This was a fun little thing we found on Kat's site. If you have a blog, it creates a "word cloud" out of what you've written there. If you want, you can order a T-shirt with this on it.
Kind of fun, eh? If you wanna try, visit the post link above!
While picking up Mark's medication from Safeway (as well as some marshmallows so that we can enjoy a tasty treat the next time we build a fire - one of our favorite "silly" activities!), MeLissa came across a purple calla lily plant.
Calla lilies tend to be the one type of lily that MeLissa isn't allergic to and she'd never seen a purple one before so she snapped it up. Apparently, calla lilies come in a rainbow of colors (who knew?!? - MeLissa thought they only came in white!) which you can see by visiting the post link above.
We have made great strides here at the Rocco household today. Believe it or not, the E-V-I-L triangle block called a Dutchman's Puzzle (and it certainly was puzzling) which MeLissa started in her last quilting class is finally complete. It's not perfect, but it is "good enough" - it should make a nice pillow or maybe a framed picture if nothing else. MeLissa learned some information in her quilting class this past Thursday that cleared up why she was having so many troubles with this block. As they say, knowledge is power...and MeLissa now is one powerful triangle vanquisher. Or, at least, we hope so! She'll soon find out when she attempts to make yet another block - the Card Trick. Hopefully it won't be too "trixie."
In other news, our kitty seems to not be coming back. We're sad (well, MeLissa's sad - Mark and Pixie were of the opinion that Banshee was more trouble than she was worth), but we hope that she's found a nice warm and safe place that will make her happy. We still plan to keep our eye out for her.
As for Mark, studying and face-down time are the rule. He visited his retinal doctor this past week and discovered that part of his retina has not yet healed despite nearly 4 weeks of face down time to date! So, he's now face down with his head at a very uncomfortable angle in the hopes that it will heal and he won't have to have a repeat retinal surgery. We are really praying that this won't cause another delay in his board exams...or graduation!
As a side note - let us also send a "shout out" to Mark's parents who celebrated their anniversary yesterday! Congratulations! We hope you'll enjoy many more years of each others' company and success in the coming year!
Pixie has asked that I share the following with you. As any good typing slave would, I immediately obeyed. Pixie did not write this, but it expresses many of her views on life. For more feline haiku, check out the post link.
Feline Haiku
The food in my bowl
Is old, and, more to the point,
Contains no tuna.
So you want to play.
Will I claw at dancing string?
Your ankle's closer.
There's no dignity
In being sick, which is why
I don't tell you where.
Seeking solitude
I am locked in the closet.
For once I need you.
Tiny can, dumped in
Plastic bowl. Presentation,
One star; service: none.
Am I in your way?
You seem to have it backwards:
This pillow's taken.
Your mouth is moving;
Up and down, emitting noise.
I've lost interest.
The dog wags his tail,
Seeking approval. See mine?
Different message.
My brain: walnut-sized.
Yours: largest among primates.
Yet, who leaves for work?
Most problems can be
Ignored. The more difficult
Ones can be slept through.
My affection is conditional.
Don't stand up,
It's your lap I love.
Cats can't steal the breath
Of children. But if my tail's
Pulled again, I'll learn.
I don't mind being
Teased, any more than you mind
A skin graft or two.
So you call this thing
Your "cat carrier." I call
These my "blades of death."
Toy mice, dancing yarn
Meowing sounds. I'm convinced:
You're an idiot.
MeLissa posted these originally on Meankitty's blog, but she thought some of you who don't visit that site might also enjoy reading what Pixie plans for 2006:
Pixie here -
Banshee has went off on an adventure so I will speculate on her New Year's Resolutions. I actually think she only had one...to escape in an attempt, if she manages to return (since we imagine she used her favorite method of disappearing and took a little "ride" with someone on their way to work to another location in the Bay Area), to weasel her way back into *my* house and back into the lap of *my* TFS (Typing and Food Slave for those of you not familiar with Meankitty lingo). I hate her.
As for my resolutions:
1. To make Banshee disappear...permanently. I got lucky on this one...she's missing, but I worry (as I mentioned above), that it's just a ploy to convince my TFS that her habit of peeing on the rug as often as possible is well worth not having to worry if she'll run off again. I've got my fingers (paws?) crossed that she's gone for good.
