This Week in Cookies

Technically, these aren't all from this week. Since I finally got my computer repaired, I am playing catch up and am happy to report that all my stuff, whatever that is, is still on my computer. Hooray!

Quilted Coin Purses, thanks to the great tutorial from Sweet Sugar Belle

Guitars for a little girl 's birthday party.

Cole's 1st Birthday mustaches

Yo, Adriane, sorry your party got cancelled but glad you liked the cookies.

Getting it Together

I consider myself a fairly organized person.  I am busy with the girls,  I manage to keep up with the house, and I have plenty of time for baking and cooking.

I am  also able to waste time with the best of them.  I could look at Pinterest for hours and rearrange Pyrex all day if that was an option!

The one thing that I have found that keeps me on track the best is a dead line.  Sure, I have tons of stuff that I would like to do but if it doesn't come attached to a specific date, there is a good chance it may never happen.

That being said, I have some new deadlines and I am pretty excited to get to work.  July is filled with fun little summer things. The splash park, baseball games, bike riding and lemonade stands.  I also have cookies orders and a few other events to get planned.  All this because August means vacation, a visit from Grandma, a big birthday and back to school!

So here I go, off to get to work on my ever growing lists.  Here are a few projects I am most looking forward to.

1.  Painting  4 folding chairs and giving them fabric seats.
2.  Moving Cil to a twin bed which means some serious room rearranging.
3.  Finding a home for all the books I have been stashing away in boxes.
4. Some patio decor that is yet to be determined.
5.  Figuring out how to make a decent cinnamon roll.  Jan? Can you help me?

What's your summer list look like?

Keys to Success Graduation Party

The Hedstrom's have the perfect yard for a party!

Congratulations on your graduation Ashleigh! 

Thanks for letting us be a part of your celebration. 

Check out the  inspiration for this party.

Mmmm. Chicken salad tarts.

Mini Tirimisus at the request of the graduate.

 It's not a party without cookies. I think that is my new motto.

 

The recipe for this can be found here. I highly recommend it!

Congratulations again!

Having a Ball

Cookies can be time consuming little things.  But when they turn out like this, I guess I don't mind too much. 

Happy Birthday again to my grandmother who turned 92.  It sounds like I missed a lovely party!

10 in 10 Thursday Style

Lauren  suggested we all do a 10 in 10.  10 pictures in 10 hours.   Here goes.

Breakfast. She eats a huge breakfast!

Coffee and list making go hand in hand.

Lunch.  Yes, I make heart shaped sandwiches every day.

Sleeping cutie.

Grace coming out of school.

Josie coming out of school. Why they didn't come out together I don't know.

Supper staple.  A veggie plate.

Choir Assessment about The Sound of Music! It's due Friday, you know.

She's lost three teeth this week.

She's lost one.

And I spent my evening pondering how to transform this thrift store  steal.  

 

 

I forgot to get a picture of my mid afternoon coffee with Laura :)  And several other things that went on yesterday. For not having anything on my calendar, it turned into a busy day!

That's So 27 Seconds Ago

I love that saying.  It makes me smile and laugh every time I get the opportunity to use it.  So, you can only imagine the chuckle I got when I saw the cover of the first issue of Flea Market Style Weddings.

It features a great paper flower bouquet.  Obviously the trend for paper flowers is still going strong :)

Go here to check it out. 

I don't have a copy of the magazine yet but if it is as good at the regular version of Flea Market Style, it will be money well spent.

Here's to many more laughs and lots more uses for my vintage book collection!

Plain Ole' Chocolate Chip

I don't always make chocolate chip cookies, but when I do, I cool them on old WSJ with articles about Pinterest in them.

I added some red and white sprinkles for Valentine's Day. Awwww.

And since I moved to this higher altitude, I always use this recipe.
It comes from the High Altitude Baking site and they turn out perfect every time!

Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

© 1999 Letty Flatt CHOCOLATE SNOWBALL

ThreeForks Book/Falcon Publishing

This home-size recipe from Letty Halloran Flatt’s recipe book CHOCOLATE SNOWBALL,
is altitude-adjusted for 3500 feet altitude and above; over 9,000 feet, you can cut 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter.
Yield: 12 jumbo (4-inch) or 24 medium cookies.

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
Preheat oven to 325°F. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter with both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla, then scrape sides and bottom of bowl. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix them into the creamed butter. Scrape bowl. Stir in chocolate.
Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment or oil lightly with canola oil. To make jumbo cookies, scoop dough into twelve (1/3 cup) mounds, 4 to a sheet, 3 inches apart, or scoop smaller cookies by the tablespoon. Bake until cookies are flat and light golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes, depending upon size.