Baking

I baked a lot this holiday season.  Sugar, molasses, peanut butter fudge, melting moments, chocolate mint, pan de polvo, peppermint fudge.  That's a lot.  I still have a freezer full.  I packed them up so I wouldn't eat them anymore.

I love to share with those I love.  Kraft packaged boxes with bakers twine for coworkers and neighbors, 'tis the season for sharing (and eating).

I need to stop baking for a while though, seriously.  I DO love it, but I DO love eating it even more.
 

I will miss the sugar and the chocolate.

It was a fun ride.

Merry Christmas

May your day be blessed and filled with love.

Seattle

Spent the day in Seattle:

• downtown
• Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont
• Gingerbread Houses at the Sheraton
• Malts and Johnny Rockets
• Snow at Pacific Place

It was a good day.

Bokeh

I took a bokeh photo of our tree (where the lights are out of focus).


I read the instructions from A Note from Autumn.


I was pretty proud that I figured out F-stop.


I hope you like.

December days

December is going so fast.

I don't like it.

Can we just stretttttch the month.  Only 4 days to Christmas.  I'm done shopping, but I love the "feel" of the season.  The kids are glowing.  There is a hub when you are out and about.  People are generally much more in the spirit.  And my house sparkles.

Today is my first day of holiday time off until January 4.  I have a lot planned in my head, we will see if it becomes reality.

And today my house if full of kids.  My 4 plus Bella and Lukas.  Boys are playing XBox upstairs, girls are piled on the couch watching charmed.

I'm thinking about what I can make for breakfast.

The sun is shining.

Life is good.

Days 8 and 9

What have we been up to.

Candlelight dinner.

Library books by the tree.

Hot chocolate with all the fixings.

late nights....

I'm spending my nights working on my December Daily.

It's taking more time than I had hoped, but I am getting quicker in my daily entries.

From last night.