I sat down the other day to calculate, and I came up with a rough figure of 45. that’s dozen. 45 dozen cookies that have crossed my table, on their way to many, many recipients. there were peanut butter blossoms, cuernitos, mississippi muds, sugar canes, and peppermint sandwich cookies. we also had pretzel hugs, peppermint bark, buckeyes, chocolate covered pretzels and cashew bark.
my kitchen sure did smell good, though!
…NEVER step in front of a young boy with an open can of diet coke when said boy is playing wii tennis.
obviously, santa brought tony the wii he has desired for the last year. he and his daddy have been playing tennis for a few hours now…it clearly states in the directions -for those of us idiots who have no common sense- to stand clear of other people when you’re playing the game. unfortunately it didn’t state: ‘mothers, make sure you don’t walk in front of players!!
I used the word ‘penis’ in church the other day, during a conversation with the minister. I wasn’t referring to anyone specifically.
when asked which shrek character was my favorite, I chose the big bad wolf. jessica said, ‘what a surprise, you would choose him because he’s so gay!’ I can’t help it, I’m an aging hag…you can take the girl out of the drag club, but not vice versa
I like the gingerbread man, too 🙂
on saturday, I had a cookie party. I had invited 5 friends, mandi, and a friend of jessica’s. all but one girl came, and she never let me know she wasn’t coming, so I was a little peeved, I admit.
but, it was SO MUCH FUN!! I have never had a girl party before. well, I have had like pampered chef and tupperware and sex toy parties, but never a party just to have a party. I was excited for 2 weeks prior, planning, crafting, picking up little things here and there.
I found some really cool clear ornaments at hobby lobby, they are kind of flat. I put some rub-ons on them, painted the caps and added a ribbon hanger. I made an initialed one for each guest to take home. I frosted several glass jars and put candles in them. I made crab bites, cheese dip in a bread bowl, sausage & apple balls, spanakopita pies, peppermint bark, cashew bark, pretzel hugs, and cuernitos. I filled the sink with ice and packed it with cans of coke and diet coke. I brewed coffee and set out festive christmas mugs and yummy holiday creamers. I wish I had taken pictures, the table turned out so pretty.
so, everyone made 8 dozen cookies to trade. we had rum balls (no bakes from a friend whose new kitchen isn’t set yet and she’s only got a toaster oven) pillsbury sugar and chocolate chips (from 2 girls who don’t cook-and if they do, you don’t want to eat it, trust me-but really really wanted to come) scrumptious buttery cut-out cookies, a 7th generation spice cookie, peanut blossoms, and then I made mississipi mud cookies.
I set the party at 11:00, thinking everyone may stay an hour or so, then get back to their busy lives. at 3:00, the last 2 guests left. they were my 2 bestest buds, so I was happy for them to be here that long. is it weird that at my age, I still have friends that I can’t spend enough time with?
sunday afternoon, we had a long play practice with my youth. last week, I told everyone to bring a lunch, because we were going to be here for a couple of hours and they’d be hungry. so, naturally, nobody brought a lunch.
I called and reached rich between church and home. I asked him for help. he went into town and bought 12 combo meals and a happy meal. then he and tony came and ate with us. I love that man. it’s not like we have the extra money to feed other peoples’ kids, but he never said a word. I just love that man.
as far as those kids go, I just wish they’d learn their lines. some of them seem to know everyone else’s-to the degree that they jump in with them if the correct person doesn’t say them in time, yet they don’t know their own. I just want to kick them in the face. well, just the one girl. I reckon that’s not good for a youth leader to feel that way, is it?
sunday evening, the four of us just kinda vegged in the living room, watching movies and chowing on cookies-because we have way more than we need, but they are so YUMMY!
today, I have got to do something productive, but I’ve got such a long list, I don’t know where to begin….
the grass is always greener... 