making cookies

Big sister likes to bake and attempts to let the little brothers watch. Usually ends up with more dough being ate than actual cookies made!

Here is the recipe for No Bake Cookies:

2 C. sugar
1/2 c. margaring
1/2 c. milk
3 c. quick-cooking oatmeal
3T. peanut butter
6T. cocoa
1tsp. vanilla

In large mixing bowl combine oatmeal, peanut butter and cocoa. Set aside. Bring sugar, margarine and milk to a rolling boil. Boil 1 minute, no longer. Pour over dry ingredients; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool. Enjoy!!

Playdough

Play dough is always so fun! It is good for fine motor skills for the little ones and great for creativity for all of them! I do find that with boys, if not watched carefully, pieces of flying playdough will arrive in other rooms of the house! Usuall aiming at a moving target!
Here is a great recipe we use to make our own Playdough:

2 Cups flour
2 Cups salt
2T. cream of tarter
4T. oil
2 Cups water
food coloring

*Cook until mixture leaves side of pan. Dump into heavy plastic Ziploc bad. Knead. (Let children do this part, they love it!)

A nice slow day

Not many things going on today. Well, if you consider 7 boys, 3 girls , a cat, a dog and 5 hamsters, not much! Dad was also home to enjoy a day with all of us. The extra eyes and ears and a living jungle gym around for the boys to climb on, gives us a change of normal weekday activities. IOWA Hawks did win so the moral for the day was a nice pleasant one since dad is a Hawk fan. A couple days of off school for the older ones is welcomed also! I had time to catch up on checking assignments and began to make the plans for next week. I do enjoy weekends. Not really less for me to do, just a change of pace mentally. (Joe did let me sleep in an extra hour, which I am not accustomed to doing!) Little Andru had a rough night. I really don't like sleeping in because it seems like the day goes so fast! Well, it did! I cannot believe it is bedtime for the little ones already! I hope whomever reads this is doing well and like our family heard at bible-time this morning, that you have found something today that you are grateful for that God has done for you!