You know that time you left the iron on or if you are old enough… the curling iron or perhaps your flat iron? Yeah, and you’re out for the afternoon and realize it and the entire time you can’t shake the feeling that you’ve just burnt down your house.
Last week we changed the girls bedroom around. We moved out the cribtoddler bed brought down the loft bed and turned it into a bunkbed. SBean is in her glory! She is a big girl in a big girl bed!
HBear wanted to add her favorite color to the room… Blue. So we went out and picked out a few blue accessories to add to SBean’s favourite, purple. I was in full mode big girl and even got them each a clip on big girl reading light.
We haven’t figured out everything. We still have cords that need to go away lol, books that need to find a home, Tops of shelves need to be filled, and the bookshelves need to be rearranged so the kids can use the buckets better. BUT, we are on our way! There is so much more room without the staircase (which we separated and now serve as the bookcases).
And so we dropped HBear off at school, ran to Walmart to get handles for HBear’s new big girl ladder (she had a staircase before) and then went to SBean’s last swimming lesson.
She did not pass but she sure had fun! For trying hard we went to Starbucks for a cake pop.
Then we ran into my MBesty’s work to give her a hot chocolate! After that we went to HBear’s school to catch the tail end of her fun day.
Gosh those kids are cute all cheering each other on LOL after I did a little hot lunch count in our kitchen and then we picked up HBear and took her to Gifted. We quickly went home and had lunch and did some laundry and then it was back to Gifted for pick up. We dropped HBear off at Broadway and came home to change over laundry. Picked her up from Broadway, got baths done, had dinner, and went to pick up her Besty for Brownies.
My stomach was sick. If that caught on fire attached to their wooden bunk bed right beside her head! Oh my GAWD that could’ve been so bad. So bad. It makes me sick thinking about it even now.
Could have been.
Wasn’t.
So thankful.
So… Spring Break started.
We are now 3 days in… how you doing?
I didn’t put HBear in any camps this break. Maaaaaaannnnn can she talk, and talk, and talk! LOL I planned lots of fun things so hopefully we all make it through the next 2 weeks! 2 WEEKS! WTF?
Gymnastics…
Watching HBear’s Friend’s Hockey game (LunchBesties sons)
Ninja took HBear and her Besty to Zootopia,
We took pictures in the sunshine while clipping chives,
Tomorrow we have a movie date planned with MBesty!
Friday is Crafting at the Library for St Patty’s Day and this weekend we are getting the backyard ready! It is time for outdoor living BABY!
This morning we made a St Patrick’s Day craft… a leprechaun hat!
I followed the directions from Meaningful Mama and we made super duper cute hats!
We also made no bake bars and Snickerdoodles!
Snickerdoodle Cookies
1 cup butter, room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
1 egg, plus 1 yolk
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2¾ cup flour
Cinnamon Sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 325°
Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat, set aside.
In bowl of stand mixer beat butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. With mixer on medium speed add in egg, yolk and vanilla and beat for another minute, scraping the sides as necessary.
Turn mixer to medium low and mix in baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and 1 tsp cinnamon. Mix for 30 seconds, scraping sides as necessary.
Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until just combined.
In a separate small bowl make your Cinnamon Sugar by mixing together cinnamon and sugar, stirring until evenly combined.
Measure out about 2 Tbsp of dough and roll into a ball. Then roll each cookie dough ball into the Cinnamon Sugar mixture.
Place on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, turning cookie sheet halfway through baking.
Delicious!
No Bake Cereal Bars
¼ cup butter
¼ cup corn syrup (you could use honey but they won’t stick as well)
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups Cereal (We used Honey Nut Cheerios)
1 cup raisins, nuts, craisins, or other treat!
½ cup mini chocolate chips or we used chocolate rocks
Pinch of Kosher Salt
Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, and heat on high power for 1 minute to melt.
Stop to stir.
Return bowl to microwave and heat for 1 more minute on high power. Stir.
Return bowl to microwave and heat for 1 more minute on high power. Stir.
*Use caution when removing from micro because this is boiling hot caramel and can cause burns.
Stir in the vanilla using caution in case mixture bubbles up.
Stir in the cereal.
Bars will keep airtight in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
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A mother's job is never done and I am impressed you still have time for crafts! Thanks for sharing your creativity with the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
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