1) Does anyone remember the Great Cookie Plan of 2025? Well, last weekend I made some of the brown butter sugar cookies (of course I made them gluten-free, blah, blah blah) and they were delicious. My husband really liked them and it was really easy to make. I also brought them to book club and the non-GF people also liked them. They're a hit! (Also, A LOT of butter and sugar.)
2) I want to talk about this because I feel like it's important, but I also kind of don't want to talk about it. I had a concerning health screening and today I'm going in today to do a follow-up and I'm kind of nervous about the whole thing, even though it should be fine. In the meantime, I'm sorry to be so vague. I promise that once I find out if it's fine/it's not fine, I'll be more open about what's going on. Maybe especially if it's fine so that everyone else can learn from my (what I'm learning is) common experience.
3) This weekend is the big Labor Day extravaganza! I will bringing two salads. I am not overthinking this and I'm going to bring green bean salad and my regular green salad with berries.
4) Tuesday was a bad day for me. I got a phone call about point #2 in which they tried to reschedule me. At first they were going to reschedule me for Wednesday instead of Friday, but when I asked a follow-up question, it couldn't be done on Wednesday, so they were going to push it back until mid-September. I may have started crying on the phone. She called me back and said she could do it later in the day on Friday. And then I got off the phone, sobbed for a bit, and took the day off on Friday. Today! I'm off!
With some perspective, I realize that my reaction was over the top, but here we are.
5) Once more with a random photo collage from this week. No explanations will be given.
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For my American friends, what are you doing with your long weekend? For everyone else, do you think it's weird that I made sugar cookies outside of Christmas?
It's not over the top to be worried about a medical test and get upset when they reschedule you! That's normal! I've had several almost meltdown with nurses/schedulers about appointments for big scary things and frustrating things. However, if they were willing to move you to mid-Sept, it might not be bad. I've found that really bad things get instant treatment, where maybe not so bad can be put off. The medical people know it's probably going to be OK or low key statistically, but you are a person, not a statistic.
ReplyDeleteI will be binge reading T. Kingfisher this weekend. Thank you for posting your reviews- I never would have found these books on my own.
T. Kingfisher! So much fun! There is so much exciting writing in the SFF genre right now, isn't there?
DeleteNo explanations needed, and if making sugar cookies outside of the Christmas season is wrong, then I don't want to be right. The forecast is looking gorgeous, so Hubs and I will be hitting the bike trail this weekend.
ReplyDeleteTell the universe that it's the wrong time to pull #2. I don't know what your situation is, but I'm getting flashbacks to my first mammogram. The statistics were everywhere that most abnormal mammograms turn out to be nothing, but facts weren't much help while I waited out a few weeks of follow ups and a biopsy.
Oh, goodness, same here! I knew that callbacks after the first one were very common, but I was still convinced I had breast cancer.
DeleteI think I should call them something other than sugar cookies and everyone would accept their presence outside of Christmas more easily, I think.
DeleteIt is the waiting that is crazy. I mean, at the very least it's driving me crazy.
1) COOKIES! No, I do NOT think it's weird. I used to make sugar cookies for literally any occasion and now I wish I had one to eat right this second.
ReplyDelete2) Good luck today!
3) I hope you have the best time at the extravaganza! I seem to remember you had a lot of fun last year, I hope this year is great too.
4) Idk, I would have probably cried too. Given *waves hands* everything you've been through, I think you're justified and yay for an appointment today.
5) I don't know WHO that dog is but I like that face!
It's a long weekend here but long weekends mean next to nothing to me anymore! I'm just doing my regular stuff, I guess.
That dog is Luna. She's a German shepherd/husky mix and I adore her SO MUCH. Don't tell Hannah, okay?
DeleteGood luck today Engie- I hope everything is okay. It sounds like it most likely will be. My fingers are crossed.
ReplyDeleteSugar cookies can and should be eaten year-round. My only advice is, now you have to start cutting them into cute shapes. Pumpkins! Bats! Ghosts! Something tells me you won't want to go to this much trouble though.
Have fun at your party! I'll be working on Monday, but that's okay- at least there's no school so that makes my life easier.
Well, Jenny, gluten free cookies tend not to hold shapes well, but I'll give it a go the next time I make them and see how it goes.
DeleteSending love your way today as you head to your appointment. 😘💜
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend. It certainly was no fun.
DeleteBest wishes for your health follow-up. I don’t think getting emotional about a rescheduling issue is an overreaction at all. Dealing with medical stuff is incredibly and legitimately stressful in so many ways, even for things that (very hopefully) turn out fine.
ReplyDeleteI’ve made the green bean salad twice via your link, so thanks for that!
I think holiday-type baking year-round sounds perfect since there is just not enough time in December to make/sample/share all the good recipes. Wkend plans include meeting up with my family for brunch/early apple picking to celebrate my dad’s bday. Enjoy your extravaganza!!
I'm glad to hear that the green bean salad is a hit. It went over well at the family reunion, so that was nice.
DeleteApple picking! Are the apples ready to be picked already?!
