Daughter Gives Mom A Break From Writing
Posted: January 30, 2013
Amish Cook
Hi, I am Susan, Lovina’s daughter; I decided to write for Mom this week.
My 17th birthday is Jan. 24, so my treat to Mom is to write the column for her.
I made monster cookies yesterday. I made them to treat everyone for my birthday.
I am here at my babysitting job. I brought some cookies for them, too. The children really like the cookies. I think monster cookies are a treat for the children, especially since they have M&M’s in them. Today, I have only the twins here. They are two years old; the girl’s name is McKenzie and the boy’s name is Cole. On Mondays and Fridays, I also have their four-year-old brother, Hunter.
He makes me laugh. When nap time comes, he can really talk, thinking I will forget about his nap. They keep me busy, but are a joy to be around. They are all very cute. McKenzie and Cole are coloring in their books while I am writing. They think I am coloring, too, because, when they saw me begin writing, they asked to color.
It has been a very cold week so far. I don’t drive the ponies when it is this cold. I have two more ponies here to train. Sunny belongs to my boyfriend Mose’s sister’s family. They want me to train her for their little boys. He is a miniature pony and is doing well with the training so far. The other pony is named Roxy and she is mine now. Mose’s Dad gave her to me. She did have some training before, but is still really rowdy. I need to keep working with her, but she makes me laugh at how stubborn she can get.
Now, it is Friday morning; I had a very nice birthday yesterday. Dad and Mom went to the funeral of Dad’s cousin’s wife. She lost her battle with cancer.
I stayed home and folded laundry, washed dishes and cleaned up the house. Around 2:30, Mose came to take me to town. He had me pick out what I wanted for my birthday. I picked out a nice office chair, which I will have in my bedroom by my desk. I will use it a lot. I also picked out an “around the house toolkit.” Now, I’ll have my own set of small tools if I need to fix or hang something.
Mose bought me an ice cream cake and brought pizza home for the whole family for supper. Mom and Dad had returned from the funeral by then. It was a treat for everyone.
Since we didn’t have to make supper, we had time to finish the 750-piece puzzle, which we started on Sunday afternoon. It is oval shaped and has deer on it. We got the puzzle from a reader last Christmas. It was fun to put it together. Mom wants to do it together because my brothers want it hung in their bedroom.
Mose has two new nieces that were born five days apart. Last Friday evening, I went with Mose and his family to meet his sister Polly’s new baby girl, named Delilah Louise. She is so sweet.
Tonight, I am planning to go with Mose to see his sister Hannah’s baby girl, named Alissa Fern. Mose has 21 nieces and nephews, six brothers and six sisters.
Here is the recipe I used to make the monster cookies:
Monster Cookies
2 sticks butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon corn syrup (clear)
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cup peanut butter
4 ½ cups oatmeal
2 cups chocolate chips
2 cups M&M’s plain
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugars (white and brown). Add eggs, one at a time, vanilla, corn syrup, baking soda and peanut butter. Mix until smooth. Add oatmeal, then mix well, scraping the side of the bowl. Add chocolate chips, mix, then add M&Ms and mix. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes.
Edges should be golden brown. Let cool on cookie sheets about 3 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
Makes 4 ½ dozen or more.
My 17th birthday is Jan. 24, so my treat to Mom is to write the column for her.
I made monster cookies yesterday. I made them to treat everyone for my birthday.
I am here at my babysitting job. I brought some cookies for them, too. The children really like the cookies. I think monster cookies are a treat for the children, especially since they have M&M’s in them. Today, I have only the twins here. They are two years old; the girl’s name is McKenzie and the boy’s name is Cole. On Mondays and Fridays, I also have their four-year-old brother, Hunter.
He makes me laugh. When nap time comes, he can really talk, thinking I will forget about his nap. They keep me busy, but are a joy to be around. They are all very cute. McKenzie and Cole are coloring in their books while I am writing. They think I am coloring, too, because, when they saw me begin writing, they asked to color.
It has been a very cold week so far. I don’t drive the ponies when it is this cold. I have two more ponies here to train. Sunny belongs to my boyfriend Mose’s sister’s family. They want me to train her for their little boys. He is a miniature pony and is doing well with the training so far. The other pony is named Roxy and she is mine now. Mose’s Dad gave her to me. She did have some training before, but is still really rowdy. I need to keep working with her, but she makes me laugh at how stubborn she can get.
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Now, it is Friday morning; I had a very nice birthday yesterday. Dad and Mom went to the funeral of Dad’s cousin’s wife. She lost her battle with cancer.
I stayed home and folded laundry, washed dishes and cleaned up the house. Around 2:30, Mose came to take me to town. He had me pick out what I wanted for my birthday. I picked out a nice office chair, which I will have in my bedroom by my desk. I will use it a lot. I also picked out an “around the house toolkit.” Now, I’ll have my own set of small tools if I need to fix or hang something.
Mose bought me an ice cream cake and brought pizza home for the whole family for supper. Mom and Dad had returned from the funeral by then. It was a treat for everyone.
Since we didn’t have to make supper, we had time to finish the 750-piece puzzle, which we started on Sunday afternoon. It is oval shaped and has deer on it. We got the puzzle from a reader last Christmas. It was fun to put it together. Mom wants to do it together because my brothers want it hung in their bedroom.
Mose has two new nieces that were born five days apart. Last Friday evening, I went with Mose and his family to meet his sister Polly’s new baby girl, named Delilah Louise. She is so sweet.
Tonight, I am planning to go with Mose to see his sister Hannah’s baby girl, named Alissa Fern. Mose has 21 nieces and nephews, six brothers and six sisters.
Here is the recipe I used to make the monster cookies:
Monster Cookies
2 sticks butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon corn syrup (clear)
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cup peanut butter
4 ½ cups oatmeal
2 cups chocolate chips
2 cups M&M’s plain
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugars (white and brown). Add eggs, one at a time, vanilla, corn syrup, baking soda and peanut butter. Mix until smooth. Add oatmeal, then mix well, scraping the side of the bowl. Add chocolate chips, mix, then add M&Ms and mix. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes.
Edges should be golden brown. Let cool on cookie sheets about 3 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
Makes 4 ½ dozen or more.
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