2. I am perfecting my ability to meow until my slaves are annoyed. They think I'm doing it because I want to be petted - something I do have to admit I'm really enjoying since that stupid black cat is gone and I get all the attention - but I really just do it because I'm practicing for my new band: Princess Pixie and the Pussy Cats.
3. My final resolution? I plan to learn how to turn door knobs so that I can, very early in the morning, go into my parents room to play. I like to play with the dresser and the door stops and anything else that creates little noises that wake my TFS up so that she'll feed me sooner!
MeLissa gave up on the E-V-I-L Triangles for a while...at least until she receives further instruction in her quilting class. As you can see from the pictures attached, she successfully completed not one, but two blocks. She effectively doubled, in one day, the number of blocks she's completed. Sewing machines are gifts from heaven above. Perhaps, they will even be effective tools in defeating triangles (or not...only time will tell).
The two blocks you see are called the "honey bee" which is, currently, unfinished. Sooner or later, it should have some wings appliqued on, but since that hasn't been covered yet, MeLissa wasn't responsible for that part of the block. MeLissa isn't sure whether she really wants to mess with such a cute block anyhow! The center of the block is a nine patch in mini form. It showcases the various birds found in the lovely Christmas material MeLissa chose. The "white" provide ambiance with their romantic trees and snow drifts...
The "honey bee" was the second block MeLissa completed. The first was a basic nine patch. 
Unlike her first two nine patches which each took several hours to sew, this nine patch took all of about 10 minutes! Putting up the sewing machine was definitely a good post-Christmas activity!
Instead of making a basic checkerboard design, MeLissa decided to get crazy and created this design with a diagonal row of Christmas trees highlighted by more of the snowy background fabric and two fun Christmas plaid pieces. She's really happy with how this turned out!
The final verdict is in - potatoes are out. MeLissa tried some hashed browns this morning and much to her dismay, the old familiar scratchiness at the back of the throat (the tell-tale sign that she's allergic to something) reared its evil head. C'est la vie. (Do you think the "Dark Side" potato pictures jinxed her?)
Mark decided to give one of the techniques he has learned in school, Applied Kinesiology, to make sure. It is pretty "voodoo," but it seemed to work pretty well. First, he had MeLissa hold a lemon (something she's not allergic to) in one hand while holding her opposite arm up. Then he asked her if she's allergic to lemons (she wasn't actually supposed to respond which is good since she didn't). Then he tried to push the arm that she was holding up down. End result - the arm stayed up...no problem. He did the same with an apple - a little wobbly, maybe, but basically okay. Then, he had her hold some of the hashbrowns she'd made. When he tried to push her arm down, it went pretty quick! It was pretty strange.
Of course, this led to MeLissa being extraordinarily curious and so she kept pulling out foods she was allergic to (and some she's not supposed to be) and having him perform tests. If the test doesn't lie, pineapple and carrots will be added back to her diet soon. Garlic, peanut butter and soy sauce are definitely not. It should be interesting to see how things go in the next few weeks!
In other news, MeLissa took the final for her wedding course today. She did very well - she missed only two! So now, she is a bonafide Certified Wedding Planner who can plan any wedding - large or small. She now moves onto the Event Planning course (the course she was most interested in originally)! If all goes well, she'll finish this course up by the end of March and then will be assigned a wedding or event to plan. She's really looking forward to that experience, too! For the rest of this weekend, though, MeLissa will probably be doing errands, housework and some quilting. Her goal is to finish two blocks - neither of which will be the triangle block. She's thinking she'll save that for another day!
Mark, on the other hand is busily studying. He has a lot of info to refresh himself on over the next couple of months so that he can be a "one-timer" on his first Chiropractic Board Exam and that doesn't even include all the studying for his regular classes! Expect to hear from him again after March 21...
Pixie has accepted a tag from Meankitty and has asked MeLissa to post her answers. We hope you'll find them as amusing as we do!
1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
Ten years ago I was doing nothing. My mother wasn't even born yet so I can't even say I was hangin' in her ovaries. My slaves, however, were quite busy, I hear, with college which apparently has enabled them to pay for my food, toys and litter which is a good thing.
2. What were you doing one year ago?
One year ago I was hating life and being grumpy and pouty. That stupid black cat, Banhsee, was stealing all *my* attention from my TFS (Typing and Food Slave - Meankitty Jargon). Speaking of her, she's still missing and I say good riddens to feral rubbish.