Canadians have a Labour Day too, unless the ‘U’ makes it different. 😀
ReplyDeleteI had the most marvellous cookie this week. It was a perfect chocolate chip with sea salt and caramel (I think). I was so taken with the taste that I will have to return and confirm the caramel. I didn’t really analyze it at the time.
I wish you well on the health front. I am also in an odd place. We know what something isn’t but not what it is or if it matters. .
I had some good cookies over the weekend, too. I was clearly eating to try to cope!
DeleteSugar cookies are an All The Time Cookie. My grandmother said so, and she made the best big fat sugar (and molasses) cookies for her grandkids (and great grandkids). We were always very appreciative and grateful.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're getting answers for Whatever in a timely manner. It's awful to be in limbo, and while I do understand the demands of scheduling, I think that medical people often forget that we are humans and not just conditions or time slots. I'll be thinking good, strong thoughts for you. XO
This weekend we will be at the lake. First, we will visit Theo and parents at his house before they go abroad for a while. Then lake time with Sam and Zydrunas. I'll probably have to wear a winter coat on the boat, but it will still be worth it.
Have fun at your Extravaganza! I know that you will.
I have a very delicious molasses cookie recipe, too. Yum!
DeleteI love the image of you wearing a winter coat on a boat. But it IS really cold on the water, so I get it.
I'm sorry about your scary health situation; fingers crossed that it turns out to be the least worst option. Of course it was upsetting to have the appointments times messed with!
ReplyDeleteI am happily off on Monday and plan to sleep in and have lunch with friends. And just not work! Maybe play around with reorganizing my yarn stash, it needs it.
No work was the best thing about Monday, wasn't it?!
DeleteI have cried during two medical appointments. My first was a follow up after a mammogram, I have had 3 friends go through treatment for breast cancer and it was scary (but nothing to worry about, I was fine). The second was when I had to have an MRI on my head to make sure I didn’t have a brain tumor, which YEAH, scary. With everything that has been going on, of course you were upset. I remember after my parents died (and Mulder too, really) that I could handle life as long as there were ZERO curve balls. Someone cuts me off in the grocery line or I’m put on hold too long? Meltdown.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin’s daughter just moved to the area last week to attend UC Berkeley, and we are going to have her over for BBQ on Sunday. Maybe I’ll make your green bean salad, I love it. No plans for Monday yet.
This is such a good point! For a while after my dad died, it took absolutely nothing to tip me into tears.
DeleteYES!! I keep trying to tell myself that I'm a bit fragile now and it's okay if my reactions are a bit over the top. But then I have to explain to other people about why I'm over the top. *sigh*
DeleteI don't think you overreacted. It's hard to need further testing after a health screen. I bet a lot of people would cry in your shoes if they were trying to push it to mid-Sept. That is way to long to wait in limbo. I'm glad they could fit you in. I've cried on the phone with schedulers plenty of time sadly.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your big LDW gathering! Your dishes sound excellent. I'm at my parents to get the boys as they've been here all week, but I'm also here to attend the memorial service for my uncle that died in March. His daughter was very pregnant when he passed so they decided to have the memorial service 6 months later. The upside is that I will see all of my mom's living siblings. This is the 2nd sibling she's lost - first she lost the 2nd youngest sibling, this time it was the baby of the family who was only 68. Sigh. So it's going to be an emotional weekend but I'm focusing on soaking up time with family honoring his life. Phil decided to stay back so I'll have the boys and I am hoping and praying they hold it together for the memorial service and don't cause too much commotion.
I hope the boys behaved, although there's something sort of circle of life about children misbehaving at celebrations of life. Like...life does go on, right?
DeleteThe only cookie I associate specifically with Christmas is Spritz cookies. It would be weird to make those any other time of the year...and yet, they'd still be delicious.
ReplyDeleteHoping you get the good health news you're hoping for.
I think it is weird that some cookies are associated with Christmas, even though the ingredients are perfectly normal year-round ingredients. Sure, pumpkin cookies in June might seem weird, but that's because pumpkin is a fall thing. But this was just flour, butter, sugar, eggs and that's year round normal stuff!
DeleteI am a cookie monster, so I say everyday is a good day for a sugar cookie! As Rosey Grier sang, It's all right to cry, it might make you feel better. I think it is important to advocate for yourself, and letting professionals know how you are feeling is a part of that. Have a great long weekend! I had a long weekend this past week, and I'm jeal - I need another!
ReplyDeleteHa! Every day is a good day for sugar cookies. I believe that wholeheartedly.
DeleteI count sugar cookies as a secular and non seasonal mainstay and yours look DELICIOUS!!
ReplyDeleteSending all good vibes for your health followup appt. today, Engie. XOXO
The cookies were a hit! I'm happy to have them in my arsenal.
DeleteBeautiful photos and your cookies look amazing! Warm greetings from a retired lady living in Montreal, Canada.
ReplyDeleteThanks. The cookies were good!
