377 days, Blog #129 three things I learned on December 6th

So I was just about to head upstairs and call it a night when I realized I hadn’t written my blog for today.  To keep it simple, here are the three things this Saturday taught me.

1. The difference between more or less flour when making cookies.  I have a chocolate chip recipe that I made with more frequency in years past.  I pulled it out today to make cookies for a theater event and thought I remembered that the flour amount of my scribbles was too much.  The first sheet was almost too brittle with all the butter and shortening.  Then with a little more flour, they were pretty nearly perfect.  I might have known that before, but it's still a happy discovery to figure these things out without a cookbook.

2. If you make a lot of cookies for an event, there will be small attendance.  I’m sure the reverse is true.  Well, I hope.  Maybe I should try making less so that next time we will run out with the crowds of people who show up.

3. I scream when I see a mouse more from anger than fear.  Okay, a little of it is freaking out from seeing some little dirty thing scurry across the floor.  But mostly, I’m just pissed those little buggers still plague my kitchen even after I’ve killed two of their comrades with traps and have taken the (not so brilliant) advice of the internet by putting cotton balls with peppermint oil in strategic places.  Well, I guess it’s a good time of year for the house to smell like candy canes.