WFMW: Mix Once, Bake Twice

My daughter started Kindergarten yesterday! Although both her and her brother have been to preschool, it felt like yesterday was the first day of real school. We had to shop for uniforms, supplies, learn all about the carpool lane and dismissal procedures. Almost as important was deciding what treat would be included in the lunch box. After much deliberation my daughter finally decided she wanted chocolate chip cookies. Remember these, the best chocolate chip cookies ever? Yep, that's what she picked.

I waited to bake the cookies until after putting the kids to bed. I do some of my best thinking while baking, and I had a lot to think about that night. As I pulled out each ingredient from the pantry I contemplated how our lives would be changing as our oldest child entered elementary school. It's at that point that I decided it might be best to mix two batches of cookies and freeze one for later. That way I'd just have to pull out the cookie dough out next week and bake. Fresh homemade cookies in less than 15 minutes? Sounds good to me. So in the same time that it takes to make one batch of cookies I made two and I rolled up half of it in wax paper, twisting the ends like candy. I then popped those tubes in a freezer storage back and threw them in the freezer.

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I still have a lot to learn about being a mom to an elementary school kid. The early mornings might kill me, but at least she'll have homemade cookies in her lunchbox (along with a note reminding her how much I love her!)

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Works for Me Wednesday: Tips for Building Outdoor Wood Swingsets

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So you know these swing sets that are popular in backyards all around the country? When my kids outgrew the "baby" one they had, we decided to upgrade to one of these. My husband decided he wanted to put it together because according to him it was a "right of passage" for any dad. When we opened the numerous boxes we were amazed that none of the pieces were labeled. My OCD side came out and I decided to take matters into my own hands. I asked my daughter for one of her chalks and with my husband's help labeled each piece. It took him two weekends to put it together, he says it would have taken a lot longer had the pieces not been labeled. So, if you decide to buy your kids an outside wood set and you want to put together yourself... grab a chalk and label the wood pieces! You can also label the hardware, just write the number/letter on each bag with a sharpie.

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