December Operation Baking Gals
I've been both busy and unmotivated since I last updated, which has made Christmas preparations difficult. I have so much to do, but the weather has been so gray and gloomy for over a month now that sometimes just getting out of bed in the morning can be the most successful part of my day. Christmas Eve is only a week away, and I still have shopping to finish, menus to plan, food to buy, presents to wrap and cleaning to do. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed.
I seem to do better when I have commitments to honor. Back during book fair, I got roped into signing up to help out with the hearing and vision testing at Becca's school this week. I had to do that Monday and today, plus I had Market Day today, so I was at the school for NINE HOURS (plus five hours Monday). Certainly kept my mind off my stress for a while!
Another recent commitment was my monthly Baking Gals project. It took me a couple weeks after picking my team to get myself into gear and get it done, but I got it sent out last Friday. I baked about four dozen Oatmeal Scotchies and made some Glazed Pecans. I made Oatmeal Scotchies for the first time a couple weeks before I made them for Operation Baking Gals, and right now they are my new favorite cookie. I also bought some Main Cup coffee, some Coffee Nips, gum, Blow-Pops and candy canes. Lauren and Becca wrote letters and I added a card. I don't think my box will get there before Christmas, but since there are a bunch of us on the team, the boxes should be staggered throughout the month.
Here are a few pictures of the goodies:
The picture of the glazed nuts didn't turn out that great, but they tasted delicious!
Oatmeal Scotchies - again, my picture-taking skills weren't up to par that night:
All packed up and ready to go - the glare made a neat effect:
I seem to do better when I have commitments to honor. Back during book fair, I got roped into signing up to help out with the hearing and vision testing at Becca's school this week. I had to do that Monday and today, plus I had Market Day today, so I was at the school for NINE HOURS (plus five hours Monday). Certainly kept my mind off my stress for a while!
Another recent commitment was my monthly Baking Gals project. It took me a couple weeks after picking my team to get myself into gear and get it done, but I got it sent out last Friday. I baked about four dozen Oatmeal Scotchies and made some Glazed Pecans. I made Oatmeal Scotchies for the first time a couple weeks before I made them for Operation Baking Gals, and right now they are my new favorite cookie. I also bought some Main Cup coffee, some Coffee Nips, gum, Blow-Pops and candy canes. Lauren and Becca wrote letters and I added a card. I don't think my box will get there before Christmas, but since there are a bunch of us on the team, the boxes should be staggered throughout the month.
Here are a few pictures of the goodies:
The picture of the glazed nuts didn't turn out that great, but they tasted delicious!
Oatmeal Scotchies - again, my picture-taking skills weren't up to par that night:
All packed up and ready to go - the glare made a neat effect:
