Goodbye Fokusskolan

This was the last bit of creation Illïus made at Fokusskolan.  He is now moving to another city and we thank all the staff and friends for the past year.

 

Cookies for a BBQ

We were invited to a friendly BBQ at Liam's old classmate's house.  We decided to bring some chewy chocolate chip cookies.  Duncan and I whipped up a batch with gigantic size chocolate chips.  It really really was one of the best recepies I have ever tried.  Good times!

Becomes about 18 large cookies.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups of any chocolate.  We used regular chocolate candy.
• Cookie sheet with baking paper.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 celcius).
2. Mix flour and baking soda
3. Mix room temperature butter with brown and regular sugar.  Beat until mixed and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, salt and vanilla.  Mix it up.
5. Stir in chocolate chip and get in with your hands if you need to have it all blend well.
6. Drop a heaping tablespoon.  We fit 6 to each cookie sheet.
7. Bake until golden edges but a soft center.  12 min worked for us.  We made a try first so we did not ruin a whole sheet by under or over cooking.  Do the same, save yourself heartache.
8. Remove from oven and cookiesheet, keep it on baking paper.



Welcome Duncan!!! we missed you!

This time, I actually ended up going to the Stockholm airport by myself.  All other motion sick members of the family got to stay home.  I guess I still suffer from bad memories from our last family trip when we got Liam from the airport (previous post).

The feeling of picking up a loved one from the airport is always overwhelming and chokes me up.  All the boys have gotten so big. 

It was a good thing I did not have anyone with me because there had been a train accident on the rails before Stockholm and all train traffic was stopped for a few hours.  Replacement taxis were provided at no extra charge to people that had Arlanda as a final destination, all others had to sit tight :O

My delay to the airport worked out super, because as it turns out, Duncan's plain had a delay as well.  We literally met each other half way through the airport.

Welcome home away from home Duncan!  Love you and love Jeffrey for making all this possible this summer.  Love you my husband!