With two very active children and a husband, it is no wonder Elly hasn’t had time to make cookies. A fun thing to do, however, would be to “take ten” and get the ingredients for cookies (and an easy recipe,) and have some fun with the kids. Dinner can wait, children can’t… ;)
If you can stand a bit of a mess with flour this would be an good time to have Lizzie and Friends do the sifting of the dry ingredients for Tollhouse cookies. A bit too many of “not your own kids” to have them do the real mixing of everything in bowl with a spoon, but they all could take turns running the sifter.
That’s a cute way of saying it.When my kids have friends over, I used to make cookies, but no one ate them (except for me). They seemed to prefer the salty, savory snacks like Goldfish, crackers and popcorn.
Wonder if Elly would introduce those kids to Murphy’s Oil Soap, whereupon the kids would then be shown how to use it on the wall to clean up their grimy paw prints!
-I think the suggestion is that time away has given Elly enough of a breather that she doesn’t feel as overwhelmed by the multiple and constant repeat tasks required to take care of housework, kids, and husband. It’s perhaps easier to deal with muddy handprints on walls when you’ve been outside those walls for awhile….
Christopher & Richard’s mom used to make everything herself. Baked her own bread, squeezed her own orange juice, made her own baby food. All with organic, no-preservative ingredients. Eventually with two boys she couldn’t maintain it. And then got a guilt complex when her daughter was born with six fingers on each hand because OBVIOUSLY if she stayed on her organic, preservative free diet it wouldn’t have happened.
ORMouseworks about 10 years ago
With two very active children and a husband, it is no wonder Elly hasn’t had time to make cookies. A fun thing to do, however, would be to “take ten” and get the ingredients for cookies (and an easy recipe,) and have some fun with the kids. Dinner can wait, children can’t… ;)
KenTheCoffinDweller about 10 years ago
If you can stand a bit of a mess with flour this would be an good time to have Lizzie and Friends do the sifting of the dry ingredients for Tollhouse cookies. A bit too many of “not your own kids” to have them do the real mixing of everything in bowl with a spoon, but they all could take turns running the sifter.
westny77 about 10 years ago
Keep calm Ellie and don’t fly off the handle.
lightenup Premium Member about 10 years ago
That’s a cute way of saying it.When my kids have friends over, I used to make cookies, but no one ate them (except for me). They seemed to prefer the salty, savory snacks like Goldfish, crackers and popcorn.
USN1977 about 10 years ago
Wonder if Elly would introduce those kids to Murphy’s Oil Soap, whereupon the kids would then be shown how to use it on the wall to clean up their grimy paw prints!
Argy.Bargy2 about 10 years ago
-I think the suggestion is that time away has given Elly enough of a breather that she doesn’t feel as overwhelmed by the multiple and constant repeat tasks required to take care of housework, kids, and husband. It’s perhaps easier to deal with muddy handprints on walls when you’ve been outside those walls for awhile….
coffeeturtle about 10 years ago
ingredients of home bought cookies are probably a lot different and plentiful than home baked cookies.
QuietStorm27 about 10 years ago
She hasn’t had time, she’s been busy taking care of her family and the household.
Asharah about 10 years ago
Christopher & Richard’s mom used to make everything herself. Baked her own bread, squeezed her own orange juice, made her own baby food. All with organic, no-preservative ingredients. Eventually with two boys she couldn’t maintain it. And then got a guilt complex when her daughter was born with six fingers on each hand because OBVIOUSLY if she stayed on her organic, preservative free diet it wouldn’t have happened.