A short summary of my Christmas holiday:
1.) It IS possible to use seven pounds of butter in less than a week
2.) I am capable of baking and gifting / giving out 20 dozen cookies (six varieties!)
3.) Although I loved baking them, and eating them, I don't want to make another cookie for a while.
4.) Sam is a great cookie quality examiner! So is Michael!!
5.) I love schnitzel!
6.) I love big Ham dinners, even if I have them 3 nights in a row.
7.) Sam loves noisy toys! And what boy doesn't?
8.) Sam also loves his new rocking horse, and blocks, and alligator, and PJ's.....
9.) I love Christmas-time family gatherings
10.) I hate stepping on Christmas tree needles! Argh! YES! We've got a real tree.....for a few more days
That's pretty much it. We're back to work and back to our everyday routine. It was so neat watching Sam figure out there is cool stuff under wrapping paper, and then tearing it to shreds. And watching him gaze at the tree lights, and muching on cookies and candy canes. He is a real joy in our lives!
I hope you all had a wonderful and joyous Christmas! Have a Blessed and Happy New Year! Hoorah for 2007!!!!
My PLAYLIST in Progress
29 December 2006
20 December 2006
Ready? Set? HOLIDAY!
The tree is up, still. Sam has not yet managed to bring it down, thank goodness! We decorated only the top half, so as to remove some of the temptation the play with the ornaments. Well, that was the idea. I spend half of the day saying, "No no, Sam. No touching the ornaments!" and the other half of the day baking cookies among my regular daily stuff.
I've had gifts bought and wrapped since before Thanksgiving, so that has been crossed off my list for a while, now. I've planned how many different kinds of cookies to make, and in what quanities. I'm still busy getting them all made and baked and packaged. We've taken our annual family portrait (for those who are on our card list, keep checking your mailbox!) and put our Christmas cards in the mail.
Now, we're just waiting for the big day! No work, no "official" obligations of any kind....just spending time with family. Eating a BIG breakfast....I'm thinking fried eggs and potatoes, bacon, toast with cinnamon sugar, and coffee (of course). Watching Sam open his gifts. Being thankful for what Christmas Day is really about.
Other than that, all is normal here (if it was ever normal in the first place). Five days to go, and I'm sitting on the sofa with my laptop, relaxing between batches of cookies! Lovely lovely day. Sam and I are going to do a tour of quality control on the current batch of macaroons now that they're cool. We need to make sure they taste just right, you know.
Wishing you all the true Joy and Wonder of Christmas, and a Peaceful New Year!
I've had gifts bought and wrapped since before Thanksgiving, so that has been crossed off my list for a while, now. I've planned how many different kinds of cookies to make, and in what quanities. I'm still busy getting them all made and baked and packaged. We've taken our annual family portrait (for those who are on our card list, keep checking your mailbox!) and put our Christmas cards in the mail.
Now, we're just waiting for the big day! No work, no "official" obligations of any kind....just spending time with family. Eating a BIG breakfast....I'm thinking fried eggs and potatoes, bacon, toast with cinnamon sugar, and coffee (of course). Watching Sam open his gifts. Being thankful for what Christmas Day is really about.
Other than that, all is normal here (if it was ever normal in the first place). Five days to go, and I'm sitting on the sofa with my laptop, relaxing between batches of cookies! Lovely lovely day. Sam and I are going to do a tour of quality control on the current batch of macaroons now that they're cool. We need to make sure they taste just right, you know.
Wishing you all the true Joy and Wonder of Christmas, and a Peaceful New Year!
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