And They Finally Call…

I finally got a call from Super Target! It was crazy how excited I was! Yes. I love shopping at Target and I worked there the summer after I graduated from high school and really enjoyed it, but I didn’t think after I began teaching five years ago that I would be back to punching a time clock and getting an hourly rate. Yet, I was going for an interview for just that and was elated! Lawyerboy and I made this decision for him to go to law school and I was to be the primary income, so it was time for me to earn more money. Therefore, I was excited for the potential of more income.

I thought the first part of the interview with a team lead went fine. I waited while the executive on duty came to interview me. He and I had a great conversation. He said that they expect all their new employees to be available every weekend in November and December with the busy holiday season. I told him I couldn’t be here at Christmas because I had a wedding. That made him hesitate, but he said I could have that off if I worked every weekend leading up to it. Um okay. I needed a job so, “Yes!” He told me his mom was a teacher and that he made way more money than a teacher and that he could see me becoming an executive for Target. I knew I wanted to be a teacher since first grade! I told him, “I love teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else!” He replied, “We’ll see.”

I had to get a drug test within 24 hours, so I drove to another Super Target that had a clinic. If you throw a dart on a map, you have a 75 percent chance of hitting a Target so it wasn’t too far away! I didn’t tell Lawyerboy until I got home that I got the job. He was thrilled. Probably for me, himself, and us!

At the interview, they had sugar and peanut butter cookies that come in the plastic container set out. I know some people love store-bought cookies, but I, however, think that homemade anything are the best! I have a few peanut butter cookie recipes. These are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. If you love peanut butter, I dare you to eat only one!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat oven to 325 degrees – Bake: 11 minutes – Prep Time: 15 minutes

 – Serves: 18 large cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup peanut butter

Stir butter, sugar, and brown sugar together. Add the two eggs and mix together well. Add the flour and baking soda. Last, add the peanut butter and stir until well mixed. Roll into round balls. I make mine large. Place them on a cookie sheet. Dip a fork into sugar and press down until the cookie is round and flat with pretty fork marks in both directions and sprinkles of sugar. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 11 minutes. They will look like they have risen a bit. Leave them on the pan for two minutes. They will flatten in these two minutes and be cool enough to take off and place on a cooling rack or a clean dish towel with wax paper. These cookies make me happy. Who am I kidding? Cookies make the world happy.