Makes My Monday: How the Cookie Crumbles

On this rainy Saturday past, Sarah decided to put her recent book fair purchase to use, and bake a batch of Hershey Kisses macaroons. We had shopped together---along with brother---for the supplies. Measuring her ingredients, using the electric mixer, tasting the dough all proved great fun and provided her with a tremendous sense of accomplishment. (Even if paranoid Mama would not allow her to stick her delicate arms---oven-mitted as they were---into the preheated oven to place the cookie sheet.)

Midway through the process, we added a generous 2 tsp. of almond extract. She was nothing shy of repelled by the aroma. (Which strikes me as odd; she likes the scent of gasoline, cigarette smoke and nail polish.) Sadly, the final product was too almondine---she disliked the Kiss-kist cookies, throwing half of her cookie away. Her brother however, LOVED them.

When I asked her to pose for a baker's beauty shot, she had no idea her brother---whom she'd just forbad from having any more---was in-frame. Neither did he.

Her visible pride, and his forlorn face, Make My Monday.

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P.S. - What else Makes My Monday? The amazing Amanda and lovely Lani of Multiples and More are featuring our family's perspective on the great twin classroom placement debate today! Go on over and share your thoughts/ideas on the issue...will be chiming in!