Earlier this year I was getting myself excited about Christmas. Well, to be completely honest, Amanda had gotten me worked up about Christmas about 3 weeks prematurely. She even had Christmas music playing WELL before its time. And while I held out as long as possible, I couldn’t help myself. I did quite a bit …
Christmas and I have never gotten along. I have countless posts on how my best plans have been thwarted by the hustle and bustle about. Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas time. I love the smells. I love the cookies. I love the plays, the singing, and most times, the people. I really love …
2010 2011 & 2011 again The Cast of Characters this year is as follows (recipes and credit linked): Gum Drop Candies I had a little bit of an issue with these, but that was my own fault. I decided to use some gelatin that we have had from…who knows when. Probably 40 years. Just kidding …
I don’t cook, or bake. I fumble around in the kitchen with a list of ingredients I think will go together, and sometimes get a lucky break. Up until recently my “Menu” in the kitchen was really limited to a few basic things: Tacos, pizza, and maybe scrambled eggs. When we were little Amanda and …
A “You’ve been elf-ed” Project: Followed by 15 boxes to various relatives, and not pictured, 50 some odd Christmas cards and pictures. Fudge making and an epic santa hat failure! Attempted (twice) Failed (twice) We ate the bugles and made more fudge instead. I babysat and made cardboard trees with the kids. We got a …
