The 3rd grade went on a fieldtrip to places in our community. Andrea went with the class for all but the last place (the park) and Dad, Elena and Eddie joined in for a couple of stops. They visited the Forest Service, the Farm Service, the bank, the courthouse, Loa Town Hall and the park. The kids enjoyed time away from school, even if it was only to places close by. The only places Allie hadn't been before were the Farm Service (which is in the Forest Service building) and the courtroom in the courthouse.
I asked Elena what she wanted for Monday Night Treat and she said "Nanna's special cookies." Well Nanna's special cookies are called bratzelis and they require a special bratzeli iron that we don't have. We do have a waffle cone iron though so we tried it out. Scott loved the smell while they cooked and felt like he was taken back to his childhood. He wished he could package the smell to send to his mom. I think they turned out okay, even if they weren't as pretty as Nanna's.
4 comments:
good thinking on the cookies. i'll have to give that a try.
I can smell the cookies in my mind. Bratzelis bring so many memories - memories of my childhood, my mom and dad, my Grandma Knutti, and more recent times when Dar and the kids would gather to roll the dough into balls (roll five, eat one, roll one, eat five). And also the memories of watching movies (sometimes Christmas movies) while cooking the bratzelis. Memories are definitely a tender mercy. Thanks for sharing and causing me to remember. Today I taught Lorena how to make Sootfa Bread.
Glad to see you guys are staying busy in that big town! Everyone looks great. Talk to ya soon.
My mouth is watering thinking of bratzelis...oh wow.
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