Heavenly Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and Other Things

Progress….we (meaning Big Daddy and the little mouse in his pocket) finished most the improvements to our basement this past weekend….YAY….and we were gonna be all excited-like and do some school….’cuz that’s how my people roll…EXCITED! ABOUT SCHOOL!

Here are some janky iPhone pics of our new basement….wish I had some before pics to show you….because this SO does NOT look improved….but, really, it is….

You should totally note and appreciate all of the lovely, newly sheet-rocked and neutral-painted walls

And, as it turns out, we had a thunder storm that put our electricity on the blink (literally!)… and the baby slept almost 12 hours….and who am I not to do the same?!

SO, we got started a little late on our school plans, but HEY!  WE GOT STARTED!

And, as we speak, Baby is napping, Uno is schooling, and quite frankly, I have no idea what Dos is up to.

I just know that the T.V. is off and I hear some skittering and rustling in his bedroom.  If there’s no screaming or tormenting  howls or screeching Romeo, then I leave him well enough alone.

We are about to do a little watercolor painting.

He is EXCITED!  ABOUT PAINTING!

 

Last night, we had the Annual Community Church Thanksgiving Service- our church hosted which means our pastor gave a (GREAT!) sermonette- he always speaks the truth!  He’s awesome like that!- followed by a (HUGE) smattering of finger foods deluxe.

So, it’s some Methodists, Baptists, and some Full Gospels along with us of non- denominationals…….all eating and celebrating and convening together….to be honest, I really was a bit saddened that there was only a handful of folks…seems a “community” service would bring out more than 50 or so folks in a community of 800+….but, hey, I’m thrilled that I got to see the people that I did…..and to worship and come together no matter what our by-laws and creeds and what-nots say that make us different. 

Because I think that’s what life in the body of Christ really is all about- unity and love so that the world may know who we are because of Jesus’ death and resurrection….

 

And because I needed to take some finger foods…here’s a recipe I found….and y’all, my chocolate chip cookie dreams have been fulfilled….

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies ….

Oh, yes, I have been searching for a recipe like this for some time now.

SO moist!

SO soft!

SO goooood.

Try them.  Soon.

May I recommend that you use vanilla flavored pudding even though it says you can use any flavor?

Because chocolate pudding led to some brown cookies with a pink-rose tint….my pastor looked at them and said, “Well, they sure have a funny color!”

Haha!!