I love me all things pumpkin... Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin coffee creamer, pumpkin ice cream, seriously.. you name it. You can bet when I heard the words "pumpkin chocolate chip cookies" I was all over that. I make these on a regular basis (husband loves this, my big butt doesn't.). They truly are heavenly and very filling, very soft- cake like.. Here is the recipe!
Ingredients:
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
2. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
3. Add vanilla and chocolate chips.
4. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Ten On Tuesday
Let me just start this off by saying.... I am SO beyond ready for summer. Granted, we are not snowed in like most of the East coast is, but we have snow which means no going to the park to burn energy, and it takes twice the time to get bundled up and out the door... Come on, spring....
This week's ten are all about the letter D, as in Delta.
1. Dishwasher. I may hate unloading it (in fact, it's calling my name right now) but I really hate washing dishes!
2. Drive Thru Starbucks. Now, I haven't always felt this way.. I used to work at one and saw some pretty lazy people come through. Now I get it! You try lugging a kid in and out of Starbucks in a timely fashion.
3. Dinner. We grew up eating dinner together as a family every night and now I look forward to it with my boys every night. Not necessarily the cooking part, mostly the eating!
4. Dog. Not because she sheds worse than my own head, but she does a nice job of cleaning up the floor around C after said dinner.
5. Dessert! Enough said.
6. DVD player. Since the one in my car is out of commission for the time being, I will go with the one that is currently playing Up just so I can write this post.. it has been a long winter!
7.Dads. Mine is pretty cool.
8. Dark wash jeans. Dresses things up a little (Don't laugh!).
9. Diapers, not!!! I am so tired of buying diapers.. But I guess I am thankful for them, because without them my life may be a mess.
10. Direct Deposit. I love the 1st and 15th of every month. :)
This week's ten are all about the letter D, as in Delta.
1. Dishwasher. I may hate unloading it (in fact, it's calling my name right now) but I really hate washing dishes!
2. Drive Thru Starbucks. Now, I haven't always felt this way.. I used to work at one and saw some pretty lazy people come through. Now I get it! You try lugging a kid in and out of Starbucks in a timely fashion.
3. Dinner. We grew up eating dinner together as a family every night and now I look forward to it with my boys every night. Not necessarily the cooking part, mostly the eating!
4. Dog. Not because she sheds worse than my own head, but she does a nice job of cleaning up the floor around C after said dinner.
5. Dessert! Enough said.
6. DVD player. Since the one in my car is out of commission for the time being, I will go with the one that is currently playing Up just so I can write this post.. it has been a long winter!
7.Dads. Mine is pretty cool.
8. Dark wash jeans. Dresses things up a little (Don't laugh!).
9. Diapers, not!!! I am so tired of buying diapers.. But I guess I am thankful for them, because without them my life may be a mess.
10. Direct Deposit. I love the 1st and 15th of every month. :)
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday Fragments
It's Friday and we all know what that means.... We survived another week and Daddy gets to take over breakfast duty for the next two days! Woo!
I am full of it today... a whole lotta nothing, that's what! Friday Fragments are hosted by the wonderful Mrs. 4444... usually bits and pieces that are too short for a blog post of their own.
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~What a long week this feels like. Sick babies are not my favorite thing. Proud to report fever is gone, now we just have to kick this cough and boogers outta here! Ready to get out of the house, let alone not miss another MOPS!
~Potty training is going good, maybe this is because we have been in the house most of the week. We have been in "undies" since 7am and only had one accident!! Now only if we could completely get the hang of it and 86 diapers for good!!
~My SIL, BIL and twin two year old nephews are driving down from Denver tomorrow to spend a couple nights with us! It should be a really good time with three 2 year old boys! I love having company.
~As stated above, that means I have been busy cleaning! Which reminds me, I should be scrubbing a bathroom, not sitting here... hmm..
~We live in a townhome which means they have a company come out and shovel snow. Well they usually wait until the day after, so it is completely iced over. One of my friends slipped and hurt her knee, and the husband slipped yesterday too. Maybe I should invest in some ice salt?
~We are hosting our own superbowl party. I don't think too many people are coming, a few of Kele's buddies, sister, friend and SIL/BIL. Should be a good time, we are making some mexican food!
~ I have gotten 4 new blog followers this week.. Do you know how giddy this makes me?????? Love all you ladies! :)
~My sweet husband came home for a late lunch today and decided that he wanted to take Cayden back to work with him.. Here I sit, enjoying TWO whole hours of silence!!! I love that man.