DeleteWas your reaction over the top or what the moment needed to both get you today off and get to said follow up? I’m here for it! Sugar cookies are a year round thing for us! We are cleaning this long weekendz, with hopefully a break for dinner on the deck at some point. My daughter and I are trying to make a “mocktail Friday” routine start; we bought fancy glasses and she has a recipe for a cherry lime ricky that we’re attempting. Sending good health wishes your way!!
ReplyDeleteI hope the cleaning went well, although I'm exhausted just thinking about doing nothing but cleaning all weekend long!
DeleteAnytime of year is a good time of year for any kind of cookies, Engie. Cookies are so good. And these ones sound absolutely delicious.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you have yet another hard thing going on. It's too much, my friend. Wish I could take it away, but I'll pray all went well with your appointment. Hugs <3
You're right! Every day is a good day for cookies!
DeleteUgh. A health scare is just what you needed. NOT! I am so sorry that another worry has been added to your plate, friend, but I am hoping the appointment went well and you got some good news! Sending you a big hug.
ReplyDeleteAnd btw, there's never a wrong time to back (any kind of) cookies!
I had no idea there were so many cookie fans here. I clearly need to make more progress on my Great Cookie Plan of 2025.
DeleteSugar cookies are so versatile -- I think they are great year-round. Yum. Now I want sugar cookies.
ReplyDeleteThe health scare stinks. I would have 100% cried, too. Crying is my body's reaction to stress and/or conflict, which is super fun. Most recently, I sobbed hysterically while on the phone with a hotel reservation person. He remained unmoved. I hope by now you have some clarity about the health situation and how to move forward. I love your photos. Hopefully every time you see that little starfish, you know you have someone in your corner who is thinking of you and sending all the love. xxoo
I have stashed the starfish away at work for when I meet with a student going through a tough day. I'm hoping to pass the love around!
DeleteSorry to hear about your health scare. I hope and pray it is out an abundance of caution and that everything will be cleared up with further testing. Hooray for a day off and for getting things scheduled in a timely fashion to ease your mind.
ReplyDeleteSugar cookies, IMO, can and should be enjoyed All the time. I don’t make many gf treats but if I read this correctly, you classify these as easy. I’m on team easy for GF cookies. Just in time for tailgate season.
Enjoy your big LSW gathering. Aside from watching Curly play volleyball (already checking that off the list), I have no plans- well, nothing social. Maybe I will bite the bullet and organize the house, or at least manage the clutter/aftermath of kids leaving for college and apartment life. I have a few chapters to finish editing for my writing group submissions. Doubt it will be hot enough for the pool, which I’m sort of bummed about.
I would classify these as easy (if you have an electric mixer). The most time consuming part was browning the butter and that was really just an issue of babysitting the butter for a few minutes so it didn't burn. But then you just dumped in all the ingredients. I didn't even cool the batter!
DeleteNo plans on a long weekend sounds divine! I hope you were able to enjoy some of it.
Crud that was me- realized as I hit submit that I was anonymous.
ReplyDeleteArghhh I hope that exam was giving some necessary information. no fun specially when scary. Waiting for such an appointment could be so stressful. Glad you got it out of the way. Fingers crossed for good results.
ReplyDeleteGimme all the cookies. I had too much cake yesterday and now I crave all the baked goods again. It's going to be the end of me.
I ate so many baked goods over the weekend. I now need to dial it back again. I agree with you - baked goods will be the end of me!
DeleteI have definitely cried because of medical issues. I hope everything turns out to be OK. It's not fair that you have to deal with this on top of everything else. Sending you even more hugs.
ReplyDeleteLife has a way of throwing stuff at you, doesn't it? Someday this will be a distant memory.
DeleteI once cried on the phone to a pharmacist when she told me she didn't think she could get my anxiety meds until Monday (it was a Saturday). Soooo, I get it. We've all been there, I think. And you're already in a very tender period of your life right now, so soon after losing your mom. I hope everything is okay and I will be sending all the good vibes that you get good results. <3
ReplyDeleteI cried once when my husband had a kidney stone (on a weekend) and we could not find a gluten free pain reliever. Ha! I never would have thought that pharmacists/techs would have to deal with so much emotion.
DeleteSo I think the only reason I associate Sugar Cookies with Christmas is because with all the decorating and what not, they are incredibly labor intensive, so they aren’t something I would just whip up. Snickerdoodles, though, are practically sugar cookies, and I make those all the time.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good time at the Labor Day Extravaganza and that your follow up appointment went smoothly. That’s so much to have on your mental and emotional plate right now!
Oh, ha! I just rolled them in granulated sugar - no decorating, no fuss! They honestly were very easy.
DeleteThere are no over the top reactions when it comes to medical stuff. None. Some people shut down, other people cry, or yell, or swear. I've seen it all.
ReplyDeleteOn a completely unrelated note - I'm glad the cookies were a GF hit and you have a new one (new, right?) to put on the List of Approved and Non-Reactive Snacks. Whew.
And also, duh, of course you're a star.
I hope your health thing turned out to be fine!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry I missed this post--my feedly is a mess. Glad you did not have to have the procedure postponed after all, and those cookies look fab.
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