3. Five snacks you enjoy
As far as snacks go, I like anything I can get (and I don't get nearly as many as I should) so long as I don't have to work to eat it. Small pieces please. Oh, and one other qualification - if it didn't have eyes at some point, you can just keep it to yourself.
4. Five songs to which you know all the lyrics
a) The Siamese Cat Song from Lady and the Tramp. No, I'm not Siamese, but it's one of my favorite songs.
b) Anything from the Jingle Cats as long as there are no Jingle Dogs mixed in.
c) Nah, Nah, Hey, Hey, Goodbye (my favorite song, currently).
d) What's New Pixie Cat? (a la my TFS) .
e) Anything my mom sings at a high pitch because then I can join in!
5. Five things you would do if you were a millionaire
a) Rid the world of toothbrushes, leashes, harnesses and vacuums.
b) Sue the manufacturers of a number of brands of litter that say they clump but do not.
c) Populate our house with scratching posts and toys.
d) Buy an aviary, stock it with birds and then torment them.
e) Pay Banshee to go away (assuming she returns) forever.
6. Five bad habits
Bad Habits? I am an angel. I have none that I know of. My slaves, however, believe that the following qualify:
a) Crying for attention. If they'd give me attention non-stop, this wouldn't be a problem.
b) Beating on Banshee - she totally deserves it, but I won't as long as she stays gone.
c) Terrorizing. Perhaps they missed the SOHC memo stating that everything in a cat's house in someway belongs to said cat and may be treated in whichever way said cat chooses. Get over the chewed massage table cords already - you got exercise out of it by chasing me afterwards.
d) Playing with anything that makes an "annoying" noise at the crack of dawn. Um, yeah, I'm a cat. We do that. Get over it. Either modify your sleep schedule to match mine or get used to the noises.
e) Clawing the couch - completely necessary in case Banshee or another interloper appears in my home. The "Talons of Death" must be ready at all times.
7. Five things you like doing
a) Running at break-neck speed around the house. Running into walls that shift while I'm doing it - not so much.
b) Napping and Eating.
c) Being pet especially by the Petting Slave - hands trained in massage therapy are heavenly.
d) Chasing the laser pointer.
e) Playing ball "Great Escape Style" with the TFS.
8. Five things you would never buy or wear again
a) A harness and a leash.
b) A Santa hat no matter how cute I look in it .
c) Countless brands of organic cat litter .
d) A Toothbrush - give me tartar control treats, thank you very much.
e) A vaccuum (which I especially refuse to wear).
9. Five favorite toys
a) Laser Pointer.
b) Pom pom balls and bell balls.
c) Pin cushions (which I never see anymore).
d) Massage table cords (I'm running low on these).
e) The dangly mouse thing.
10. Five people I'm tagging
Although I may coerce my slaves into posting on their blog this weekend, I just don't feel like expending anymore energy on this task. If anyone else wants to answer the challenge, they can do so via email or in this posts' comments section. Time for a much deserved nap.
Happy, though perhaps boring, news - potatoes seem to be okay! Can you hear the State of Idaho's thunderous applause? No? We don't either, but nevertheless, it looks like we have one more food to consider in our weekly planning ritual. And that, as one of MeLissa's favorite celebrities likes to say is a "very good thing."
Another very good thing - Overnight Oatmeal. We caught a glimpse of this recipe on Good Eats with Alton Brown the other night and decided we should give it a try. Let's just say that for somebody who doesn't like oatmeal (unless of course it's in a cookie or some other baked good), MeLissa had no problem finishing up a nice bowl this morning - she didn't even dump it on the floor which we're sure would please her mother who has traumatic memories of digging oatmeal out of shag carpet from when MeLissa was a toddler! If you're intrigued and want to know how to make this yummy breakfast treat, the recipe group is the place to be. Hope to see you there!
Want more good things? Have a look at the post link above. Martha Stewart is back and has a fun live show with celebrities, recipes, crafts and all things domestic. She's assembled a nice little "book" of 30 things everyone should know how to do and there's some great tips and tricks per our very quick glance. A quick tour around the rest of her site will lead you to many more good things for all things domestic -let your inner Domestic Diva shine!
