Baking Sugar Cookies Part 1

Well fellow bloggers and blog followers, I attempted to make sugar cookie dough this evening.  I failed!  lol.

Last week mom gave me the ingredient list & instructions on how to make Grandma Odom's sugar cookies.  I haven't been in the mood to bake but this evening I thought I'd knock out the cookie dough (because it refriderates over night) and then bake the cookies tomorrow.  This is what followed...

I got out all the ingredients and pre heated the oven.  After mixing a few ingredients I reminded myself that I didn't need to pre-heat the oven b/c I wouldn't be baking them tonight.  Turned the oven off.  Mom bought me a brandnew mixer for Christmas...it came early b/c I wanted to bake so bad.  I've never had my own mixer so being the responsible girl I like to pretend I am I read the the Mixer pamplet.  After the 3rd page I got bored, stuck the beaters in and went to town.  I soon realized that maybe the bowl I was using was too small but I didn't need the mixer anymore so I kept using the bowl.  The very last ingredient...the flour.  OMG, I made the biggest mess!  I opened the flour and POOF!  lol.  I added 2 cups of flour to my sad looking cookie dough and realized I would for sure have to switch bowls.  So I switched the cookie dough to a new bowl that in reality is only about an inch wider and an inch shallower!!!  3rd and 4th cup of flour goes in.  And the mess gets bigger!  The dough is crumbly!  lol.

So in a full on panic I call mom.  She let's me know that sweetened condensed milk is NOT the same as canned milk.  I bought the 1st of the 2....mistake # 9 million!  lol.  So I improvised (well I just took Mom's wise advice) and added a few teaspoons of whole milk.  YAY the dough started looking more like dough!  So in the fridge it went.

I will keep you posted on part 2....baking home made cookies w/o burning the apartment complex down. 

I have the most AMAZING NEWS!!!

I have the most amazing family in the world!  Well, maybe that's not news b/c you already knew that but I just wanted to reiterate it!!!

Thanks for being supportive and there for me!  I love you all!  And all my best friends that have been helping me out!

I hope things work out for the best!

Love!

It also wouldn't be December without...

Heartbreak, anger, loneliness, and hate.  LOL-Tis the season! 

I cannot wait for 2010 to start!  Maybe I will learn to be happy alone again!...for the millionth time!  Because that would be great.

It Wouldn't Be December Without....

A head cold!  lol.  Yep, last Thursday I got all stuffy and Friday morning woke up with a full blown head cold!  Ugh.  But I have to expect it...I mean it's only normal for me to get a cold at least 3 times during the Holiday Season!  ;)  Poor Shawn is suffering with a cold as well...he blames me.  lol

It also wouldn't be December without me gaining at least 15 pounds!  Oh my...the junk food I have ate in the past week is outta control!  But being sick and all I can't taste much so I've been sticking to water, soup, and anything else that you can liquify! 

I will try to post pics of my whimpy tree soon!  :) 

LOVE & MISS YOU ALL

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