Almost Over
Spring Break is almost over. It has been a nice respite from the rigors of my regular schedule. It's been an active time cleaning out the basement, baking, chatting with the kids, and thinking about coming projects that need some attention, but active and busy are two different things. I like active...not such a fan of busy. Today we said good bye to all the cubby/shelves that were used in Patrick's room (serving as storage in the basement for the past five years or so) and Katherine's (still serving in her room until this morning). After 15 years of solid service, they are moving to another house to hold more legos, more toys, and more books. And, to celebrate the passing on of many things from our basement (the cubbies were just the beginning!) I made another cookie recipe from my grandmother's recipe file. Today it was one of her favorites, Butterscotch Ice Box Cookies. The recipe comes from "Aunt Martha Trimpe". Martha was Alvin (a maternal great gr