Isn't it nice when your efforts pay off and someone compliments you for hard work and dedication? MeLissa is enjoying some "I did good euphoria" right now! She just received feedback on her paper that she turned in for her wedding course from her mentor:
In regards to your paper, you did a great job! I gave you an A because I thought you had put much thought and research into your paper. Your paper was not just well written but well thought out. It shows a true understanding of marketing and advertising for oneself. There is no doubt that you will be very successful in your new venture as a certified event planner.
For anyone who knows MeLissa well, you know where this post is going - have a look at the link above - a grammar refresher is never a bad thing. For those of you who do not, pull up a chair. :)
MeLissa is and probably always will be a grammar nut. Whether due to her training by some of the toughest English teachers in the world, (Thank you Mrs. Fink and Mrs. Jackson!) or due to her stint grading senior highschoolers' English theses for a little spending money during Christmas break while in college, MeLissa is pretty focused on using appropriate grammar. Now, we're not saying that she doesn't ever make grammatical errors, but we're guessing if someone were to really scour the posts on this site, there wouldn't be too many grammatical garbles partially because MeLissa keeps the grammar gods appeased by rereading posts periodically to ensure that there are no errors!
That said, the link above goes to a great article on proper grammar usage. It's reminiscent of MeLissa's lesson to her three marketing class sections back in college. Ah, good times....for MeLissa. The students probably just wanted to leave early (especially the ones in the 8 a.m. classes), but what fun would that have been? A discussion on the difference between two, too, and to starts the day off right! We wouldn't want you to feel too angry that you received two marks off for the improper use of apostrophes after all.
Along this line of thinking and in relation to the number of grammatical errors that can be found in the text here, one thing we're guessing you can find is a number of names ending in -s that only have an apostrophe after them. The reason? After years and years of waging an uphill battle, MeLissa finally succumbed to pressure due to the sheer number of people who argued that names ending in "s" are made possessive by adding only an apostrophe. Never again! MeLissa will never more falter in asserting that other than the names Jesus and Moses "'s" is the way to go!
Today is a special day! The beginning of the end is in sight. The beginning of what end, you say? The potato famine, of course.
One potato, two potato, three potato...four. Five potato, six potato, seven potato...more. This was just a counting rhyme, wasn't it? Well, whatever it was for, we're going to live it in our house tonight. Yes, that's right, we *are* going to eat *real* mashed potatoes!!! After 6 months of none due to MeLissa's wretched allergy test, we are now ready to start re-introducing foods and potatoes won the first slot.
Why potatoes when there were choices such as pineapple, cranberries, avocado and green 
peppers, you ask? Well, it happened this way - MeLissa had originally picked tomatoes to go first for the simple reason that a big ol' plate of spaghetti (or some sort of Italian fare, at least) sounded mighty fine. However, when she really started thinking about it, she decided to play better odds. Sure tomatoes are in lots of foods, but typically, most of the foods she likes them in also have garlic and onions and such (salsa, anyone?). It dawned on her, too, that if the allergic reaction to tomatoes is still alive and well, she would have "wasted" a choice on eating a food outside of its tried and true form and would have to wait another 2 weeks before trying something else.
Then her Irish self (a little known fact about MeLissa - she was born a Murphy which just happens to be a nickname for potatoes!) broke through and said "Hello!! Anybody in there? Erhem...how about potatoes?" MeLissa decided to chuck the tomato further down the line and bring in the potato. So, tonight, we will be having a roast and mashed potatoes for dinner with our fingers crossed. If we make it past that, there will be hashbrowns, baked potatoes, french fries and tater tots (oh, come on Mark, you know you want 'em!!) to look forward to. The only drawback, no ketchup....but there's always cheese sauce, my friends!
The next challenge? Figuring out what food will be next. Pineapple sounds good, but we're thinking we'll leave that for when we go to Maui in March...after all, just in case she has to put it back on the shelf, we might as well make sure that the pineapple she does her reintroduction test with is a superior one! :0 )
And, don't you just love these pictures of Darth Tater and his Mash Trooper? Too funny...and perfect for this post!
We had a pretty uneventful weekend. No kitties turned up to give us a reason to celebrate. We did take Pixie outside on a leash for a little bit, but she wasn't too thrilled about it so we brought her back in. We think it's good to have a kitty who doesn't want to be outside...especially given the whole Banshee situation.
