Owl Biscuits

With halloween coming...owls are currently our favourite animals. Lucky find in target $1 seasonal section meant owl biscuits!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling and cutting out dough
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• M&Ms for eyes

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, and salt; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg. On low speed, mix in flour mixture. Divide dough in half, and form into 2 disks, each about 3/4 inch thick. Wrap disks in plastic; chill until firm, at least 45 minutes and up to 2 days.
3. On a lightly floured sheet of waxed paper, using a floured rolling pin, roll dough 1/2 inch thick. (If dough becomes too soft to work with, refrigerate for a few minutes.)
4. Using 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters, cut out shapes, dipping cutters in flour as necessary to prevent sticking; place on a baking sheet, spacing them 1 inch apart.
5. Bake until surface is dry to the touch, 10 to 15 minutes (if decorating, press candies into dough halfway through baking). Cool cookies 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheet; transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Tom On: Religion

Tom is eating dinner.... Andy says "Jesus!" from the kitchen as he drops a pot.  Tom says "Jesus loves you Dad".  Six weeks at St Johns.........

Charlie On: Time

We went through the day in an attempt to understand what the clock is for.   At 6 oclock we get up, at 12oclock eat lunch, 5 dinner etc.  Most importantly 7 o'clock we go to bed.  Charlie lay in bed an hour waiting for the clock to turn to 8...then came downstairs to say. "Mum what do we do at 8 o'clock?"

Sleep my friend Sleep.

What to pack if you are starting again.

In case anyone is ever starting again in a new country and apart from suitcases, is only shipping one box of luggage...here is a list of things I wish I had packed instead of clothes.  They are small but expensive to replace when you get there..

• A few knives from knife set
• My best bottle opener /can opener/grater/peeler/ice cream scoop
• Jewelry that reminds me of people or places
• kitchen scales
• rolling pin (no a tall glass is not just as good)
• Pepper grinder
• good scissors
• Thermos
• All the boys small cars
• All the boys small lego
• Packs of game cards out of boxes
• Stovetop espresso pot
• Nice little bowls that you put mayo/butter/lime wedges in on the table.

Hope this is useful to someone someday.

How to make a pirates chest

Take two small pirates into the garden.

 Spray paint the top white and cut out a stencil of skull and crossbones

Spray the whole thing black.
Then put ALL the balls floating around the house and yard inside.

As Tom says "Hoy me meaties!"