Happy Friday! I went back to TJ’s for that purse and still couldn’t bring myself to buy it, partly because the straps were round and very uncomfortable on my shoulder. My sister-in-law sent me back in, told me to put the purse on my shoulder and walk around the store. I didn’t even have to walk around, I quickly realized, unless I want to start wearing shoulder pads, that purse was not for me. I tell you this, because even though I can’t spend that kind of money on a purse I had absolutely NO PROBLEM spending $15 on the cup above with the fabulous red and white straw from our Target Starbucks. It’s insulated {no sweating!}, has a screw on lid, the straw makes my day, and it encourages me to drink lots of water… I justified that purchase in about 30 seconds and haven’t looked back. You can see what I’ve been doing behind the cup… Honey Bee packages!!
I have a new header {for Reader readers who may not be on my site}… the rotating images were making me crazy, loading down the page and well… this better suits my taste.
In an attempt to do something festive & Christmas-y with the kids this week, I made a giant mistake of resorting to “semi-homemade” gingerbread cookies! {Check out that look Morgan is giving Paige… lovely!}. Are you wondering if my kids wear anything but Honey Bee Tees? 
The girls do, but Rover rarely does.
My mother always made the most DELICIOUS gingerbread cookies every Christmas, I called her for the recipe and when she told me it was in the barn in a box, I knew not to hold my breath and count on making them this year. So, I made a hasty decision to try these and well, ugh.. yuck. Even undercooked, they’re crispy, flat and lack flavor. I like my gingerbread cookies to be soft and spicy. I imagine it has something to do with “add a stick of butter and 1 egg and mix” I should have known you can’t get by with just that, molasses is NECESSARY! With that said, if any of you kind readers have a tried and true gingerbread cookie recipe {for rolled & cut cookies} please pass it on to me. The only redeeming thing about these cookies is that we had a blast making them, the kids thought they were “dewicious” and really that’s all that matters I guess, at least time wasn’t wasted and they like to eat them. But I won’t be leaving these for Santa, he’ll break a tooth and not come back next year!
I guess I could just make these beauties again… maybe add extra cup of flour and see if I can roll and cut!?
Morgan had her Christmas program this week. I’m not sure how you feel about children singing about Jesus but in my opinion there are few things sweeter.
Rover sat with me in the front row and was mesmerized the entire time!
Speaking of Rover, we’re still battling clothes daily, but once the clothes are on he will actually wear a COAT & a HAT! Most kids would wear the clothes and protest the hat… not Rover, he beats to a different drum!
Earlier this week, after breakfast, I couldn’t find the cap to the milk carton. I looked high and low and then Morgan walked out of the playroom in her “cat” mask… and I found my milk cap!
And then she made one for Rover, he’s more of a lion than a sweet kitty…
For dinner last night, I was pulling breast meat off of a roasted chicken. Paige, completely serious, looked at me and asked, “Mommy, is that deer leg?”
“Deer leg? No, Paige this is not deer leg, we’ve never eaten deer leg. This is roasted chicken.”
Then Morgan from the living room adds, “Yes we’ve had deer leg, don’t you know that sausage is deer leg!”
What did I laugh at before I had kids?
I had a chance to run into my favorite thrift store this week, the last few times I’ve been in, I’ve come out empty handed… not this trip.
A cute button down shirt & corduroy skirt, and a fabulous lamp! All for $8.50.
And now it’s happy at home on my makeshift desk…
That’s all for now folks, please let me know if you have a delicious gingerbread cookie recipe! And… be sure to have a wonderful weekend!
MERRY! MERRY!
