Or more like what we don't do. On top of my normal lack of sleep, you can add an extra dose of sleep deprivation simply because I am too paranoid to sleep without Jason here. If any or all of this blog post is incoherent, now you know why. I also knock down my responsibility level a couple of notches. Less cleaning, less laundry......but honestly, I'm just saving up energy 'cause I know when they get home, I'll have triple the normal cleaning & laundry waiting for me.
But there is fun stuff! We did Henna Tattoos. They turned out pretty cool. Sid had a peacock, and Jen, a tree of life, which I do not have a photo of, but believe me when I say it was cool!
Then, I fulfilled a life-long dream of mine. OK, more like a few month-long fascination of mine. It was baking these:
Don't they look yummy? Look closer: 
Um, yeah. I just kept hearing about chocolate chip bacon cookies (for real--not a joke). So with a tiny bit of encouragement from Jen, I candied some thick slice bacon and added it to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Were they good, you ask? Hmm.....I really, really wanted these to be spectacular.
1. I love bacon.
2. Bacon is good with some sweet things (think pineapple wrapped with bacon and broiled--super yummy!).
3. The candied bacon was scrumptious--just sprinkle bacon with brown sugar and bake in the oven. Really--it's like candy!
4. Chocolate is good with a lot of strange things.
5. My chocolate chip cookie recipe could make almost anything better.
And the first two I ate while still warm were pretty great! But as time went by, I just kept thinking: "there's MEAT in my cookies!" And really, I just can't get past that. So taste good they might, but is it necessary? I don't think so. Let's just say I took this one for the team and now you don't ever have to wonder if it's the right thing to do.
(And no; this bacon experiment wasn't a result of some wacky no-sleep delusion. The recipes are legit.)
Let me know what you think!
