It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!
Celebrate
The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have
decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big
or small it is.
This week I'm celebrating that both my
kiddos are on the mend! My daughter's sprained shoulder is almost
completely healed since hurting it a few weeks ago. Her acupuncture
treatment last week allowed her to play in her softball tournament
last weekend...and according to the other softball moms (I couldn't
make the games), she played well and didn't seem at all injured.
Thank God!
And my son, while he still has a bit of
a sore throat today (it's Thursday afternoon as I write this), he is
currently at his friend's house playing. His spirits are much
improved and he has had no fever for two days now. I'll continue to
have him take the Chinese herbs until his throat is completely
healed.
I'm also celebrating rainbow cookies.
These are my favorite cookies and I finally found a recipe that is
very close to the Italian pastry shop in Brooklyn that my
grandparents used to get them from. When I was in high school, my
grandparents would visit us every Monday because my grandpa's doctor was
close to where we lived. And every week they'd bring Italian pastry
cookies for us, with a load of rainbow cookies for me. I love you
grandma and grandpa! I hope they have cookies in heaven that are
just as delicious as in Brooklyn!
For the rainbow cookie recipe, click here. Changes I made to the original recipe: I omitted the raspberry jam and substituted almond pie filling for almond paste. Then I made a ganache out of the chocolate so it wouldn't crack when I cut the cookies.
What are you celebrating?
If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, VikLit @ Scribblings of an Aspiring Author for more information. And don't forget to check out her co-hosts: Diana Wilder, LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge, Katie @ TheCyborgMom, and CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse
