1. This past Sunday we went to our annual brunch with my family. We take a picture in the same spot every year. The only thing that ever really changes with these pictures is the kids grow and more babies enter into the family, lol! Left to Right- Josh, Me, Christian, Dustin (my brother) and his wife Kayla, Destiny and Serenity. My Dad and Mom with Eden and Grace. Grandma Betty, Krista, my brother Byron and their daughter Lacey! Pretty good-looking family!
2. Downton Abbey Season 4-Episode 5: Good for Daisy to overcome the sheer shock and misery of Alfred’s exit. It takes a strong woman to still say,” Good luck” after he hands you your heart on a platter. I love the Jazz scene, but Rose is headed for hot water with Mr. Ross, so she better be careful. I love how Lady Grantham (Cora) helped Anna and Bates out at the hotel for dinner. I sure hope she and Mary get to the bottom of what happened with Anna. And Edith! Gasp! (Not). Lady Rosamund gave her little lecture a bit to soon I think. I feel bad for Edith, she always gets the short end of the stick, but this time it was of her own making. Favorite scene of the night was the one in the nursery. It was so so touching to see all of them reminisce about their lost loves. Am I the only one who wouldn’t mind seeing Tom and Mary try and make a go of it in the future. They seem awfully fond of each other and he respects her and also understands her.
3. I’m so sad about the news of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It’s a tragic loss to the acting community as he was so talented and what a sad loss for his 3 young kids. Addiction is such a terrible thing. It ruins lives.
4. I had two {New} recipes flop on me this week. And then last night, I made cookies and they baked flat and I have no idea how that happened! It has never happened to me before! I hope this cooking streak doesn’t continue.
5. This weekend we watched with the kids, Akeela the Bee and The Rescuers Down Under. The kids hadn’t seen either one and they were both excellent family movies! I think Grace is scared we’re going to enter her into a Spelling Bee now.
6. Christian was pretty excited about the Broncos one and only touchdown!
7. For Valentine’s Day, do you usually go out for dinner or cook at home? I usually cook a nice dinner for all of us at home.
8. I’m still getting over a cold. It’s a very mild cold, but it’s not one I want to have while I work out at the gym. So I’m stuck working out from home until my lungs can bear the equipment.
9. It’s snowing right now and I’m so excited! My kids are just hoping it snows enough to cover the ground.
10. Christian is cruising all over the place and moving all of my decorative around. Blah!
EricaKrochmalny
Tuesday 4th of February 2014
I heard if you refrigerate cookie dough overnight it helps them stay puffy and soft after baking. Have you tried that?
Chels/Catz in the Kitchen
Wednesday 5th of February 2014
I do chill the dough on some recipes, but these were just Toll House cookies which I've made a hundred times and they've never been so flat. Annoying because I didn't do anything different. They are still delicious, but I guess I should of just gone with my gut and ate the dough instead, lol!