Beautiful....Long Live Summer

The first part of summer has been amazing, and went by so quickly.  :)  
Maine Training Europe: France and Spain Camp Training
and several mission teams...
Vanilla Poppyseed Cake with Raspberry Topping

One Bowl Pink Velvet Cake

Chicken Salad My Way

Jello Lemon Bars

Brownie Crackles

What I've Been Making for Mission Teams

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Maple Cookies

Snickerdoodle and Honey Nut Chex Mix Cookies

Blueberry Muffin Cookies

Better than Robert Redford Dessert

Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

Cinnamon Shortbread Bars

Cherry-Pineapple Cinnamon Crunch Cake

Nine More Days with Students

Knee deep in completing standardized testing, and last minute school responsibilities.  I have a week of training after the kids are done, but the end of year 14 is in sight.  
Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Oatmeal Bars Lemon Poppy Seed Cake 

Cookie Sticks

Lemon Pineapple Cake Mix Cookies with Pineapple Glaze

Deep Dish Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie

Apple Pie Overnight Stuffed French Toast

Fearless Baker

The Fearless Baker is the newest cookbook I've been using.  I've made the Buttermilk Cheesecake and Lemon Angel Food Cake so far.

Easy Pineapple Carrot Cake

Gooey Butter Brownie

What I've Been Reading...

I am a huge Margaret Feinberg fan.  I've read all her books, and have done all her Bible studies.  My women's group is doing her Fight Back with Joy Bible study, and I decided to read the book behind the study.  The book walks through Margaret's fight with breast cancer.

Only Three More Sleeps until Guatemala!

Lemonade Cake 

Overnight Blueberries and Cream French Toast Casserole

Chocolate Chip Pizza

20 Minute Croissants 

The Prankster Gets Pranked

My Classroom Got Pranked
There were chairs and desks all scattered about, dry eraser markers all over the floor, etc.  HH was ready to defend my honor, and prank the lady right back.  This is when I reminded him of the three most recent pranks I had played on her.  

April Fool's "Chocolate Chip Cookies"  ....Mashed Potato and Black Bean Cookies

Three Ingredient French Vanilla Peach Cobbler

Blueberry Honeybun Cake

Old Fashioned Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Reading and Cooking

Friday was staff development day.  It was a LONG day.  Fortunately, I was allowed to be in my room and work on things that I needed to get done.  I listened to a book on Audible:

It is pretty gritty, but talking about drugs, and is hard not to be gritty.  I'm trying to branch out and read more fiction.  Since fiction is not my "go to" genre, listening on Audible has made for a great chance to build fiction into my reading routine.

Funfetti Shortbread

Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies (Million Dollar Pillsbury Recipe Contest Winner)
My students LOVED these! 
Chocolate Cherry Lush 

Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies

Tomorrow I took the day off so I could go get our taxes prepared.  I wanted to get it done before I head to Guatemala in April.  

Reclaiming Your Time in the Busy of Life

I'm really not much of a fiction reader.  This is especially true of Christian fiction.  I try to avoid it like the plague, with the exception of Ted Dekker.  I downloaded Angels Walking, and fell for it instantly.  I was sad to find out the next book doesn't come out until next month, and that the series has a total of four books.

I'm also reading...

I started reading The Fringe Hours during an assembly.  This book is GREAT!  Here are a few quotes.  
"Just because they are good things doesn't mean they are good for you, for right now (or even ever).  To not allow the stress of too many "good" things to invade our lives and steal our joy, we have to learn how to say no, prioritize, or eliminate things entirely."
"Learn from those seasons (when you have overbooked yourself).  Once you come out the other side, ask yourself what you would have done differently."
"If what you do doesn't matter to you, it's not really going to matter to anyone else.  Work to fill your life with things that matter."
"This 'pleasing everyone to the point of emptiness' is a reality for many women."

For Lent...

Kookie Cookies

Green Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars

S'mores Krispies Treats
Raspberry Lemon Squares
Oreo Crumb Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting