Learning is hard. One thing that would make it not so hard, would be if, after you learn the science, you could then eat your learning implement.
These are some hardcore science cookies. The periodic table is cool, but sort of obvious. Try ribosomes, electrophoresis gel, trilobites, fractals, circuit boards, and, my personal favorite, esophageal dysphagia cookies. That’s thinking out side of the “science cookie” box!
Link via Anna.
On Friday, Evie and I really got into the Halloween spirit. We got out the Halloween decorations and decorated the whole house, including a Halloween tablecloth that only covers like 75% of the table. We also made Halloween sugar cookies, shaped like bats, cats, pumpkins and Frankensteins. This pretty much wrapped up the whole day since we had to make the dough in the morning, the cookies around lunch and then make and use the frosting in the afternoon.
Evie was already impatient for Halloween, and this didn’t help much. She has been asking multiple times per day, “Is it Halloween yet?” We tried to get some supplies for her costume over the weekend, but we had some pretty bad luck. We also haven’t carved the pumpkins yet because I was worried they wouldn’t last until Halloween. So we still have some Halloweenin’ to do before the big event.
The other news of the weekend was the big used book sale in our neighborhood. We managed to nab 55 children’s books for the grand total of $19! (Actually, it was even better when you consider it was 52 books for $13, the last 3 books being $2 each) We haven’t even gotten a chance to read them all yet.
The grand prize as far as Evie was concerned was a big, hardcover Curious George collection, with about 7 of the original stories in there. I am sure they were the original ones because they contain many things that would no longer be appropriate for kids books, such as George smoking a relaxing pipe, or George getting high by huffing ether and then passing out. I am not kidding, that is in there! I have to say though, those original stories are so much better than the newer, more commercialized ones, even if they are a little non-PC.
So Evie demanded this book as soon as we got home and continued to demand more Curious George all the way through. The result was that I read all 400 pages or so straight through as she sat enthralled for about an hour and a half, after which she demanded more. I have no doubt that she would have sat through it again, but my voice was getting raspy and my throat was sore. “Guess she’s ready for chapter books,” said Sara. I mean, she is 2 after all.
If you can’t spring for the toaster oven, but you still insist on cooking things in your car, why not let the sun do all the work? Here are step-by-step instructions on how to bake chocolate chip cookies in your car.
Gives a new meaning to that old phrase, “It’s so hot in here, you could fry an egg.” It kind of reminds me of the dishwasher salmon.
I have to say, I’m really surprised that it actually works. And to think that some people leave their dogs (or their kids!) in the car, windows cracked or no. I mean, they could at least give the kid some cookie dough, in case he gets hungry or something.
Shane Halbach 