Sunday, September 2, 2018

Where's the line?

Yoohoo: When do we cross the line and start paying for things?

Philly: Oh it's already been crossed.

(Evidently there's a shame-app that, based on who you've already drafted, tells you how to round out your best team.)
 



Later...

Philly: I can't look at someone else's best picks... oh, I CAN!!

Chicken & rice: That's that $4.99 value!

Later...
Commish: Oh, it's a real app!

God loves us

Evidently K, with M's J, made glitter slime this afternoon.

Me, voicing an opinion that I have long held and have voiced before: I don't understand why slime is so popular.  Instead of slime, you could make chocolate chip cookies.
J: But you can share slime with people!
Me: You can share chocolate chip cookies with people!  Chocolate chip cookies are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!

Shortly thereafter...

Unkie and Uncle J were in the kitchen playing with what I thought was the glitter slime. 

Me: So, is that the glitter slime the kids made?
Uncle J: It's putty.
Unkie: Thinking putty. 
Me (do you ever experience deja vu?): I don't understand why slime is so popular.  Instead of slime, you could make chocolate chip cookies.  Chocolate chip cookies are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
M's hubs P: Do we have chocolate chip cookies?
Em: I can make shortbread!

PS: recipe 
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 c sugar
1c flour, can add up to 1/2 cup more flour if needed -- depends on moisture.

cream butter & sugar (if butter is not softened, shred it with a grater to make it usable)
add flour
work manually until it comes together

optional: can add 1/4c mini chocolate chips

bake 15min at 375F or until edges barely start to brown, then remove from oven and let sit 10min on the hot tray.
prick top surface with fork 

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Ratscrew

So we taught the nieces and their friends to play Egyptian Ratscrew.  With doubles and sandwiches; no rings.  Like that enormous gold class ring, Unkie...

friend: Stop murdering me!
Unkie: That's good life advice, actually.