Pinterest challenge: Pin #1

February 19:

This was the batch of ninja gingerbread cookies I decided to make.

Ingredients:

1 box gingerbread mix
1 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup hot water

Mix gingerbread with the flour. Add butter & water. Mix until there's nothing dry left. Roll the mix into a ball. Cut in half. Roll one of the halves on parchment paper--ideally, the same size as your cookie sheet so you don't have to transfer dough--to about 1/4" thick. Use the ninja cookie cutters(I got ours on Amazon). Each half of dough will yield about 6 cookies, so a dozen from 1 box mix. Put the parchment paper on the cookie sheet. Goes in the oven 375 degrees, 6-9 minutes. Let it cool on a cooling rack(on top of the oven takes longer).

Doesn't look like a lot, but this makes 1 dozen of the ninjas. 

The top left got a little deformed when I tried to transfer to the parchment paper

For the decorating, I used cream cheese frosting mixed with red food coloring. It takes a lot to make red, so I made 2 of the 6 cookies pink.

I just followed the designs given on the ninja cookie cutter box.
Also used some red "writing gel" they  have  in the baking aisle.

Jan. 18 - Feb. 8: Day 18- Day 39

Unfortunately, I didn't keep up on updates of the Happiness Project like I should've. It's been a crazy month. The only thing that brought me joy during this time was that Tom's overtime is now over.

Pinterest Challenge

I am linking up with Merrick at Merricksart.com on a Pinterest Challenge. The challenge is to make/do/try 6 pins on Pinterest in the course of the next 6 weeks. That averages to one a week.

Here's what my pins are (link to my Pinterest board w/info on these pins):

 This is about the order I will be working on them.

1. Ninja gingerbread men--doing today. I bought those cookie cutters for Drew's birthday, and since it's his birthday today, that's what we are making instead of cake.

2. Race Track blanket--I have gotten thru about half of this for one of my newest nephews, and I just need a swift kick in the behind to finish, since he just turned 2 months old.

3. DIY instant oatmeal packets. With 4 kids, and at least 3 eating 2 packets a piece each morning, we go thru a box of 10 packets in 2 days. Hope they will be receptive to this homemade version.

4. DIY foot treatment for dry/callused skin on feet. With our *85 degree* weather this past weekend, my feet are so dried out.

5. Car pocket & track. Basically for any trips to the store or when we have to wait at the school for awhile(3 kids go, 3 separate pick up times, I only make 1 trip & wait for the other 2)

6. Funny pirate onesie. I have pinned so many hilarious onesies for nieces, nephews & any other baby showers we are invited too. Thinking of this for a nephew who's supposed to make his appearance in April.