Hope every one has a wonderful weekend.... see ya Monday!
I am full of it today... a whole lotta nothing, that's what! Friday Fragments are hosted by the wonderful Mrs. 4444... usually bits and pieces that are too short for a blog post of their own.
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~What a long week this feels like. Sick babies are not my favorite thing. Proud to report fever is gone, now we just have to kick this cough and boogers outta here! Ready to get out of the house, let alone not miss another MOPS!
~Potty training is going good, maybe this is because we have been in the house most of the week. We have been in "undies" since 7am and only had one accident!! Now only if we could completely get the hang of it and 86 diapers for good!!
~My SIL, BIL and twin two year old nephews are driving down from Denver tomorrow to spend a couple nights with us! It should be a really good time with three 2 year old boys! I love having company.
~As stated above, that means I have been busy cleaning! Which reminds me, I should be scrubbing a bathroom, not sitting here... hmm..
~We live in a townhome which means they have a company come out and shovel snow. Well they usually wait until the day after, so it is completely iced over. One of my friends slipped and hurt her knee, and the husband slipped yesterday too. Maybe I should invest in some ice salt?
~We are hosting our own superbowl party. I don't think too many people are coming, a few of Kele's buddies, sister, friend and SIL/BIL. Should be a good time, we are making some mexican food!
~ I have gotten 4 new blog followers this week.. Do you know how giddy this makes me?????? Love all you ladies! :)
~My sweet husband came home for a late lunch today and decided that he wanted to take Cayden back to work with him.. Here I sit, enjoying TWO whole hours of silence!!! I love that man.
Hope every one has a wonderful weekend.... see ya Monday!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Must be the weather.
Nothing good going on here today... I am home with a very sick, sleepy baby. He is on his second nap of the day, which makes sense after being up all night.
We went to the doctor this morning to take care of what I thought was an ear infection. Turns out, his ears have been "sucked in" since he doesn't know how to blow his nose, and just sucks the snot up into his head instead. Pleasant, right? Now, we are just busy yawning and chewing loads of bubble gum to try and un-pop them.
Hopeful for a good nights sleep tonight, but I'm not going to count on it after how the last three nights have gone.
I am sure this will become habit even after he starts to feel better. How do you break a two year old of waking up in the middle of the night? Ignore him? Wait for two hours while he tries to fall asleep?
Really thankful for coffee today :D
We went to the doctor this morning to take care of what I thought was an ear infection. Turns out, his ears have been "sucked in" since he doesn't know how to blow his nose, and just sucks the snot up into his head instead. Pleasant, right? Now, we are just busy yawning and chewing loads of bubble gum to try and un-pop them.
Hopeful for a good nights sleep tonight, but I'm not going to count on it after how the last three nights have gone.
I am sure this will become habit even after he starts to feel better. How do you break a two year old of waking up in the middle of the night? Ignore him? Wait for two hours while he tries to fall asleep?
Really thankful for coffee today :D
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Ten on Tuesday- C
This week's Ten on Tuesday is brought to you by the letter C!
1. Cayden! What did I ever do without that little guy?
2. Canned Starbucks! A wee bit cheaper than the real-deal and a must to have on hand!
3. my Car! A simple luxury we take for granted, can you imagine not having one? And for the first time I have a practical car with all the features I need!
4. Cable. Mostly so we can watch Diego and Little Einsteins, but I also appreciate MTV and TLC :)
5. Clumping cat litter.. Quick, but unfortunately still stinky.
6. Cell phone. Ya know, just in case.
7. Chapstick. Preferably Burts Bees. Because we all know how dry it is here in the square state of Colorado.
8. Cookies. Like pumpkin chocolate chip (recipe coming soon!). Helps my craving for sweets!
9. Cabin. The one my grandpa built. Even though we don't make it up there as much as we should, it is always a good, relaxing time when we do!
10. Cage-- For the dog of course! Last night her door didn't get shut all the way and she made her way up to my room around midnight. I decided to let her just sleep with us for once. After jumping on and off the bed about 4 times (she couldn't get comfy) I remembered why she sleeps in there in the first place!
1. Cayden! What did I ever do without that little guy?
2. Canned Starbucks! A wee bit cheaper than the real-deal and a must to have on hand!
3. my Car! A simple luxury we take for granted, can you imagine not having one? And for the first time I have a practical car with all the features I need!
