Crispy Cottages and a Bonus Picture

Maybe some of you have become fed up (as I did a few years back) with the whole "Gingerbread House Project." Because, quite frankly, why would kids be any more interested in cooperating and sharing in this season of Peace and Joy than they are at any other time in the year. So, whoever thought this idea up, you are a genius. My hat's off to you.

Presenting Crispy Cottages 2010


Each person gets his or her own mini cottage to decorate. At the end, we put them on a platter and sprinkle it with coconut "snow". After a couple of days on the dining room table, I toss them out. Perfect. Here are the instructions if you're interested. Note how much our cottages do not look like the ones in the recipe. I'm also not sure what was up with the marshmallow snow creatures this year. Strange and Picasso-like.

Land O Lakes Crispy Christmas Cottages

And the Bonus Picture. We're hoping that J-Man will regain use of his knees tomorrow.

What I've Learned in the Last 24 Hours

1. My son is allergic to Oxycodone.

2. The next heavy duty pain killer of choice is Tylenol with Codeine...or T3 for those of us who just spent a couple of days talking to medical personnel.

3. One of the common side effects for Codeine is: "exaggerated sense of well-being".

4. An "exaggerated sense of well-being" + ADHD = Annoying "Happy Drunk" 7-year-old Boy.

5. This is going to be a long couple of weeks.

Snow Day

This was our first snow day ever.
I have one thing to say:
Ugh.

I am Superwoman...Watch me Bake!

Despite fighting a raging virus that clogged my head and sent my MS symptoms into overdrive, I managed to accomplish this, this week:



Unfortunately, it wasn't as much fun as usual since I was sick. But on the upside, Big K had the same bug, so I didn't have to do school with her while I was trying to bake. There's always a silver lining.