cookies. because, why not?

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Hey guys! How long has it been since I’ve posted? Its been awhile…. Anyway, today I am here to share a recipe for you and I have been obsessed. I would have took step by step pictures, but I didn’t realize I wanted to post this until after I finished. The last batch is in right this second, so I’m gonna type fast. Okay, so this recipe that I’m doing is adapted (as the fancy people say) or edited by me and my taste buds. Here is the recipe if you want to check it out, chocolate chip cookie bites from Cooking Classy.  So, I changed some measurements and added some things.

  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted+cooled)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I used vanilla bean paste)
  • Between 3-5 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter (according to your taste)
  • 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup english toffee

That was my take, some of it (may or may not) have/has been a mistake when I was measuring, but it worked out. Another thing, I am lazy, and don’t like washing the dishes. Around here, whatever mess you make, it’s yours to clean. Back to the recipe: most directions would say to preheat, then dry ingredients, then wet, then combine. NOPE. NOT DOING THAT. I combine the butter with the sugars in the mixer, just until combined. Then egg, vanilla, peanut butter. (one bowl, ya hear me?) now, measure out the flour, and put it directly into the mixer, on slow. (#flourcloud) Then baking soda, then salt. Once all of it disappears into the wet ingredients, put in all of the toppings.

Here comes the more time consuming part: you have to scoop tiny balls of dough, but you don’t have to wait long. I use a teaspoon scoop and a small baby spoon to scoop out the dough from the measuring spoon. I have tried it before with a tablespoon scoop and I cooked it about 4-ish minutes longer (12 minutes total). I took pretty long to scoop the first tray, so right before I starting scooping, I preheated my oven to 350 ℉ and once the oven was preheated, I was done. Bake for 8 minutes (in the middle layer, if you care for that stuff) and let them cool for a little bit. That takes A LOT of self control. That’s everything for this post, so comment if you try it and let me know how it went. Bye!

 

❤,  Brooke

Too Much Stress!

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Hey guys, it’s Krissa here!  It has been over a year since we started this blog!  You know what they say, time flies when you’re writing a blog (jk no one says that!)  This post will be our 40th one and that’s a huge milestone.  I’ve been looking at our past posts and I reread my old post about stress.  It’s that time of year again for state testing (ugh).  I hate state tests and sometimes I just want to pull my hair out.  Along with state tests I also have lots of homework, volleyball practice, and two instruments that I have to practice.  I have very little free time (sometimes I’m too busy to post) and it’s so hard to balance my time.  At church two weeks ago we talked about grades in Sunday School.  Brooke and I are complete nerds and care about our grades A LOT (AND I’M TALKING ABOUT BORDERLINE CRAY CRAY)   I guess you can say that I am really smart (idk about that) but that doesn’t have anything to do with my obsession over my grades.  I freak out if I get below a 95% on a test or grade and recently I got a 90% on and English test.  It might not seem that bad, but I was freaking out in my head because I was worried about my overall average.  In my whole middle school career, I have never gotten below an A+ on my report card (for core classes).  This test brought my average from an A+ down to an A and I was not happy about it. English is the hardest class and our teacher is horrible, but I still couldn’t let myself off the hook.  In my head I was thinking, what if I studied more or I could’ve spent more time paying attention in class.  Then I remind myself that I didn’t have time for that because I was too busy practicing my piano or doing tons of homework. Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed with too much work and I am scared that my grades are soon going to drop.  I have weekly piano lessons and if I don’t practice my teacher will get mad at me and I’m not preparing myself for my upcoming music test.  I feel like life is just going to get harder and everything is going to come crashing down on top of me.  I need to remind myself that I can always ask God for help and guidance.  I want to read the Bible more because it can be really encouraging an calming.   Whenever you feel stressed, remember the verse John 14:27,  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Bye peeps! Hope this helps with stress!

Krissa heart

 

Not Alone -Jenna

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HIIII!!!

Today isn’t my day to post but I just HAVVVVEEE to!!

