Tradition. . .

One of our family’s most favorite Christmas traditions is playing broomball with a few other families on Christmas Eve night.  We have done this for years.  But times are changing

One family didn’t come. *sniff sniff*

While we had a few welcomed and appreciated guests, our numbers are down. . . and the old people are getting older. . . and slower .  . and can’t last as long as they used to.

We started earlier than we used to. .. so we could get to bed earlier.  We even planned our big meal accordingly so it wouldn’t slow us down.  This is serious business!

So.Much.Fun!

Ho Ho Ho, A Baking I Will Go!

You mention the word December and I think cookies.  Why is that?
I have this obsession that I need to bake LOTS of cookies every December.  It doesn’t matter how busy I am, I have an overwhelming desire to start baking.



I have developed some strategies over the years. 
I go through all my cookie recipes and select the ones I “have” to make.  I make a list of all the ingredients so I will have them on hand.
Because there are only two of us here, I don’t want to make a big batch of baked cookies. . . they would not last long (other than on our hips).  Instead, I scoop out all the dough onto cookie sheets and bake only one batch.  The rest I put in the freezer to get it solid.  Then I put the dough balls into freezer bags for later use.

It has worked out really well for me.  When I am ready to start baking (so we can GIVE away the cookies), I don’t have to mix all the dough.  I can just load up my cookie sheets and go to town.  (Not nearly as much dish washing!)


All that is left to do is package them up. 

I’d write more, but I suddenly have this urge to go bake cookies. . . .