Squirrel Alert & The Making of Gum Drop Cookies

 Squirrel Alert ... the warning is out ... be on the look out for

that squirrel chasing westie named Derby.

 Love how Derby's eye is reflected in our lamp which was

totally not planned.

 He's such a handsome boy.

On the right Jocelyn & on the left Jayla.

 I forgot to post these from a few weeks back so I'm sharing

them today.  I met J&J with their mom a few years ago 

by accident in a Michaels Craft Store in my sisters neighborhood.

Of course when the sales clerk asked what I was going to do

with all the ribbon and embellishment's I was buying these

little girls were standing right behind me ... the words 

American Girl clothing made their ears pop up as it does

any little girl at that age.

 So during that ever so brief chat I promised I would

make them some AG clothing and mail them when I

go home from our fabric shopping trip to PA.

 Come to find out the girls grandmother lives right here

in my home town ... now what are the chances of that

ever happening since I was on the other side of Baltimore.

I should have purchased a lottery ticket that day.

Jocelyn getting ready to take a picture with her ipad. 

So now when the girls visit their grand mom

they want to visit me also.  This last visit I had everything

pulled out to teach them how to make gum drop cookies

which are basic oatmeal cookies with cut up gum drops.

 We had fun but they did manage to use up a lot of my

sprinkles which is OK since I'm not baking like I use to.

I get a sugar high just looking at these cookies!

 The girls gave me two rubber band bracelets.  Seems

this is the big rage making these into various patterns.

Have a great Sunday.