Yesterday and Today
It snowed yesterday. Big soft flakes that floated down. Nature's confetti. *smiling* I watched it while I drank my coffee, listening to the wind and soaking in the silence. It was beautiful, and very relaxing. A very good start the day.
I made out my gift lists, checking what I had down on paper with what I had in the boxes next to me. Much more than I thought we had! The children will make out like bandits again. *big cheery smile* I am glad. The grown-ups are all getting home-made gifts this year. I have pickled garlic and asparagus for Megan and her husband, along with a tin of candy that I will make just before we ship it. For Laura, I have apple butter and blackberry jelly, and a tin of goodies for her significant other. Matthew is the only one we are buying gifts for; he knows that there is no actual Santa Claus, but he is still child enough to be disappointed if there is nothing in his stocking. It is cute. Steven and I are giving each other gifts of time. I asked for him to schedule more time that we read aloud to one another, and he asked for a weeks worth of foot massages. *laughing out loud* works for me. He can read while I rub his feet!
I baked 2 loaves of bread today, and put another 2 into the freezer for next week. I also made cinnamon roll dough, puff pastry dough, and pie crust for next week. Those are in the freezer, too. I made pizza sauce for tonight, and made pizza dough. I sliced up the vegetables already, and grated the cheese. I will put everything together after Steven gets home from work. That gives him some time to decompress, and eat the pizza hot from the oven. I love the pizza stone we bought at the Goodwill!
Tomorrow we will get the guest room ready for company, shave the sheepdog, and go and get groceries. The Missionaries just called and asked us to go to the Temple with them tomorrow. There is a Christmas program. It sounds fun- I will talk to Steven about it after he gets home. It will be beautiful at any rate, and it's free! Free is always good!
And that is all she wrote at this point. I hope all is well in your worlds. TTFN!
~G
I made out my gift lists, checking what I had down on paper with what I had in the boxes next to me. Much more than I thought we had! The children will make out like bandits again. *big cheery smile* I am glad. The grown-ups are all getting home-made gifts this year. I have pickled garlic and asparagus for Megan and her husband, along with a tin of candy that I will make just before we ship it. For Laura, I have apple butter and blackberry jelly, and a tin of goodies for her significant other. Matthew is the only one we are buying gifts for; he knows that there is no actual Santa Claus, but he is still child enough to be disappointed if there is nothing in his stocking. It is cute. Steven and I are giving each other gifts of time. I asked for him to schedule more time that we read aloud to one another, and he asked for a weeks worth of foot massages. *laughing out loud* works for me. He can read while I rub his feet!
I baked 2 loaves of bread today, and put another 2 into the freezer for next week. I also made cinnamon roll dough, puff pastry dough, and pie crust for next week. Those are in the freezer, too. I made pizza sauce for tonight, and made pizza dough. I sliced up the vegetables already, and grated the cheese. I will put everything together after Steven gets home from work. That gives him some time to decompress, and eat the pizza hot from the oven. I love the pizza stone we bought at the Goodwill!
Tomorrow we will get the guest room ready for company, shave the sheepdog, and go and get groceries. The Missionaries just called and asked us to go to the Temple with them tomorrow. There is a Christmas program. It sounds fun- I will talk to Steven about it after he gets home. It will be beautiful at any rate, and it's free! Free is always good!
And that is all she wrote at this point. I hope all is well in your worlds. TTFN!
~G