Wednesday, March 2, 2011

A Little Girl, A Big Train, and Cookies


Rachel, our resident engineer

It was her goal to use every single train track, every single train and car, and bridge and tree and building and stop sign and, well, you get the picture. I would have had to take a panoramic view photo to capture the entire layout. The track actually ran under the chair behind her and swirled around in front of the fire place before heading back into town!

I just love this girl! She's amazing. Last night she made homemade chocolate chip cookies (which, I might add, were sent to work with Daddy who notified us this morning that they are almost gone and were receiving rave reviews!). I happened to be walking by when she placed a cookie-filled baking sheet into the oven and then set two timers. The one on the stove was for 12 minutes (for how long the cookies needed to bake). The one on the microwave was for two minutes. Now the timer wasn't actually turned on, it was just set for two minutes and blinking, ready for someone to press the Start button. Needless to say, this threw me for a loop. "What's that for?" I inquired. "Oh, after I take the cookies out of the oven, I need to wait two minutes before moving them to the cooling racks. This is my timer for the two minutes." Really? Really!

She's a machine! Did you know that 1/8 cup is equal to two tablespoons? She had to cut this cookie recipe in half (it makes 80 cookies) and discovered several instances where the recipe called for 1/4 cup. Well, I don't think they make a 1/8 measuring cup, so she went on-line and found a conversion tool. She also discovered that one-half an egg is equal to 2 tablespoons as well. I probably would have just eye-balled the 1/8 cup, added a whole egg and hoped for the best. This usually doesn't work out too well in the world of baking.

But Rachel is all about the details. And that, my friends, is why her cookies were absolutely amazing. Honestly, they were the best chocolate chip cookies ever. Ever.

This little girl wants her own blog. I'm thinking she's ready! Details to follow soon.

Happy Wednesday!

2 comments:

  1. Yes, YES! Can I start a chant?

    GIVE the GIRL a BLOG!
    GIVE the GIRL a BLOG!
    GIVE the GIRL a BLOG!

    :) :)

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  2. Hello Dani! Thank you for the chant! It made us all smile. So yes, we will give the girl a blog. And very soon. She's very excited as you can imagine.

    We've been checking in on you and loved all of your beautiful pictures and amazing people stories. I don't know how you could leave that place. I am in awe.

    We think of you and your family so often, Dani. Please know you all are in our prayers. We thank God for you and the wonderful witness you are to so many. I thank God for your faithfulness, your zeal, and your love that's contagious.

    Sending love to you today and always,
    Michelle

    P.S. Rachel sends her love

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