Upstairs bathroom

It's probably not a good idea to be working on both bathrooms at once, like a cardinal rule in home remodeling, but the thinking part of my brain has been over taken by the "What What in the Butt" song.

After I replaced the shower curtain I realized my bathroom didn't need to be purple with bad rag- roll anymore.

Before photos and a "I just wanted to prime" 2h projected turns into many days.
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Andes Mint Cookies

A few years ago I realized we were paying nearly $400 a year on cookies alone. I proclaimed that if cookies were to be had, they must be made at home. So I tried.

My cookies come out badly most of the time. It's not that I burn them, they just don't look like cookies. I once threw "The Field Guide to Cookies" out my front door and cried, "Damn you to hell! Every recipe failed me."

But I try.

Today I tried the Andes Mints cookies printed on the back of the Andes Mints Morsels bag. They are the best cookies I have ever made. They actually look like cookies and taste so awesome and were very easy (I did have to shape them by hand rather than spoon, but that might be my deep freezer). I'm gonna go have another.