Hahaha...hic ...Sisters!

This pic was taken not too long ago. 

It was mine.  Suzanne gave it to me.

BUT, my sister Marcy (see below in purple) want it.

She's older...MUCH older.

Okaaay, not that much older, but STILL older.

She wanted it. 

She got it.

 

Love my sisters!

I Need A Lift

I have been in the dumps all day.  These are the things I have done to dig out:

1.  11.75 run - I'm not incredibly fast but I was doing a steady 8:20 mile.
2.  Cleaned under one side of the TV cabinet.  I wanted to do the other side but the one side wasn't helping so I gave up. 
3.  Shopping at Marshalls - Actually I was just looking.  I like Marshalls, it cracks me up what you can find there.  Once in a great while I get lucky and find something I am actually looking for but most of the time not.
4.  Shopping at Trader Joe's - I did buy a few things.  Nothing I needed but who needs anything from Trader Joe's really?
5.  Long brisk walk - It was too hot today.  It hit 90', on March 14th, really.  I wanted it to be cool but no chance.
6.  Made White Bean and Ham Soup - I REALLY wanted it to be winter-esque today.  Just a little chill in the air would be fine.  But no.  The soup was really good but eating it bare foot and in a t-shirt just wasn't the same.
7.  Watched The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty - I like this movie.  It reminds me that I can be more, do more and not get pigeon-holed into something that someone else thinks I am.

Still not out of the dumps but I know I have family and friends that love me and I will be fine.  Just fine.

Maple Maple Can It Be Fall Again?

It was 76' here yesterday.  I wanted it to be cool, dare I say even cold?  I did.  I wanted it to be fall again.  We have had so little rain and such beautiful sunshine that it just hasn't seemed like winter at all.  I don't want to go through another winter really but I want it to be fall again. 

I decided I would make it smell like fall even if I couldn't have fall.  I made Maple cookies with Maple glaze.  Maple Maple.  So good.  I used turbinado raw sugar cane which is really like brown sugar (think bigger crystals) so the cookies had the nice mix of crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside.  They may ALL already be gone.  Yup.

Maple I'm-Falling-For-U Maple Cookies 

3/4 cup butter softened
1/2 cup turbinado raw cane sugar (Trader Joe's)
2 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp   maple flavoring
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp   baking soda
1/2 tsp   salt

    For Glaze:

2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tsp   maple flavoring
2 - 4 Tbl   milk

Instructions - Heat oven to 375'

Cream together the butter, sugar, and eggs.  Add  maple syrup and blend.  In another bowl combine flour, soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until well combined. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet,  Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

 

For Glaze:  Combine all ingredients.  Glaze should be thick like frosting but it will firm up while air drying.