We woke up to a blustery cold ice storm! We new it was coming, but was hoping for snow instead of sleet, still the icy sleet didn't keep my four kids from bundling up like the Pillsbury Dough Boy and braving the chill.
Their friends came over and they all took turns sliding down our driveway on sleds. I heard Chris (12) gripe to his friend, "the bad thing about homeschooling is that we don't get a school day."
I became the best mom of the neighborhood when I served them all hot chocolate that was creamy (made with milk) and didn't scald their tongues! One of the neighborhood kids said it was the best hot chocolate ever. Thanks to last years Swiss Miss hot chocolate.When their lips were blue, their noses red and finger tips numb they came in for lunch and a science lesson. We learned the difference between sleet, snow and hail! Do you know the difference? It's quite fascinating, really!
Then the little kids watched Frosty the Snowman for the second time and I baked Molasses cookies while the big kids did their math. I've never baked Molasses cookies, but had left over Molasses from our Boston unit and thought that cookies was probably the best use for the Molasses.
Later in the afternoon, the boys went outside and it started to snow instead of sleet! They played football with the neighbor kids. Here are some pics. (Will post later...Blogger's not cooperating)
I finished up my cookie baking and absentmindedly left the step stool pushed up to the counter where my pup couldn't resist snatching a cookie or two. Don't worry, I'll be feeding the possibly licked cookies to my family and not neighbors and friends! Hey, the kids like to kiss the dog on the lips, surely they won't mind eating slobbery cookies!
Such a lazy but productive day and there's still more weather reading to do. But the kids are still running through the snow and the house is so quiet. No need to disturb the order of the universe!
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We had a bit of a heat wave here. It hit 38* today. It sounds like your kids had a great time and learned a lot in the process. I think that is what homeschooling is all about - enjoying the learning process.
I have had trouble with blogger today but will get more done tomorrow!
Blessings!
Excellent day! We LOVE molasses here - not only is it good in molasses cookies, but you need it to make a nice hot pan of gingerbread. (I made gingerbread muffins this morning!) My kids like hot molasses milk, too.
I’m a little bit worried about part of this post. You’re going the give the kids the cookies that the dog slobbered on? Aren’t you concerned about this? Isn’t there a risk or danger to your kids? Are you not concerned about their health?
Honestly, this really worries me. If the dog only slobbered on the cookies, this could be serious. Can you confirm that the dog actually ate one or two cookies? If the dog wouldn’t eat the cookies, there may be something wrong with them and you should not give them to anybody; however, if the dog ate some of the cookies, and survived, the slobber cookies are fine. In fact, when you give them to your kids, you can proudly claim they have been taste tested and are approved for consumption!
serf ‘rett
Sounds fun! I love to make hot chocolate mix with milk, too. Yum. I may have to have some now, even though we don't know it's winter in CT yet.
Serf'rett,
Don't worry! The dog didn't really slobber on the cookies! I was just trying to add a bit of humor and drama to the post. (In fact our little 10 lb. King Charles Cavalier never slobbers.)He just swiped a couple o f cookies, retreted to the floor to eat, and would have gone back for more if I did't catch him!
I'm the freakish one about doggy germs, really! If food touches the floor it immediately goes in the trash. The cookies looked totally fine, undisturbed and untouched!
Thanks for your concern!
We had a blustery storm here in Dallas, too. The snow almost covered the fallen leaves on the ground. Almost, but not quite.
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