5 Dozen or so

We made a lot of gingerbread boys. But now we are so tired, that it will be hard to get up the energy to decorate them. I guess we will in a couple days.

Gingerbread Boys!

Our Christmas tradition is gingerbread boys! My mom has made them every Christmas that I remember.


This year, I am helping her. Gingerbread boys take a lot of work. First you have to knead the dough, then roll it out and cut it. Then you have to arrange the limbs and bake them.


When they are finished, you have to brush off the flour with a stiff brush and decorate them.


The best part is eating them. But now that I know how much work it takes, I start looking at every cookie in terms of how long it took me to make it.... so they aren't as carefree to eat anymore. Pierre was determined to stay at our feet in case any crumbs fell to the floor,


and Mosey was depressed because he lost his playmate...

Artichokes

We had Jesse and Louisa over for artichokes tonight. Mosey got tired of watching me cook.


We thoroughly enjoyed our meal!


Afterward, Mosey snuggled with Jason


and the rest of us sang worship songs!

My First Paraffin

Today I got a paraffin wax pedicure. It was really nice! The wax was all warm but it peeled off cleanly.


Very nice! I got red with two candy canes on each big toe. It is the first time I have gotten a design on my nails.


My mom got a snowflake.


I should have gone with the snowflake....

Christmas Blessings

Today we had a Christmas talk from a local pastor. It was a good talk and I was happy to see some of my students come.

So this is how it feels to be over the moon...

I am so happy with gas prices! I just filled my tank up for $32!!!

Mushroom Fettucini

I love Trader Joes because you can buy a frozen bag of pasta like this:

And in about 4 minutes it turns into something mouthwatering and gourmet. VERY good!

Decorated!

I started buying some ornaments here and there after last Christmas. Here is the final masterpiece.


Mosey has already begun trying to eat it. Here is a close up of it!

Our first Christmas tree

Isn't it cute?!

Kool Kactus

Today I went to eat with my mom at the Kool Kactus Kafe. We sat outside in the sun and ate.


This is a chile relleno burrito plate. It was delicious!

Netflix Woes

Godfather II has been sitting here for almost a month. I just need to find the energy and time to watch it....

The Outlander

My sister-in-law, Michelle, was kind enough to mail this book to me because she thought I would like it.

She was right! Can we say addicting? I can. I say it every morning around 2 o'clock when I finally keep my promise of, "This is the last chapter I am reading tonight!"

I am almost done. Thank goodness there are several more books in this series!

Continuing the topic of legs...

I guess I am on a mission to beat up my legs. Tonight I was having Mosey pull me around the parking lot on my rollerblades like usual, when I fell. I managed to keep ahold of Mosey's leash thank goodness. But my knee was not so fortunate. It was slammed mercilessly into the concrete. I have nice bruise there now.

Thank goodness I was wearing jeans.

The Worst Ever

Razor burn. I haven't nicked myself or had razor burn for years. This must have made me feel invincible though because today I did something stupid. I threw on a skirt, was about to rush out the door when I noticed I hadn't shaved for awhile. So I ran to the bathroom, wet my razor, splashed some water on my leg and went to work. This was the result. I dunno, do you think the hair or rash would have been more obnoxious?

Your a big kid now....

Our AeroGarden tomato plants are growing up rather well! They even have flowers that I have been dutifully shaking so as to pollinate the plant.