Frannie Girl is heading off with her hubby for a few hours of relaxation.

Become a mom (read all 3 entries…)
Mommy details 3 years ago

This is one of those goals that’s under “whenever it happens it happens” so I’m not rushing anything…just enjoying the wait and collecting ideas for when the time comes.
I was baking cookies last night to bring in to the office and I stumbled across the recipe for animal crackers/cookies. You know…the ones in the little box that looks like a train car.They were so easy….and tasted soooooo GOOD!! My husband loved them. I made about 5 dozen regular sized cookies with the dough last night and will make more this weekend with the mini cookie cutters. I had 4 of them already so they are the right size to make animal crackers.Although I don’t have any animal shapes just Christmas shapes.
I suddenly had visions of making them all the time for my own kids. Spending hours tediously cutting out and baking little toddler-hand sized animal cookies and sending them out toplay with a little baggie full to share with friends or siblings and loving every minute of it.
Gave me one of those “warm fuzzy” moments….....
oh Lord….I’m going to be one of those obnoxiously sweet PTA moms aren’t I? good Lord when did that happen?!

Dec 16, 2005, 12:49PM PST | 9 cheers


Comments:

Maggie the cat is starvin' like Marvin'.

aw, cute...

i bet you’d be an excellent mom. :o)

Dec 16, 2005, 12:53PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Frannie Girl is heading off with her hubby for a few hours of relaxation.

I hope so...

I put it off long enough….I THINK I’m finally ready.

Dec 16, 2005, 01:20PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Maggie the cat is starvin' like Marvin'.

that's

so great…good for you for waiting.

Dec 16, 2005, 01:21PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Frannie Girl is heading off with her hubby for a few hours of relaxation.

I remember

my dad telling me when I was a teenager that he thought it would be wise to wait at least 5 years after you get married to have kids. He said it was so that you have time to really bond with your spouse and do the things that you can’t easily do once kids are in the picture. So there are no regrets, no resentment and no early marriage debt to potentially tear a marriage apart.
That was probably one of the best pieces of advice my dad ever gave me.
There have been plenty of times I have NOT wanted to wait and got all hormonal…but for the past two years the advice my dad gave me has FINALLY taken root.

Dec 16, 2005, 01:54PM PST | Respond to this

Jewels is an enticing source of wonder, inspiration and antioxidants.

Alrighty then...

you can’t go and leave an entry like that without sharing the COOKIE RECIPE!!

fer pete’s sake.

;oD

Dec 16, 2005, 08:17PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Frannie Girl is heading off with her hubby for a few hours of relaxation.

ROFL!!

Sorry, didn’t think of it….
here you go:
2/3 c softened unsalted butter or margarine
1 c sugar
1tsp pure vanilla extract
1tsp pure orange extract
2 large eggs
3 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease cookie sheets. Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.Stir in the extracts and eggs and mix and mix till well blended. Slowly stir in flour,baking powder and salt. Add milk.

Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface until no more than 1/4 inch thick.Cut with small cookie or pie crust cutters and place on cookie sheets. Bake for about 6 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Let cool then store in an airtight container.

Have fun!!! Let me know how you like them. :)

Dec 17, 2005, 12:21PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Jewels is an enticing source of wonder, inspiration and antioxidants.

Fabulous!

We’re making cookies this year. I plan on getting my family nice and fat. They’ll love me for it. Well, they’ll love me for these cookies anyway.

Thanks muchly!!

Dec 17, 2005, 02:11PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Frannie Girl is heading off with her hubby for a few hours of relaxation.

LOL :D

g;ad i could help. I’m on a search myself to find circus animal cookie cutters so they can look even more like animal crackers.

Dec 18, 2005, 06:13AM PST | Respond to this

MMiller0601 is slowly getting her life back in order (maybe!)...

Parenthood

Cheers! You are going to be one of those Moms. You’ll be great…I’ve got a 1-year old and while it does have its moments, when he grins at me or giggles at me, I’m telling you – life doesn’t get any better than that. I don’t think there is any better reward than my son’s grin or giggle. (Apparently I am quite the source of amusement!) Enjoy – I know I am trying to cherish every moment (they change SO VERY FAST!)

Aug 05, 2006, 09:17PM PDT | Respond to this


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