We went to the grocery store and spent more than we had hoped as usual. Mark has found, however, that the grocery store's bags make excellent head wear. Since his eye is still pretty sensitive to light, he's considering trying to create a new fashion trend. You never know with the stuff people wear these days...he may be on to something! Next thing you know, Calvin Klein will be sending models down the runway with bags over their heads...
MeLissa also took a stab at quilting, but gave it up when she realized that she had just finished sewing...the wrong side. It's a conspiracy - the triangles are working against her - we're sure of it! It's hard to accomplish much when you're trying to learn how to use a sewing machine again (it's been a loooong time, kids!). At least she can stand with her head high since she did finally finish her paper for her wedding planning course...all is not lost (just our kitty still).
Still no sign of Banshee. It has occurred to MeLissa, however, that given the little tyke's love of adventure, she could be anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area by now.
The series of events that we assume led to Banshee's current escapade include that MeLissa went out onto our neighbors' deck to fetch her and neglected to suggest to the neighbors that they remain in hiding. Banshee is a terribly skittish kitty and pretty much only tolerates MeLissa holding or petting her. Because it wasn't just "mommy" coming out to see her, Banshee made a run for it. Had MeLissa been thinking, she would have went to where she figures Banshee probably went, but she was sleepy and figured that Banshee would simply return home as she had on other occasions apparently (MeLissa had learned from the neighbor that Banshee had been down to visit on other occasions as well which was news to MeLissa!).
In a tragic twist to the story, it rained that night. We surmise that Banshee was in no mood to make whatever trek it required to return to her kitty dwelling on our deck with it raining and chose, instead, to find shelter in her favorite place from her days as a kitten...for those of you who haven't clicked on the "adventures" link in this post, that would be "various car motors." Arguably, this is not a good place for a kitty, but Banshee is one of a kind.
We are not sure whether the car of her choice was MeLissa's or another individual's. We tend to believe it is probably another since when MeLissa went out Wednesday morning and called for her, Banshee didn't materialize as she has on the other occasions that she's sought refuge in MeLissa's vehicle. Thus, we don't know who sheltered our kitty and we are unable to narrow down where she may have ventured off to - San Francisco, Fremont, Pleasanton - they're all possibilities. We are still hopeful that Banshee will turn up, but MeLissa, at least, is a wee bit scared that her baby is not having the "time of her life."
Please continue to keep the little darling in your prayers.
And, just in case anyone else happens to lose a kitty in the near future, you can link to a helpful site for recovering them that was sent to me by someone who saw our "missing kitty" ad on Craigslist.
Hopefully this is a "false alarm" and our little Banshee will turn up, but she's been incognito since Tuesday night when MeLissa caught a glimpse of her on the neighbor's porch. Please keep Banshee in your prayers...we miss her and want her home safe!
Wow! MeLissa had a very cool experience this evening. She met the one and only Dr. Laura Schlessinger and has a signed book to prove it. MeLissa learned about Dr. Laura's appearance while driving to San Francisco for doctor appointments and knew she just had to go - especially since she had her copy of Bad Childhood, Good Life, Dr. Laura's latest book, in her car.
We should mention, given the title of the book, that although there are some "less-than-optimal" childhood moments in her past, she feels, in general, that it was filled with more happiness than sadness. Nevertheless, the book is a great read and is providing MeLissa with many insights into why she does some of the things she does and should, hopefully, help her to abstain from some of her less beneficial tendencies in the future.
That aside, the book signing experience was quite an amusing one. It was a wee bit chilly waiting outside in a reasonable line to see Dr. Laura. Once MeLissa finally made it up to see her, Dr. Laura noticed just how many sticky notes MeLissa had in the book (marking pages that she felt were of special significance to situations both in her childhood and, in some cases, more recent "issues" that she's been dealing with!). Her comment was "Wow. You're more compulsive than me - that says a lot!" What it says, we'll never know, but it did make MeLissa smile. She enjoyed her brief moment with Dr. Laura and will cherish her book for years to come.
For two other fabulous books by Dr. Laura that MeLissa enjoyed and believes are worth reading, please check out The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands and The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life."
Christmas was officially over Saturday. Yes, Saturday. Epiphany which takes place on January 6 every year is the finale to Christmas and marks the earliest time that MeLissa will ever be found removing Christmas decorations (the current record for keeping decorations up goes to 1998 when MeLissa left them up so they'd still be around when she returned from France on March 20).