I am sososososo, so sorry about not posting. We’ve been super busy with school and middle school is hitting me hard. Ughhh…anything that involves like, actually learning=*groan. Unless, you’re more “learning/A’s/100% are my happy place” kinda person, go talk to Brooke. I’m the “let’s sit around and do nothing except for complain about not having anything to do!!!” girl. Yeah I know, that’s always fun. But ok. I’m going to try to get serious here guys. Like I said before, middle school is difficult. Its so different from elementary because not only do you have classwork but DOUBLE the homework. Wait. Hang on…let me get a little stupid here…why do we have homework? I mean, it just takes time away from us to be kids, teachers to be regular adults, and takes time away from class? Like, come on. Ok back to my speech. September to January was really hard for me because I was just not used to being responsible. Babysitting responsible is different. It’s fun but homework is basically the teacher asking you to bring school home with you. I procrastinate. Yes that’s present tense because as I am writing my science HW is staring at me, screaming for me to do it. And I say “Nahhh…” And so it’s still screaming at me so I say “Are ‘ya done yet? I’ll wait for you.” (Shout out to Miss. B , all time, best teacher EVERRRRRRR)But as I went on, my grades dropped and so did I. I personally struggled with fighting off distractions and also friendship problems. Last year I was in a relationship that ended…not so pretty. I started hanging out with girls who weren’t the best influences. Long story short after many tears, arguments (with my mom) screaming, and times of hurt, my birthday being in February, one of the best presents I got was seeing my grades at A’s and B’s. Fine, B- but it was good for me. And then I went on a retreat that changed EVERYTING. And it just so happened to be with these girls, my “sisters”.  Slowly and steadily I gave everything back to God. Like that verse says (something like this anyway) “Commit to the Lord all you do and your plans will succeed.” So now I write songs (yes me), have mini Bible Study with little girls who visit me every so often and Miss B, who I mentioned earlier has played a HUGE role in my change. She’s been there for me, prayed for me, worked with me ever so patiently, and loved me in a way no teacher has ever loved me before. She’s taught me so much and I will be enternally thankful. I LOVE YOU MISS B!!! ( guys I think I should make a blog for Miss B) And now this is getting REALLLLLLLYYY LOOOOOOONNNNGGGG so I’m just gonna say, you’re never alone. God is always watching you and more importantly, with you. Everytime someone hurts you, it hurts Him. So keep going, brush aside any hurt, sin, or evil and have faith that can move some mountains!!!!

Love, Jenna Grey (who is now trying to find a way out of doing science HW.)

 

(somewhat) IMPORTANT NEWS!!

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It’s Penny! I know, two posts in two days, what is this? I actually just got home because I wasn’t feeling that well, so I thought now would be a sort of good time to tell you guys something we decided yesterday. I explained in my post yesterday that part of the reason we don’t post much is that we can’t think of topics to write about. This obviously isn’t an excuse, but in order to stay more active we have decided to expand the things we write about. As of now, the large majority of our posts are Christian related. The things we’ll be including is fashion, DIY, everyday things, etc. We believe this will make our blog more diverse and maybe a little bit more interesting. We don’t really have a schedule, but we’re working on it and will really be trying to post more. I hope you’re excited because we’re super happy to get started on this new portion of our blog!

Penny

Update (Penny)

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Hi! So it’s very evident that we have not been posting, so there’s almost no point saying that. We’re not the most responsible kids and we all have tons of schoolwork, but we hope you guys can understand that. Also, it is kind of hard to think of things to post about when there are 4 other girls posting with you and you don’t have many experiences to share. Anyways, I wanted to give you guys a little bit of an update on what’s been going on with me and the other girls. Over Christmas break back in December, our church went on our annual retreat. Us and a bunch of our other friends like to perform a praise movement on the concert night, and this year was no different. We performed “Drops in the Ocean” by Hawk Nelson, and although we had to cram in learning some of the parts, it was a huge success and everyone loved it. To me, the song meant that even we can sin over and over again, God will always be there to forgive if we give Him the chance. We don’t have to hide anything from him (there’s no point) because he accepts all of us for who we are. The verses “If you could count the times I’d say you are forgiven, it’s more than the drops in the ocean” and “And I am for you, I’m not against you” were the ones that spoke the most to me. As many times as we turn against God, He is ready to help us come back to Him. There will never be a time when He is not on our side, rooting for us. We just have to be transparent with him.

Another super cool thing that happened was that me and Krissa each made volleyball teams! Even though we aren’t on the same teams and most likely won’t play each other, we were so happy when we found out we both made teams. It’s one of the most fun things I’ve done, and you make great friends because you’re always traveling with one another. Like last year, I play libero (passer) and love love love it.

So that’s pretty much the huge things that have been going on with my life, and I seriously hope that I can find time to post soon!

Penny

God’s Path For Us!

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Hey guys! Its Krissa here (ik finally right!)  I haven’t posted in a long time but I am going to try to get back into the schedule.  Well today I’m gonna talk about God’s plan for us.  Recently I was given a project in English class to write about important events from our past.  I’ve been looking at old pictures and so many fond memories come back to me.  I can’t help but regret growing up. (Ik it’s because I’m the oldest 😂) But I really do feel this way.  I keep wondering why I had to grow up and why I had to start having responsibilities.  It was so easy being a kid with no worries and cares but now as I’m starting to grow up I can’t help feeling sad.  I can no longer be this young girl with no homework, no tests, and no stress.  I keep thinking about how the stress and work I’m getting now will only get worse.  Once I’m out of school, I’ll go to college, and once I’m out of college, I’ll go to work.  It is this long chain of work.  I’ve been thinking about these things a lot and I realize that I shouldn’t look to my past and be regretful, I should be looking towards my future knowing that God already has my life planned out. It’s ok for miss being young and carefree, its a part of life, but I shouldn’t be sad that I’m growing up.  As I’m growing up I am also growing in my faith and fulfilling God’s plan for me. Growing is a part of life, you can’t stay little for ever. (sorry auntie betty ;))  Don’t be scared to grow up, God has your life already planned out! That’s all for today! Bye peeps!!

