Most of the week Jonah was sick. He had a fever for over four days peaking near 105 degrees. His lymph nodes were so swollen it looked like he swallowed a small baseball on one side. Long story short, it is thought that some of the bacterial colonies in the growth removed by his surgery took up residence. What does that mean? Another antibiotic (third in under two months). The good news is that he is recovering well.
Playing "hair salon" with Zoe (note hair clips, etc.)
Noah had a field trip to Tracy Aviary and had "Johnny Crow Day" at school. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend and therefore have no pictures. He starts soccer tomorrow and is very excited. He also was dad's big helper this weekend. We just love our Bear.
Zoe had a busy week. She had an extra violin rehearsal for Federation and then went straight to dance dress rehearsal. Saturday my friend hosted a shower at my house. From there we went to Sadie and Elle's dance performance (Zoe's best buds). They dance with Tanner Dance at the U and their performance was at Capitol Theatre. All I can say is WOW! We went straight from there to Zoe's dance performance. Good mom that I am, I videoed her performance, but forgot to take still photos. It was their Choreographer's Concert for modern classes and self-choreographed pieces. I think it's really cute that they let girls make up their own dances and give them a chance to perform them on a big stage (Cottonwood High). Their big concert is still to come, so I'll do better with pictures then.
After a crazy Saturday, I was looking forward to a relaxing Sunday. It has been a mellow, lovely day. Sunday is usually the day I enjoy baking. My kids love to cook with me. Jonah is really into cooking right now. (Perhaps I should invest in a more boyish apron. And no, he did not get out of his pj's today.)
Today, brownies were a must! I needed them and they me. I have a great recipe that is really yummy and super easy! Here you go...
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter (NOT margarine)
4 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
10 Tbsp. cocoa
2 cups +/- semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix everything but the chips together. Beat for 3 full minutes. Add chocolate chips. Bake in 9x13 at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes.
The trick really is to throw everything in at once, otherwise it does not turn out. Enjoy!
4 comments:
Zoe's dance place sounds really cool. Where does she take? I've never made anything but box brownies, I'm so lame! They sound good.
I can vouch for your brownies D ... they are AWESOME! Hope you are all doing good! We miss you tons and can't wait to see you again!
Lots of love ... Aunt Jill
I guess I HAVE to try your brownie recipe. Cute pictures of your kids. I love that one of Jonah in his jammies and apron...hope he's feeling better.
I love brownies - especially chewy ones. I will have to try this recipe. Thanks for the post. I'm with you on the time flying. I can't believe we are already half way through April. Didn't we just have Christmas?
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