So, I spent half my day covered in flour and smelling of vanilla. It was worth it, though, because in the end I produced three dozen cookies for Otto's Physics Club bake sale. They're trying to save up money for materials to built a hovercraft. Little do his classmates know that Otto built one last summer out of his bicycle; the Physics Club will use a lawn mower engine.
Otto and I helped run the bake sale booth this afternoon with a few of the other moms. Everyone else made the usual chocolate chip cookies, lemon bars, and "cupcakes" that are more frosting than cake. I thought mint green Dagoba Yodas and dark chocolate Darth Vaders were more appropriate. But the kids played with the Yoda and Darth cookies more than they ate them. It looked like Alderan exploded on the floor by the time it was over. Everyone nearby felt a great disturbance in the Force while I swept up all the crumbs.
As I expected, most of my cookies sold out before the boring baked goods did, but at the end of the day, all of the coconut pistachio Ewoks were left. I should have known better. Next time, Spock Ears!
Otto and I helped run the bake sale booth this afternoon with a few of the other moms. Everyone else made the usual chocolate chip cookies, lemon bars, and "cupcakes" that are more frosting than cake. I thought mint green Dagoba Yodas and dark chocolate Darth Vaders were more appropriate. But the kids played with the Yoda and Darth cookies more than they ate them. It looked like Alderan exploded on the floor by the time it was over. Everyone nearby felt a great disturbance in the Force while I swept up all the crumbs.
As I expected, most of my cookies sold out before the boring baked goods did, but at the end of the day, all of the coconut pistachio Ewoks were left. I should have known better. Next time, Spock Ears!
