On Sunday, Miss A and I finished her little valentine's cards for friends. We'd looked everywhere for Pop Rocks to give away, but settled on a homemade shovel with "I dig you!" and a packet of Fun Dip. By the end of writing her name all 22 times, she said she was exhausted. Next year, maybe we'll have to "stamp" her name on the card. Hate to think she's got writers cramp at seven!
Monday night as a way to escape going to the Skating Party (it's cold and flu season, yuck), we made homemade sugar cookie cutouts. I'll be the first to admit I'm not really a baker, but I think I've finally found a cut out recipe that I like for sugar cookies. Again, it was the blogoshere to my rescue. Nonly have I found a great new recipe, but a great resource for all things cooking/baking!
As the cookies were baking in the oven at one temperature, Pioneer Woman's Perfect Pot Roast was cooking away at a different temperature thanks to my new oven! The aromas of the Roast and the Sugar Cookies made the kitchen smell wonderful. The cookies were perfect for all the frosting and sugar crystals the girls put on them. I mean "all."
Thankfully, we have some great neighbors who received a delivered plate of cookies. That way the sugar overload could be spread around. Next time, we are going to try dipping some Easter Cookies into melted chocolate on the end just like they do on Pioneer Woman's Food Network show. At least, that's what two girls in our house think we should do (the boys would
The pot roast was perfect and was paired with the best mashed potatoes ever. It was a pre-Valentine's dinner that made all the boys in the house fall in love with me again. I'm just saying!
Finally on Tuesday, Miss A had her Valentine's Day party at school and she loved it. We had some great games, an easy craft, and more cookies to decorate. She has the sweetest little girl friends. First grade is the best!
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