As you wisssssssshhhhhhhh . . .

Mary Rachel is on track break and watched "The Princess Bride" for the first time. I have seen that movie a dozen or more times and still, it's the bomb. She loved it too. In fact, she was so taken with it that she constructed a "ship" that seems to be an homage to Westley and Buttercup. It includes a map, a thermometer, and a declaration of "I love Weslee". Of course, who exactly loves "Weslee" is a bit ambiguous . . .




And while I'm on the subject of little Miss M., I have to tell you how helpful she was today. I was busy cleaning the front part of the house today and she asked if she could make cookies with me. I told her, very mom-ishly, "We're not making any more messes until the old ones are cleaned up." Well she took that literally and she was a cleaning tornado. She moved all the dining chairs swept under the table, moved the chairs back, put all the toys away, vacuumed the living room, and cleaned the bathroom mirrors and sink. I couldn't believe how helpful she was. Usually when I ask her to put one thing away I'm still looking at it an hour later. I guess it's good to have that proverbial carrot (or cookie) out in front.

So we made some chocolate rounds from an adorable book from Aunt Brooklyn called "Fairy Cooking." They were very easy to make. But I must say that those fairies must have strange taste buds because they (the cookies) were a bit lacking in the delicious department. However, the lead baker was enamoured with her creations, which is the way it should be.