Now, what was I saying? Oh yes, my quest for total
This is a big relief. Mostly because I enjoy the quiet, but also because nobody likes it when Caroline is bored. She makes sure of that. My helpful suggestions to clean her room or read a book are usually met with ugly looks which amuses me but makes Caroline a little testy.
So my problem is solved. For the low low price of $98 (TOTALLY worth it, by the way) Caroline will be enjoying another week at camp. This week is all about travel; next week is a pirate theme. Aaaargh!
In other news, I had a baking disaster this evening. My chocolate chip pound cake was doomed from the start, so I'm not surprised it fell apart upon removal from the pan. Somedays things just don't work as well as you'd like. The streusel sunk beneath the surface and the outside got too brown. I was only trying to use up some extra buttermilk and in the process mutiltated a harmless loaf of pound cake. On the flip side, I made some outrageous butterscotch cashew bars that I'm pretty sure I'd marry if it were deemed socially acceptable to wed a baked good. I'm not kidding; they're THAT good. Sweet and salty with a caramel-ly shortbread crust.
I have some pretty strong feelings regarding nuts in baked goods, meaning, for the love of all that is holy and pure, please do not defile baked goods by putting nuts in brownies. Or cookies. Or banana bread. Contrary to my previous statement, these sweet bars, loaded with salty cashews are awesome. And totally not defiled by the presence of nuts. In fact, they probably wouldn't be any good without the cashews. I'm a big fan of the sweet/salty combo.
I'm some what annoyed with myself for my pound cake snafu, but on the bright side, I did make some successful butterscotch bars. I wanted to leave Craig's work peeps with a memorable dish because they won't be receiving any tasty treats for the next two weeks. Craig will be on leave for a few weeks, taking a trip to see his mom and then we're headed to Hershey, PA after that for some chocolate themed vacation fun.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be able to find some Hershey's Cinnamon baking chips when we're in Hershey. I love those things, especially in oatmeal cookies, but cannot find them anywhere around here. I bought them quite regularly when we lived in Arizona, but since then, I've had no luck.
And so this concludes my post of absolute random nonsense. Hey, at least it occupied me for half of the Obamacare press conference. I'm a self described political junkie, but I think I've heard all I can stomach for now.
Or maybe my stomach is churning because I ate so many bites of the butterscotch cashew bars as I cut them up.
Nah, it's the press conference.
If you must know, I just screamed at the television, uttered a few bad words and then hit the off button with some authority. I figured that would be better than throwing my shoes (ha, I just typed throwing up) at the tv.
Flip flops don't do much damage, but I'd hate for the neighbor girls to see me having a hissy fit.
I'm way too mature for that!
2 comments:
Hello! Thank you for delurking :) So glad to hear that you enjoy attack! It is just the best! Step is much more of a love it or hate it class and I can understand both sides ;)
Glad you're getting some peace and quiet over there!! $98 for a week at camp seems very reasonable! Glad the little on is enjoying it.
Butterscotch bars sound super delicious!! Have you tried Walmart for the cinnamon chips? Thats where I found mine.
Hi Erica,
Thanks for your comment.
I loved Attack immediately and look forward to it every week. They launched the new release on Wednedsay night, but it's hard for me to get to the gym at night. You're right, Body Step is a love or hate thing. It's a great workout, but I find it way too repititious.
A year ago we moved from Augusta, Ga to Northern Virginia and left behind my favorite step class AND Super Walmart. For three years I was addicted to "tapless" step with advanced choreography. But I enjoy all the other Les Mills classes, so I'll just have to live without my beloved step.
We just have a regular Wal Mart here, so no luck finding the cinnamon chips there. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway.
Yikes, this is long, as I'm quite long winded.
Thanks again for stopping by!
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