Simplicity is beginning to mean back to basics. Simplicity this week meant homemade chocolate chip cookies on a surprise snow day.
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| Sweet helpers in the kitchen |
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| Everyone is willing to help EAT the cookies! |
When the kids were younger and I stayed home full time, we baked a lot. Back then we didn't eat a ton of sweets except for what I baked in my own kitchen. Today, with everyone running hither and yon and kids making choices at school for lunch that include cookies and sugary snacks every day, we just don't have time nor caloric back space to fill with sweets at home. On Wednesday, though, when I came home from work and most of the kids were out playing in the snow, I decided to grab cookie ingredients from the cabinet and throw together a batch of goodness like I did when the kids were smaller and times just seem to have been simpler.
It may sound small, but this act was a simple one of love, of tugging out memories that are fading so quickly from the brain spaces. I am so grateful that this week we were able to slow down on a snowy day to enjoy an afternoon at home at a slow enough pace that we could enjoy the sights, smells, and tastes of this childhood treasure: warm chocolate chip cookies dunked in a glass of creamy cold milk.
Yum - oh.