Krissa❤

P.S. I know you probably have already heard but we should continue to thank God about it.  PASTOR SAEED WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON!! Thank the Lord and pray for his health and his family.  God finds a way!!

Ok, real bye now! ❤

Christmas!!!

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Hey guys! Skye here. I am totally sorry I haven’t posted in like for-ever. 😞. So, it’s almost Christmas time! Yay! A lot of people think Christmas is a time to get presents and spend time with the ones you love. But, as Christians we also know that Christmas is a time where we join together to celebrate the birth of Jesus. At the five sister’s church (our church) we have a service called Candlelight Service. It is where we sing songs and sometimes do a skit. We also light candles while a pastor says some things about Christmas. Also, we have winter retreat every year. This year for our praise movement group we are doing Secret Santa. You know what’s best about the holidays? No school!! In the comments you can comment what you are doing during Christmas and if you have any traditions. See you next time!

~Skye

Talking

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HI!!!!!! It’s Brooke. I seriously feel like school has taken over our lives. I KNOW that we’ve had a lot of posts about school and apologies, so this one is gonna be different. Let’s just update you people of the internet of our lives (does that even make sense? you know what I mean though). The year is coming to an end, and Thanksgiving is coming up. Then you know what happens after that? CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!!!! Then comes Christmas. YAY!!!!!!! While we are very excited for that coming up, it can not come any faster. By that I mean… WHEN IS OUR BREAK GONNA COME? I just realized that all of this relates to school somehow. *silence* *crickets chirping* So, lets talk about talking. You know how sometimes your mom will say “watch what you say” or “think before you speak”. We all make mistakes like that where we say something we feel at that time, but then regret it after. You seriously can’t take back your words, no matter how hard you try. I have had plenty of moments like that with my younger sister. Once the screaming starts… there’s no turning back. ( she’s 8) But that’s what siblings are for. All of us sisters have siblings, and trust us, we know. Skye, Krissa, and Penny all have older siblings. Jenna and I are the older sibling. It gets annoying and loud sometimes (A lot of the time) but it’ll be worth it. That’s pretty much it for today, BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brooke

Checkup With Penny

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Hi guys! It’s me, Penny (obvi by the title). I think at this point you know I’m going to apologize for not posting in forever, so I’m just going to skip over that part. I’m writing this to give you guys some random info and stuff that’s been going on.

Two weeks ago, Krissa and I graduated from our Junior Church group (4th-7th grade). This means that now we will attend the adult service, and that we’re no longer with Skye, Brooke, and Jenna D: (which is the only sad thing).

Our summer volleyball had ended, so Krissa and I can come to the morning portion of church as well.

School has started for the FSBF! Jenna, Skye, and Brooke are all in 6th grade while Krissa and I are 8th graders now. Pretty scary for all 5 of us.

Although I was hoping to be productive this summer (just like every year), I failed epically (just like every year). Volleyball took up all my time, so my sister and I were being driven everywhere by our mom (<3). I got to see the sisters outside of church (they came over or we went out to eat), so I’m SOOO glad that we could all meet up.

We have yet to have our dream sleepover because all of our schedules are so busy with sports, music, and siblings. Our fingers are crossed for this coming CHRISTMAS break, though (my phone autocorrects Christmas to CHRISTMAS now ~_~)

A tip for the school year/just in general: if you have a locker at school or a bulletin board in your room, you can write down little quotes or verses (on post-its)for yourself to be greeted with everyday. I love doing this because I can change it up or have multiple things written to cheer myself up throughout the day. Little things make big changes.

Okay, so that’s pretty much what went on during my summer! I’m so excited for fall and the cool weather and vibrant colors it brings! I also can’t wait for CHRISTMAS, even though it’s 3 months away lol.

Okay bye for real now see ya laterrrrs…

Jk I’m still here okay bye. 

School+Stress=NOT GOOD

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Hey everyone, its Brooke. I can’t believe I haven’t posted almost this whole summer. I want to thank whoever is actually reading our blog right now because we have not been on. We’ve all been pretty bad this summer in terms of blogging so sorry for that. Anyways, school is starting SOON. VERY SOON. I don’t know if its just me, but I have not gone supply shopping yet. Is that bad? School starts in about 2 weeks for me and I have not completed my summer reading assignments. Is that bad? I’m working on it, but when you have a cousin who finishes all assignments on the week after school ends, you feel pretty, well, guilty. When I’m stressed because of something like this, pray. I know that’s our answer to a lot of things but think of it as talking to your best friend about the project, and he/she will probably give you some other kind of confidence to push though. Just like God, you can talk to him and he will listen for as long as you want him to. Then, maybe He’ll have a response to help you relieve that stress. Another thing you can do is do something that will calm you down. It might be reading, playing a sport, or even sleeping or eating. Calm down and remember to talk to Jesus. Talk to you guys later!

-Brooke