4. Cable. Mostly so we can watch Diego and Little Einsteins, but I also appreciate MTV and TLC :)
5. Clumping cat litter.. Quick, but unfortunately still stinky.
6. Cell phone. Ya know, just in case.
7. Chapstick. Preferably Burts Bees. Because we all know how dry it is here in the square state of Colorado.
8. Cookies. Like pumpkin chocolate chip (recipe coming soon!). Helps my craving for sweets!
9. Cabin. The one my grandpa built. Even though we don't make it up there as much as we should, it is always a good, relaxing time when we do!
10. Cage-- For the dog of course! Last night her door didn't get shut all the way and she made her way up to my room around midnight. I decided to let her just sleep with us for once. After jumping on and off the bed about 4 times (she couldn't get comfy) I remembered why she sleeps in there in the first place!
Truthful Tuesdays
This is the first time I have done Confessions from A Working Mom's Truthful Tuesday!
If you could "do-over" any one scene in your life... what would it be, and why?
When I first read this question, the first thing that popped into my head was when Cayden was born.. Then the more I thought about it, I am not so sure that I want to go thru that pain again.. I was only in labor for 12 hours, but it friggin HURT! So.. Let's say, I would love to go back to the scene right after C was born, because it is such a blur and I really don't remember too much of it!
If you could "do-over" any one scene in your life... what would it be, and why?
When I first read this question, the first thing that popped into my head was when Cayden was born.. Then the more I thought about it, I am not so sure that I want to go thru that pain again.. I was only in labor for 12 hours, but it friggin HURT! So.. Let's say, I would love to go back to the scene right after C was born, because it is such a blur and I really don't remember too much of it!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tired = Not too happy.
Happy Monday! I will not be doing a Not Me Monday, because quite frankly the only thing that can come to this sleepy head is about my child waking up a little earlier every single day... Today, 4:30am took the prize! Yawn.
The Crayon Wrangler posted about ten things that make her happy. I will take a break from nagging (finally! Says the husband!) and look on the bright side, for once!
1. When the Bug goes down for his nap or bed time without a fight! Today, nap was a success. Forget the fact that he was up at 4:30.
2. Pay day! Not that I love money, but man! I love money. Money = Target.
3. Cuddling on the couch with the pook while he drinks his milk! Nothing is better than feeling a little (well, not really in his case) head on your shoulder.
4. Good hair days. These are far and few between. If my hair is not up in a messy mess on top of my head, then it's a good day!
5. Grocery shopping alone. Not to be confused with grocery shopping accompanied by a two year old.
6. Coming downstairs and finding that the evening fairy has come to clean up.
7. Goes along with #6. When someone other than myself unloads the dishwasher! This is my least favorite chore. I guess it beats washing the dishes myself tho...
8. When someone saves me the last chocolate chip cookie.
9. An empty laundry hamper. I can't even remember the last time this happened.
10. Date night alone sans children. This is new to me. We went the first two years of his life going out once a year (anniversary) by ourselves. We took our first weekend away at a marriage retreat last weekend while C went to Grandma Jones's house! We all survived. And now know that dinner without a two year old is a whole notha' world!
The Crayon Wrangler posted about ten things that make her happy. I will take a break from nagging (finally! Says the husband!) and look on the bright side, for once!
1. When the Bug goes down for his nap or bed time without a fight! Today, nap was a success. Forget the fact that he was up at 4:30.
2. Pay day! Not that I love money, but man! I love money. Money = Target.
3. Cuddling on the couch with the pook while he drinks his milk! Nothing is better than feeling a little (well, not really in his case) head on your shoulder.
4. Good hair days. These are far and few between. If my hair is not up in a messy mess on top of my head, then it's a good day!
5. Grocery shopping alone. Not to be confused with grocery shopping accompanied by a two year old.
6. Coming downstairs and finding that the evening fairy has come to clean up.
7. Goes along with #6. When someone other than myself unloads the dishwasher! This is my least favorite chore. I guess it beats washing the dishes myself tho...
8. When someone saves me the last chocolate chip cookie.
9. An empty laundry hamper. I can't even remember the last time this happened.
10. Date night alone sans children. This is new to me. We went the first two years of his life going out once a year (anniversary) by ourselves. We took our first weekend away at a marriage retreat last weekend while C went to Grandma Jones's house! We all survived. And now know that dinner without a two year old is a whole notha' world!
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