Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Rescue Me

Thank goodness for Tupperware, Betty Crocker and good intentions.

Halloween, believe it or not, was a little stressful for me this year. One would assume I had my act together considering I got my decorations up early this year.

 

They were super cute. (In my opinion)


We bought our pumpkins an entire week before Halloween! We carved them as a family.  



I volunteered to bring sugar cookies for my Brown Eyed Girls class party, juice boxes for Mr Blue Eyes'. I was going to be present and volunteer and I felt like this:




But then I realized that I completely forgot to take a picture of the kids holding their prized pumpkins just after they had carved them. When I realized my mistake... they looked like this:



Wrinkled.
This Skull head in desperate need of a a facelift.


I am pretty sure this was a witches face - course we will never know for sure - but now it looks a little more like Slimer.

 

I never did end up putting a candle in either one so the kids could see them all lit up at night. Major fail!

Today they look like this:


And I will be putting them in the trash for tomorrow's pick up. Never lit. Wrinkled and saggy.

Ohhh cookies....

I volunteered to bring sugar cookies and decorating supplies. I unfortunately waited until the night before the party to purchase said cookies. And guess what?!? I went to 5, cinco, FIVE stores and they were all completely SOLD OUT of sugar cookies! 

Deep breath.
Looks like I was baking sugar cookies at the last minute.

No need to panic yet - right?!?

Got my bowl out, added eggs and butter to the pre-made mix I bought (thank you Betty!) and I was ready to bake some cookies!

Guess what... I don't own a rolling pin and I don't own a cookie cutter!

I poured a very large glass of wine, put on my Macgyver hat and improvised.


This 30 year old Tupperware cup is my new best friend. 

It really is a multipurpose kitchen essential. Flip her on her side, a little flour and she made a very respectable rolling pin.  


Cookie cutter in a pinch - no problem!


B-E-A-utiful sugar cookies if I do say so myself!


I also don't own a cute cookie plate or cookie container.
I am pretty sure this is Tupperware container I found in the back of my cabinet was meant to be a meat marinating dish... wavy lined bottom and all. 


Well now it doubles as a cookie dish.

Lord knows a bunch of kindergarteners will never know the difference. And as long as I keep it discreetly off to the side, neither will the other parents. 

The next morning, my sugar cookies were on the crispy side... but once decorated I am pretty sure no one cared.



This definitely didn't care about the cookie. He came for the sprinkles. I had great sprinkles. 


Dear Self, 

Get your act together. Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner my friend!

Sincerely, 
~Me

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