Melissa’s Chocolate CHip Cookies:

Ok so we hear it time and time again “Hey guys… this is the best cookie recipe ever” I'm gonna have to say THIS one is amazing! I've finally decided to share! Yeah I know… stingy right?! So here it is.

                                                                    Ingredients:
3 eggs Hand Beaten
1 Cup white sugar
1 Cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
6 tsp water
3/4 Cup oil
1 small box of cheesecake flavor pudding
4 Cup flour
1 Cup chocolate chips
Yup and here is the clincher….. put your hand mixers and stand mixers away. You MUST hand mix everything!!!!!
(poor mixer…..she’s sad now!)

putting it the easiest way I can…. after you beat your eggs place them in a large mixing bowl…. add everything else to it except the chocolate chips and Flour. Mix well. Now your ready for the four. I suggest you only add 1 Cup at a time,mixing between each addition.Once you have all your flour added and mixed you add your chips. (I've used different flavors of pudding and chips)  lightly spray your cookies sheets with non stick cooking spray and drop tablespoon size drops about 2 inches apart. ( I use a ice cream scooper) Bake @ °350 for about 9 minutes. They will only look light brown. Don’t over do it! Cool on pan for a few minutes then move to wire racks to finish cooling.  These cookies will also stay super soft for several days and freeze well.
mmmmm…… pretty huh????
Enjoy! 

I ♥ Faces: Dramatic B&W

This weeks challenge  at  i♥faces  is dramatic black and whites…… 

      I instantly thought of my little man, that tear was really hanging on!                                                                                                           

Cherry

The lovely ladies @ beyond snapshots and Epiphanie Bags have tempted me to enter another AWESOME contest! Its all about “RED” .  When I think of red quite a few things come to my mind. A personal fav of mine is …..

My dads 1929 model A Ford. She’s a “Cherry”  beauty.

Soft Lemonade Cookies

These cookies are super simple and absolutly yummy. A double batch is a must.


1C. butter, softened
1C. Sugar
2 eggs
3C. Flour
1tsp. Baking soda
1 can frozen lemonade (6oz) I know here we can only get the large cans so I just whip up some Lemonade after Im done baking to go along with them.


In a large bowl cream butter, and sugar.Add eggs,one at a time,beating well after each addition. Combine flour and soda;add to the creamed mixture alternately with 1/3C. of lemonade concentrate.Beat well after each addition.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at °400 for 8-10 minutes.Remove to wire racks. Brush warm cookies with remaining lemonade concentrate;then sprinkle with sugar and cool.
Enjoy!

Onward with the silly's

So as you all know I finally purchased my new camera. I've been having loads of fun playing with it! I think the kids are getting rather tired of mommy pointing the camera at them constantly. They have been good sports though. 

 

Got to love these fun glasses!

I Owe You One!

Well again it has been ages..I've been having a severe case of writers block. Things have been remotely crazy with the move and trying to get the boys all situated. A few months later it has finally started to calm down. Our days have been pretty well typical as typical can be.

Onward to Zman, as most of you know Z suffers from PDD-NOS. It has been a real trip with him the past few months. Good days and mediocre days and not so good ones too. In all honestly I think he  is doing fantastic. We have him all squared away with a doctor now. Whom I'm really liking. He has been incredibly helpful with all of Z’s issues, he has even called him into a behavioral therapist.  He starts that  later this week. I'm looking forward to it. Anything that will help take the “edge” off for him.

He has had a undie fetish for the past month or so. He insists on changing them every time he potty’s,or he feels the need to wear multiple pairs…like 4 or 5. I know ridiculous right! LOL . Nothing really helps when he gets into his “mode” He seems to shut everything off at that point. We’ve finally gotten through to him a little bit. Just letting him know that its ok to keep his previous pair on. His bowels are finally moving again too! YAY! He has actually been doing his business on the toilet as well. That has been a big step for him.

As for Beefy, he has adjusted better than I or We thought he would. With just turning 2 new problems have arrived… yes that's right problems.  He has begun the “terrible” 2’s stage. I honestly never thought he would delve into that status quo. The fits and disobedience have been rather humorous for some reason. Maybe because it is so out of character for him to act that way. He is still fighting his molars. Only 2 to go! It has severely affected his eating this go around. Either that or the age 2 strikes again! Who knows.

Let me tell you a little about sibling rivalry… all I can say is OMG! Zman is a pusher, always has to push poor Beef to the point of crying or now sheer anger. Beefy is actually fighting back now. I'm proud of him for standing up to his big brother, but he is starting to push and hit him as well. That I’m not so fond of. Again, this all part of it, a part of mommyhood I need to get used to it  I suppose.

Happy Holidays!!

Ok Ive been playing with this website most of the day... having a total blast. So Im going to share this one.

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