Cookies

I have thought about posting a lot but it seems I never get a minute to sit at my computer to put anything on.  Excuses, excuses, I know.  So one of the fun things that I like to do this time of year is bake.  I love to cook, and when I cook I love for the things I cook to turn out so pretty that Martha Stewart would want to take a picture and put it in her "good things" section in her magazine.  I have learned that cooking with kids does not always end in the desired result.  It has been a learning process in patience to realize that it's okay if it doesn't turn out like the picture (it's fake anyway).  I need to get over the fact that Bens way of spooning and leveling the flour isn't done in the same neat way as I would do it.  And if a little bit of shell falls in, we simply improvise and add some nuts to disguise the crunch.  I used to get frustrated and think I can do this so much easier by myself (not to mention it would turn out just like the picture) but I also realized what my kids are missing out on if I did.  How can I teach them to enjoy cooking when my wisk is wound too tight?  So Like we have heard so many times before, I am finding joy in the journey and in the here and now with my not so perfect confections, and I am enjoying every minute of cooking with the kiddos.  And hopefully they enjoy it as much as I do.  And even if it doesn't look like the picture, it still tastes good...minus the occational random crunch!