We've been getting a bit crafty around here in preparation for Valentine's Day, which is suddenly a Big Deal now that we have a five-year-old roaming around the house.
So today we made heart-shaped pretzels. You can find the recipe here. They were fairly quick to make and delicious to eat.
Shep played with a leftover dough ball for hours until the fateful moment when he turned his head and Ellie (our dog) ate it in about 1.3 seconds. And then Shep cried for nearly an hour because Ellie had wounded him to his very core and because he had a very long time out after he kicked her.
I tried not to laugh as he sat on my lap, his little fists clenched, body shaking with fury, as he sputtered, "I'm just SO ANGRY!" I know a lot of grown-ups who can't handle anger that well, so I had to give him some props for being able to express himself.
But the pretzels? Yummy.