By lindsay on 7/18/2015
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips
2 cups chopped pecans (optional, and I don’t usually add them)
Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt and add to butter-sugar mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Drop by teaspoonfuls on baking sheet and bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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By lindsay on 6/1/2015
Summer vacation officially began at noon on Wednesday May 27th.
The kids all had a great year with their teachers! Here is Will with Jamya and Ms. Tadrus.
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Thursday morning started with an 8am swim team practice for Amelia and 10:30 practice for Will. We were ready!
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Sunday we cheered the Cardinals on to a victory over the LA Dodgers. Great seats, lots of ice cream, and Dave assured me has close up pictures of all my favorite players!
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Monday has found us indoors as the weather is pretty cool. This is what happens when the kids have to be inside during summer vacation. Enjoy (and help me!!!).
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By lindsay on 5/11/2015
Today Will presented information about polar bears, climate change, and what people can do to help minimize their carbon footprint to all of Mark Twain Elementary. It was his own idea to give this presentation, and his teacher made it happen. We are so proud of both Will and his sidekick Amelia:) Enjoy!
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By lindsay on 5/11/2015
Amelia’s science fair experiment, “How Intelligent Are Chickens”, won a blue ribbon at the St. Louis Science Fair! It was quite a night of celebrations as Dave and I took her to the awards ceremony and then out to dinner at Pastaria and dessert at Ted Drewe’s Frozen Custard to celebrate her 9th birthday. So much fun for all of us!
Amelia with other Mark Twain Elementary science fair winners –
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Amelia introducing herself as one of the 3rd grade blue ribbon winners –
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