Plus - 8 dozen cinnamon rolls and I have to finish sewing my daughter's Christmas dress with matching hair bows and matching ties for the boys.
Besides cookies, what are you making?
[This message edited by musiclovingmom at 11:39 PM, December 17th (Tuesday)]
I am making a three-part dessert sampler (orange-cardamom pound cake, orange jelly mousses, and the aforementioned orange peel) for a friend Christmas party on Saturday. And I will bake an eggnog cheesecake and a chocolate hazelnut torte for the family Christmas dinner dessert.
"I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance." Garth Brooks
I quit with the cookies when 3 of 4 of us had a weight issue.
He's had a snowman cake for every birthday, with a different "theme" for each year. Last year was minimalist snowman - just eyes and a nose.
This year might be a cammo snowman, but the jury's still out.
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. ― Sarah McMane
NIK - I have an especially thankful heart for parents who make December birthdays special separate from Christmas. Both my sister and I are December babies and our mom made it a point to celebrate them. I had friends whose parents rolled Christmas and birthday into one celebration. High five to you for going the extra mile during an already busy season!!
Looks a bit like fudge, smells like peppermint fudge... but no calories!
