Today she decided to make cookies. She asked permission, I said yes and told her which recipe to use and then she went to work without another question. She worked diligently for about an hour and in the meantime I ran to Macey's to grab a chicken dinner for a sick family (because I forgot to fix the casserole). When I got back, the cookies had just gone into the oven. I looked into the mixing bowl to get a little snitch of the dough and immediately recognized there might be a problem. I ate some of the dough-batter anyway and somehow found myself smeared with Crisco. Approximately 8 minutes and several hand washings later, I helped her pull the pans out of the oven.
Discouragement. Frustration. And the realization that the recipe said "2 1/4 c. flour" not "1/4 c. flour."
Her little brother loved them.
I'm still working on the Crisco Abatement Plan.
18 comments:
Oops! You can never go wrong with chocolate, however.
I think her little brother, and his little telltale fingers had the right idea!
I agree with CW, just scrape off the chocolate and eat it and start over!
love the pics.
She definitely has your scowl.
i love that she's only eight and already does cool stuff. i'm trying to remember what i did when i was eight...hmmmm...i think i just watched tv.
So funny and so sad at the same time.
(Awesome job with the braids! Right on Mom!)
thank you, cjane. We just took them out today. and we have all been choking down laughs--hopefully she'll find it funny soon.
yes, julie, she has a divine scowl. In fact, I think she has perfected the scowl and taken it to a new level. I had to use much coersion to get her to let me take the pics. She was ticked off about the whole situation (after the tears).
That scowl is AWESOME.
And I have had many, many a mishap in the kitchen. Tell her that you can't get to be a really good cook until you've had a few very bad kitchen disasters. Amen.
I don't see anything wrong with the cookies. Flour is the boreing ingrediant anyway. Tastes terrible. Never a fan of flour myself.
That is OUTSTANDING!! I was in the library at school when I read this, so naturally I tried to laugh quietly. I shot snot all over the desk, and part of my laptop in the process. I think I have a new desktop picture!!
zucar and lews, I'll pass on your consoling words. I think we'll try again with a new batch and a bit more supervision tomorrow.
Happy to have provided a good snotter, dally. Enjoy the desktop--and your smeary screen. It's a beauty of a pic, if I do say so myself!
'Atta girl!
You're such a great mom.
greater since school started today!
You can tell her that your 35yr old friend can't even make cookies as good as THAT batch - I SUCK.
When're we going to THE exchange? I have my part ready.
Lorien...just tell her to take them across the street to Sister Dalebout. She'll pretend to like them.
Cookies, schmookies. Isnt' it all just carbs, fat and protein anyway. I would have eaten them and I wouldn't have had to pretend I liked them.
Darling photos. Darling girl.
And, hey! That is the coolest blog heading. Guy is such a great guy.
Let's hide in the bushes sometime and whistle at middle aged women. Or if you want we could just whistle at each other from time to time and pretend that we didn't know who did it.
That is the best thing I have EVER SEEN. Poor kid...and I LOVE the scowl.
The braids are great. Did you leave them in all summer? Will you do Nori's when I come and visit? :-) I did Lauren's for about a week and she LOVES it when we take them out because then she has "curly" hair. I try and tell her that she already has curly hair....oh well.
Great story.
Bless her heart! Maybe she made a great memory instead of great cookies. You'll both laugh over this years from now.
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