Zombies?! I can't leave, the cookies are baking?!?!

This morning things didn't start off well...

I almost slipped getting into the shower...
I tried to wash my hair with the conditioner...
Then, everything fell out of my shower caddy...
It was chaos.

All of this added up to one thing...the Zombies are coming! 

Zombies

Zombie Apocalypse

I have a plan in place for when...yes...I said when...when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs.  Don't look at me like that! What?  Don't you?!  If you live here in the Pacific Northwest, you know that we think about Zombies.  Why?  I don't know.  Maybe it's all of the rain.  Maybe it's cloudy skies.  Or maybe it's just because we like to be different.  Most likely it's the last one...we are different and proud of it!

Weird Sign

So back to the zombies. 

It's just a matter of time really, so you better be prepared. 
Like I said...I have a plan.   But it's a secret plan, so I can't go into many details, only those in the inner circle know the plan.  But Todd...you still in?  Good.  I can always count on you. :0)

One of the absolute things that I know is that in a crisis you need to be prepared.  So in preparation for the zombies or really anything else...

I need to bake cookies.

Heck, if I'm going out...I'm going out with a sweet, buttery cookie in each hand and one shoved in my mouth.  And maybe a backpack filled, strapped to my back too.

Cookie Monster

Yep.  Some things can ONLY be solved with cookies.

And today, well, cookies have to change things around.

People close to me know my love for the cookie.  I love it more than anything else...not people or my Murphy, but I don't even share my first cookie with Murphy.  Yeah, it's that important.

These cookies are quick and easy...so it's the perfect cookie for a zombie attack.

Rich Peanut Butter Cookies with a sweet addition...
From Best of Betty Crocker 2010

Ingredients:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup softened butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup peanut butter chips
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (This is the sweet addition...)

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2.  In a large bowl, mix together brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, and egg until it is nice & creamy.

3.  Switch your mixer to low and add in the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour.
4.  Lastly, add in the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.

5.  Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and roll them in a small dish of sugar.  The cookbook says to just dip the top, but I just roll those little guys around.

6. Place the sugary balls onto your cookie sheet.  Do not flatten! 
    They are perfect just the way they are!

7.  Bake for 9-10 minutes and let cool before you dive in. 

 My hope is that zombies don't like sweet brains...
If the cookies don't work, then I've ordered my permit. 

Zombie Permit

Hey, even if the zombies are coming, I'm not going to hunt them without a permit! Geesh!

I've got my permit,
            backpack of cookies,
                              and my dog. 
                                             I'm good. 
                                                    Bring it on!

Zombie Cookie Monster

Ok...Cookie Monster Zombie?!

This is going to be a problem...

Still trying to be adult and eat my veggies...

I know that I'm an adult. 

I can sit up straight in my chair...all adult like,
but most of the time I slouch. 
I'm slouching right now.
No, I'm not...yes, I really am.

Growing up

I have definitely learned how to act in public...most of the time.

Though I've been and adult for quite a while now.
But there are certain things that I still need to approach with kid gloves. 

I know that as an adult, I should always eat balanced meals. 

Cake

Charlotte and I must have grown up with the same mom.
Love you Momma and your cake!

I do know a few things...
Most of my plate should be veggies and
my protein size should be small...
...like the size of my fist or a deck of cards. 

I know all of this.  I've seen and memorized the charts...

I know that cereal is not a balanced meal.
It should not be dinner.  But sometimes it is. 
I figure that if that cereal is Heart-to-Heart, at least it's okay.  Right?!

Kashi Heart to Heart

It's not like I choose a really sugary cereal for dinner. 
Sugary cereal are for snacking only..
Yikes! That would be bad or REALLY BAD or REALLY GOOD!

Especially if it's Captain Crunch...with Crunch Berries.  It has to have the berries. 

I love the Captain...see that's not very adult of me. 

capn-crunch-cereal-crunch-berries-cereal

Adults aren't suppose to like Captain Crunch. 

For the record, I don't buy Captain Crunch, but I do tell my students that I love the Crunch Berries and somehow, boxes magically appear. Shockingly, my students understand my love...

Crunch Berries

...but they're 13. 

Adults are suppose to like whole wheat flakes, high in fiber, and low in sugar. 

Okay, maybe they don't like them, but adults are suppose to eat them. 

Reality is that I love this too...it's tasty, healthy, and organic. 

All of the things that the adult in me is proud to say that I love. 

(The little girl likes it too...but she won't admit it.)

So, to continue my education on becoming an adult and eating more veggies, I tapped into my inner child and remembered a yummy, nutritious snacks.

Bing Images

Ants on a log...do you remember these? 

Have you tried it recently? 

If not, you really need to try it again, because surprisingly, it's delicious.

I don't have kids, so the moms out there might be laughing at me,

but I really forgot how much I loved these.

It's just the right amount of sweet and savory bits, all in one bite!

Ants on a Log:
It's so simple!  All you need is celery, peanut butter, and raisins.  That's it!

 Aren't they cute? It's amazing, because if they were real ants I would freak-out!

Jumping up and down, screaming and wanting to light the house on fire kind of freak-out.

 So, let's try a more adult approach...there.

 Now, I'll dunk this...like an adult.

Nah...I like it better like this.

And I'm going to eat it in front of the TV watching cartoons too.

HA!