I am searching for some clarity.
My head is cloudy with thoughts
ideas
fear
panic
excitement
(pain)
too much
a desire to change things
an inability to know how
swirling and
cloudy
multitasking brain at
its best
(and worst)
Nov 8 2009
Cloudy
Jun 16 2009
Cookie Cups & Changes
Two nights before the end of school, Matt woke up yelling for me about an hour after he’d gone to bed. As per usual, I sprinted up to his room.
‘Mom! I need to do my birthday with my class and you can make cookies for me to take in!’
{me, staring at his like he’d sprouted another head} ‘Uh, okaaayy. But your birthday is in August…’
‘But we can celebrate it in school this week!!’
{me, backing away slowly} ‘Alright, I’ll talk to your teacher tomorrow’ and thinking dude, you seriously woke up to tell me that 2 days before the end of school?!
Come to find out, yes, they do encourage the kids to celebrate their birthdays with the class when it falls during non-school months. So, since Matt wanted to take cookies, cookies I would bake!
My original thought was a plate of cookies. Then I thought, why not individual bags. Then I thought, man, that’s boring!! For some reason my mind went to those little cookie cups they sell at the cookie place at the mall – you know, cookies filled with frosting or chocolate? Why not try to make those?!
I broke out the Googles and found that most people use pre-made …
