silent night and poor, sad animals

ok, so usually when i make sugar cookies cookies, they don't come out like this. i had three cookie sheets. the first batch was a little bland, the second i rolled in sugar before putting them in (that was the trick i needed). then the last batch i put in took longer. when the timer went off, i looked and they looked like they were barely melting...so i gave about 2 more minutes on the timer and when i looked nothing had changed. i forgot that i had turned of the oven, so i turned it back on and gave it 5 minutes because my science and math are bad, but i figured they had warmed up some and i had no clue how long it would take the oven to get to the desired temp.

well, when i took that last batch out, they looked like snickerdoodles, only i had not added any cinnamon...a little over-done. but that was actually the batch i liked the best! i love when you take a bite and it melts in your mouth! divine-especially with a little coffee on the side!

does it strike anyone else as odd that when they show the ASPCA animal rescue commercial with sara mclachlan they play silent night? and then show all of these sad animals...that is not a sad song...'Christ the Savior is born' playing in the background and then "there is an animal waiting for your help, please call right now." i wish they'd just come up with an original song about animals.

so i was doing some studying this evening

when i heard someone yelling like they were looking for a dog-it was a little muffled, but at first it sounded like max, after i heard the person yell 4 or 5 times, i put on my shoes and a coat to see if i could help (the thought of a lost pet out wandering around...(back to silent night and sarah)...then when i got outside, i listened but i didn't hear anyone, so i went downstairs and didn't see anyone or hear anyone, so i walked around the building and came back up. then when i got inside and took my coat and shoes off, i heard it again, this time it sounded like DAD...looking for dad (which should have been more unsettling than max) but as i listened again it sounded like max, so i put the shoes on and the coat and stepped outside again. i stood in front of the door for about a minute but i didn't hear it again, so i figured i should go back inside because it might seem strange if one of the neighbors came out while i was just in limbo on the landing.

on fb i added the timeline for my profile page and for whatever reason, it is keeping me from posting on my wall from my computer, so i've had to post from my phone-so inconvenient. boo. i am rather unhappy right now with the new feature. oh well.

sleep in heavenly peace...sad kitties and puppies...and everyone else,
julie