december 31st, 2012.

news.

august 1st-2012.

"outside"

summer is almost over..

it saddens me a little.

july 31st-2012.

"toothbrush"

tried to teach a dance

to the squad,

and was exhausted by it.

july 30th-2012.

"calm"

grades were posted,

and i am once again on the

president's list..

we all seem a little more tired

than usual.

july 29th-2012.

"last thing i bought"

christmas came early for len,

in the form of commissioned art work

from this guy.

(and i win the

wife-of-the-year

award for it.)

july 28th-2012.

"cup"

an essay final,

and now school is finished for the next

three weeks.

july 27th-2012.

"on the road"

i taught yoga

to the cheerleading squad,

and then we celebrated a successful week

with cookies.

(as a bonus, i am teaching you to make them here!)

homemade funfetti cookies

(inspired by this post)

preheat oven to 375 degrees (F)

1 cup softened, salted butter

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 egg

2 1/2 cups cake flour

1/4 cup cornstarch

3/4 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 cup blue and white jimmie sprinkles

1/4 cup blue and red star sprinkles

2 tablespoons red and white nonpareil sprinkles

cream the butter and sugar in your mixer for two minutes, until fluffy. add the vanilla and egg. 

mix until well combined.

in a separate bowl, sift in the flour, cornstarch, and baking soda. 

slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and continue on low speed until it’s all added and combined. 

mix in the sprinkles, but don’t over-mix or the sprinkles will start to bleed into the dough.

using an ice cream scoop, scoop cookie dough onto cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart. 

bake for about ten minutes, or until slightly golden.

cool on a wire rack.

store in an airtight container up to four days.

makes approximately three dozen cookies.

july 26th-2012.

"sunshine"

it has been

a chaotic week,

and we all need a little sleep.

july 25th-2012.

"heart"

i keep forgetting

to take pain medication,

and pay for it all night long.

july 24th-2012.

"a stranger"

the rain ended

before practice began,

and there were twenty-four

exhausted girls

when it was over.

july 23rd-2012.

"mirror"

it poured for hours,

and the first day of cheerleading practice

was not much more

than talking.

july 22nd-2012.

"upside down"

he's been working so hard lately..

july 21st-2012.

"9 o'clock"

a dentist appointment,

a psychology exam,

homework,

and dinner with the in-laws.

july 20th-2012.

"eye"

we spent the day

creating,

and then she

spent the night at grandma's.

july 19th-2012.

"pet"

paid bills,

posted a few photographs is my

society6

shop,

then watched as they played

all afternoon..

july 18th-2012.

"plate"

she spent the day

in the sun,

and i came one day closer

to the end

of the semester.

july 17th-2012.

"obsession"

there was more

disappointing new

about school,

and it seemed like the rain

would never end.

july 16th-2012.

"signs"

they spent the day

here,

while i registered for classes

and wrote a paper.

july 15th-2012.

"finger"

a homework assignment,

an exam,

and only two weeks left

in the semester.

july 14th-2012.

"building"

she went to a sleepover

and i spent the afternoon

working with clay.