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Winter Blues…and PD Days…

Do you have a child that goes to school full time? Perhaps two? Yeah? No doubt you then know what I’m talking about when I say that although I love my children… I hate PD Days. No kids in school yet… well you get this “fun” anyways, but they don’t usually argue as much. 

I have this big yard..it’s fenced in, completely fenced in.. I let the dog out to play…and she’s fine… why can’t I let the kids out and just wait til they scratch at the door or bark to be let in?  

So.. we spend 20 minutes getting everyone dressed and ready to go… and the oldest decides he needs to go for a whiz… so he gets all undressed and runs to the bathroom, does his business, and starts getting dressed again. We step out into the cold cold bloody cold air… and I toss the kids in a snowbank and trek out to sit on the garage’s back entrance steps. Well, I didn’t toss them toss them… but you know what I mean I’m sure. I no sooner sit my tush on the freezing cement that my middle angel decides it’s a fantastic time to give her little sister a facewash. Of course I leap up to save my little one from her Medusa sister… and both girls are now wailing, one for being told to sit in a time out on the back steps and the other cuz her poor little face, hat and scarf are all soaking wet from the snow her sibling just shoved her face into. Hurray, snow.

After a minute or so, Cassie (the pup) takes a humongous…well, you know… and Zach, the ever so careful little wimp, accidentally steps in it as he’s doing his little dance of avoidance AROUND the pile of dung. That kid has THE loudest whine in the world.

“Indoors, the bunch of you. Not YOU, you’re all wet. ”

“but why is Naomie going inside? she’s all wet too!!”

“I was talking to the dog. *sigh*”

 An agonizing 15 minutes later, the brats are all snuggled on the living room couch, and have the nerve to ask me if I can make them some hot cocoa. Being the oh so impressed mommy this morning… (it’s only about 9am, by now, by the way….) I tell them yeah, sure! (Anything to hide the baileys in mine, huh? ;)   ) I set up shop in the kitchen and get going on their treat.

Remind me…why did I give the kids hot cocoa at 9 in the morning? Can you guess how the next few hours went?!

Lesson learned…

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Hot cocoa for kids

-12 ounce can evaporated milk

-1-1/2 cups hot tap water

-1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar

-1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa or carob powder

-Dash Salt

-1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1) Put the water into a saucepan. Add the sugar, cocoa and salt. Heat the water on medium. Stir well. 

2) Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a fast simmer for about 5 minutes. (This will stop the cocoa and sugar from sinking to the bottom of the cup when you serve it.)

3) Finally add the evaporated milk and stir to blend. Turn the heat up a little, but don’t boil it. 

4) Pour into cups…marshmallows optional! 

makes about 24 ounces… enugh for mommy and a couple of kids. Doubles well. It’s very rich… so if you don’t like rich treats, this isn’t for you.

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Mommy’s version

-add Bailey’s! ;)