It's cookie time again in our house. Christmas music streaming through the house and snow on the ground put me in the mood to bake lots of goodies to gift my family and friends. Today is a chocolate type of day. So far I've done two types of cookies and I'm debating if I have the energy to bake a loaf of sweet bread.
Coco-Coffee Crinkle Cookies
Hazelnut Coin Cookies (just need to add the chocolate drizzle)
An artist at work
A few washable crayons and paper keeps my son busy long enough to finish a batch of cookies. I'm so grateful for Crayola's washable crayons. They wash right off the walls, floors, tables, etc.
Anyone out there baking cookies for Christmas? If so what kind?
I have several hobbies that I enjoy when all is quiet in my house and I have free time. When Freddie was a baby I neglected all hobbies and spent time sleeping during my quiet moments. Now that my little guy is sleeping better I've been able to return to a relaxing hobby of making jewelry. Here are some of the items I've made over the last few weeks.
Blue cat's eye set earrings and bracelet set
Freshwater pearls and crystals (I love this one)
I think that the earrings look like ornaments
Liked it so much that I made it in green too
Pink and fushia crystal a bracelet and a matching earrings
I've also made a few pair of earrings, my current favorite are the snowmen on the bottom.
Some of these beauties have already been given out as gifts (which is why I'm sharing them with you). A few days ago a very kind lady told me that she really liked the ornament earrings I was so touched that she thought they were beautiful. I find it so relaxing to have a hobby to enjoy during my quiet moments during the day. What do you like to do when all in quiet in your house?
At the end of the day I've noticed that tree looks a little bare. I didn't put a lot of ornaments on the tree this year only the unbreakable ones and I'm so glad that I did because at the end of each day the bottom third of my tree looks empty. Every evening I find anywhere between 5 to 10 ornaments scattered around the living room mixed in with Freddie's toys. Must be more fun than on the tree.
hmmmm, you look bored sitting on this tree
Let's go play with some blocks
Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, the little choir boy, and the candy cane have been finding their way into the TV room daily to play with Freddie's toys. I so love this time of year and I'm very grateful that I get to have these moments with my little guy. I hope that you are able to find moments during this Christmas season to be thankful and grateful as well.
Today during our M.O.M.S. group meeting we decorated each table with a different theme. My table's theme was Christmas cookies.
I baked Vanilla Biscotti, Ginger-Molasses, Cherry Cheesecake, Coco-Coffee Crinkles, and Cherry Pie cookies for the get-together (I love baking). I had such a great time with these wonderful ladies and look forward to seeing them all again next year.
The other morning as I came down the stairs I noticed that our cat threw up in the dining room. This is normal for him, our cat is old with a very sensitive stomach. As I was cleaning the carpet and thanking God for our Bissell carpet cleaner I notice little green plastic needles mixed in with kitty vomit, he's been trying to eat the tree. It's an artificial tree!
Cute little silly cat!
Our main tree
Christmas! I finally got the house decorated, I'm a little late this year. I didn't realize that with an active toddler decorating would take a bit longer than last year. This year we have two Christmas trees one in the living room and the other in the dining room:
the "Charlie Brown" tree
The tree in the dining room my mom has named the "Charlie Brown" tree I got years ago during a "black Friday" sale. My mom and I searched the newspaper one Thanksgiving day looking for a Christmas tree. If I remember correctly we were up at 4am to rush the doors to pick up this $15 beauty. The ad said that it was a 6 foot tall Canton fir, they must have forgotten to put the 12 inch stand in the box because after I assembled and fluffed out this tree it barely stands 5 feet. But for my first home I was happy. This little tree has been sitting in our basement for years, I'm glad I didn't throw it away, it looks beautiful in this room.
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
I feel as if this poster above describes my life to a "T" right now. For those who don't know I have a precious 19 month old son who doesn't sleep through the night. Most nights he wakes up once and it's pretty easy to get him settled back down (I barely wake up on those nights). Last night was not one of those nights. He woke up at midnight, 2am, and 3:30am. I have no idea why he was having such a restless night and each time it took me about 30 to 40 minutes to get him back to sleep. Around 4am though I was wide awake, lying in bed listening to the three males in my house sleeping soundly (even the cat was loudly be purring). So instead of enjoying a peaceful morning praying, reading, and mentally preparing for a busy day I'm at the kitchen table with a huge cup of coffee and a toddler who looks and acts as if he's had 12 hours of sound sleep and he's ready to party. Where does he get this type of energy on so little sleep? I need to know so I can pick up this same energy to keep up with him today.
I'm so thankful for coffee today.
My little guy is drawn to the cat. He chases him around around the house, screaming, and throwing his toys at him every chance he gets. Normally Harrison (the cat) dodges the baby and stays out of his way. Although I do think that he enjoys the attention, he seems to enjoy being in the same room as Freddie making sure that he just out of reach. That is until yesterday...
Harrison was sleeping on the floor when we came home from running errands. As usual when Freddie walks in the door he takes off running, sees the cat and screams, poor little kitty didn't move fast enough and Freddie stomped on his tail. Yikes! My cat screeches and takes off running with my silly son charging after him. I'm really trying to teach Freddie to be "gentle" but yesterday just wasn't Harrison lucky day. He spent the rest of the afternoon curled up in my bed giving me dirty looks. So sorry little kitty, Freddie is still learning play nicely. I'll give you extra treats today.
