could hear thunder while the prom was going on, but by the time we hit the road for home, the rain let up.
- D2 did not appear malnourished from her trip. And the iPhone 5C is practically bulletproof.
- I discovered a super ono sushi lunch place in Hilo.
- My cousins treated me to a Hilo Hawaiian buffet dinner on crab night.
Life is good.
These are the cookies I
wish I made for D2.
She'll hafta eat the pics.
click on recipe title for printable recipe
1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 c rolled oats (old fashioned oatmeal)
2 c Rice Krispies cereal
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set
aside. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in dry ingredient mixture. Fold in oats and Rice Krispies. Drop
by tablespoonfuls (#50 disher) onto prepared cookies sheets. Moisten
fingers and press gently to flatten slightly (top should be flat, not
domed). Bake 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