All this aside, Saturday was the big day when all the Christmas decorations came down and all the "every day" decorations were brought back out. 2006 promises to be a big year for MeLissa and in the spirit of the new beginnings it promises, she decided to do a little "sprucing" up of the house by moving "little things" around a bit. And, if we may say so, she did a fabulous job (and there's even just a touch of Christmas for us to enjoy all year round)!
Pictures will be forthcoming, but until that time, here's a little description of the changes she made:
The Kitchen: MeLissa decided things needed to be brightened up in the kitchen. The perfect means of doing so - the kitchen Snoopy collection! For the past couple of years, it has been showcased in our double bookcase in the front room. It is now gaily displayed on our kitchen bookcase and pantry. The red and white really are a nice happy addition to the room. As an added bonus, we were able to move all of MeLissa's entertaining books to a shelf in the living room book case and so she has room to add more cookbooks (Amazon and Borders are rejoicing!).
The Living Room: We mentioned the subtraction of Snoopy kitchen stuff (there's many other Snoopy knick knacks still there!) and the addition of the entertaining library to the bookcase, but we didn't mention that Mark's oversize Martini glass was added to the top of the structure as an on high centerpiece. We placed a red and green martini glass inside and flanked it by red and green striped glasses for just a touch of festiveness all year round. This would make a great centerpiece idea for your next cocktail party...add a few colored beads and voila!
The fireplace mantle also got a face lift. MeLissa loves the look of crystal and mirrors and so she built upon love by decorating her mantle with various crystal candle holders, knick knacks, etc. A glass heart bowl by Waterford is the central focal point with it's colorful potpouri. The two ends also are focal points with a cheery bouquet made of flowers from the very first floral arrangement Mark gave her (they were silk) and a lovely poinsettia which adds a little Christmas cheer.
The most important change that was made, though, was the addition of a sewing area for MeLissa. Yes, she hasn't given up on quilting - she's just decided to make things a little easier by setting up her sewing machine! She plans to attempt to finish the evil triangle block soon (which just for the record will require 2 more mini blocks since she had to rip one out the other night because it was not up to par!). Maybe she'll even post a final picture once she's finally won the war...
In other news, today (January 9) is Mark's first day back to school. This promises to be a challenging quarter with a board exam to act as the finale. Mark's quickly approaching the light at the end of the tunnel (which we've determined is 90% likely not to be an oncoming train!) - he's right on track to finish up his studies in June 2007.
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Happy New Year! We hope you're all being safe and enjoying a fun holiday.
As for those of us in Northern California, we're experiencing high winds and, in some parts (not ours, thankfully!), flooding. We have had some precipitation, but nothing too extreme. And, thankfully, the lemon tree (at last glance, at least) has not had all of its blossoms blown away so we're still hoping to get a lemon or two off it!
We rang in the New Year with a game of checker shots. We bought a pretty fun set with a glass checkerboard and two different styles of shot glasses which act as pieces. You play the game as you normally would, but when a piece of yours is jumped, you have to drink a shot. To ensure that we would still be somewhat in control of our faculties, we had "mini" shots. Mark enjoyed chocolate liqueur while MeLissa decided to try a bunch of different things - butterscotch schnapps, chocolate liqueur, as well as sour apple and watermelon (her favorite) shots! In the end, MeLissa's practice sessions with her Grandpa Moss when she was very young paid off again - she won the game by triple jumping Mark! Either way, though, with all the yummy liqueurs, they both won!
We stayed up until the year was new and gave each other a kiss for luck! Given the fact that MeLissa was already a bit tipsy, we saved the champagne for lunch today!
Speaking of lunch, we had a nice spread of ham, grape salad, green beans with bacon and mushrooms & spinach and artichoke dip. If you're curious, the grape salad and spinach and artichoke dips can be found in our recipe group on yahoo. For dessert, we made another attempt at a frozen pie substituting blackberries for the strawberries in the recipe. We can't wait to see how it turned out!
Oh, and, by the way, we never mentioned it, but the cookie caper was a success! MeLissa successfully baked, without the use of eggs, both gumdrop and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies! Both the allergy-free and regular cookie recipes are, of course, also available on our recipe website!
