Quality Time (Q.T.)

All week you dream of Staurday!  Its a natural that we've been programed to think of the weekends as days Off.  well, wake up, its is time for a reality check.  Waht our parents did not tell us is that weekends are for catching up on housework, yardwork and Quality Time--QUALITY TIME-- the modern day phrase for "pull your hair out!"

This "Quality time" should be translated to mean giving the kids a memory, something that withstands the test of time.  That your children will  tell their spouse "when i ws little, my mom did this or mom did that .." Yes, they'll think you are a Goddess and just imagine what that could get you for Mothers Day, perhaps breakfast in bed or to be able to sleep until 8:00 AM!  Great Dream but dreams do happen.

So imagine it is one of those horrible rainy wet Saturdays (that is usally the only time children want Q.T; if its sunny they ignore you and go off with thrie friends).  So, its rainy and that timeless phrase is ringing through your ears "mom i'm bored! I have nothing to do"  Your have suggested that thy go play in their Million dollar bedrooms or with the air hockey game in the basement , but that is not fun there is still nothing to do; andno, they don't want to help fold the mountain of laundry that is on the sofa.  you are trying to finish your multimillion dollar proposal for Monday mornings meeting, so you have but a couple of choices to save yourself
A)  Run away to a remote iceberg and live by yourself in an igloo
or
B) FOOD!

Yes Food!  Children , like animals respond to food.  In the old movies mothers often told their daughters the way to a mans heart is through hs stomach.  Well, its the same with kids and pets. so here are a couple of recieps easy for you and time consuming for children.

To make this extra easy and super fast for you mix it in the food processor or kitchen aide mixer:

RAINY DAY MOMMY SAVER ANIMAL PRETZELS

you need the basics:
1 package of dry yeast
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbl of sugar
1 tbl of salt
1 egg
4 cups of flour

1. mix yeast water sugar and salt
2. stir in flour
3 knead until smooth
4 have the CHILDREN SHAPE INTO ANIMALS SNAKES FISH BEARS RABBITS ETC-- just like they were playing with play dough/clay.
5. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse salt
6. bake in oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown eat and enjoy!

Wa La! "Mommy let us make pretzels" -- instant memory and rainy day life preserver.