All in Pope Time: Learning to Stay at Home ~

I have the joy of staying at home now. Really for two reasons: one, I didn't want to start a teaching job in the middle of the year and two, we don't have a babysitter for the baby! Good reason, I just don't want her to stay with just anyone, and I really don't know anyone yet. That is a project for a rainy day, or when I feel led to do so.

Well after a month the house, should look like the inside of a Better Homes and Garden magazine.

This was a model home by Lennar, we looked at.

Well it doesn't...I have never been one of those domestic goddesses that spend their waking hours cleaning and everything has a place or its gone. Some days I wish I was a little more like that, but I would rather be cooking, playing with the kids, or let's face it reading blogs and playing on Pinterest. An addict yes I am!

I did however bake cookies with the two girls yesterday afternoon and I must say that I am rather pleased with myself. Here is what we made:

Pink Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

adapted from http://debbiesweets.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html

I saw the recipe on Pinterest and it led me to the Life Is Sweets website, so we had to try them. I used the peanut butter cookie recipe from the Betty Crocker cookbook and adapted it a little. Here are a few pictures from our day!