It's been pretty much a regular day here in our household in spite of it being Valentine's Day. Jkaile learned how to cut out valentine hearts, but otherwise the kids have had to do their schoolwork as normal (much to their disgust). But we have homeschool camp coming up next week and we can't afford to take any days off at this point.
I did make them a special treat for dessert, however, No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies (perfect for an oven-less home such as ours).
Ingredients:
2 c. sugar
5 T. cocoa powder
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter
Dash salt
1/2 peanut butter, optional
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2+ c. oatmeal (quick cooking oatmeal is better, although I used the old-fashioned kind because it's what we have)
Bring everything to a boil except for the vanilla and oatmeal. Bring to a boil and stir constantly while at full rolling boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla and oatmeal. Drop by teaspoonful on wax paper, foil or cookie sheets. Cool to let harden.
Miguel is still in the mountains and will probably not be home until Thursday. But last week he brought me this sweet carved rose made by an inmate in a prison that Miguel has visited together with others from our church. I put it in the vitrina (something like a china cabinet) along with a few other special things.
Here's a close-up...it's a bit hard to see, but the base of the rose is in the shape of a heart.
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