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When Life Gives You Nasty Half Bananas...

Make Banana Cookies! I turned the nasty bananas, into these yummy cookies. (Thanks for the recipe, Amy!) For the recipe click: HERE. I went with cookies, because that's what I had the ingredients for. It was kind of fun to bake, I don't do it very often nowadays, because, well, I don't really feel like it. But it was good, and they turned out pretty tasty. We will see what the kids think when they get home from school.

Funny thing is, I think I could have used even more decaying bananas in the cookies, for a more intense sweet flavor. Go figure. Let's see, how can we relate that to life...? The more trials/obstacles you have, the more sweet and yummy life tastes? Wait, what? Yep, it's true!
This is what Henry thought of the cookies... (the picture is fuzzy cause he was eating it so fast!) 

Sometimes you just need to take something nasty, and make it something yummy.

I made one person smile today. And that is something!


A Good Reminder: Don't ask, "Why me?" ask, "What now?" 

Then get to work to make life a little sweeter.

I love this video... click HERE for mobile devices.

This song has been stuck in my head all day. I love this guy! I love that he is Mormon too. He makes me smile.

Comments

  1. MelissaJanuary 23, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    That song is awesome. I'll have to try those cookies.

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  2. The Holden FamilyJanuary 23, 2015 at 2:36 PM

    fun song...now i want lemonade.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 2:49 PM

    That was HAPPINESS! I hadn't seen that video! I loved it. Thanks!

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  4. Uncle LindyJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    Well done! I had sort of the same experience today. I had people coming over for lunch and I tried making brownies in one of my fancy individual serving pans and they stuck! Would not come out in one piece and I had a whole lot of broken brownie pieces. So instead of pulling my hair out I did the "think, think, think" thing and came up with Chocolate, strawberry trifle. Sometimes even stuff that seems all crumby can turn out pretty dang good.

    Mom

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    1. with Mari van Ormer January 23, 2015 at 9:23 PM

      When life gives you crumbly brownies, make chocolate strawberry trifle -- it could be a new song! ;)

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  5. joJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:05 PM

    You really made them...That is awesome! That just cracked me up when I saw it right above your post. It was too perfect not to share. Is it a keeper? I have had good luck with her recipes. This post made me smile...especially that picture of Henry!

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    1. with Mari van Ormer January 23, 2015 at 9:21 PM

      The kids loved them! And I ate way too many of them. They were super yummy! Thanks!

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