Good Thursday morning everyone
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Tink it was so good to see you stop by. I hope you and your family are doing well. Merry Christmas to you all.
You welcome. That looks like a celebratory stack of pancakes for sure. Looks like peanut butter and chocolate syrup.
I often wonder how I did everything when I was still working. I do enjoy being retired and callling my time my own for sure. Somehow I still find plenty to do though.
Nothing wrong with being able to retire at any age. It is a blessing for sure.
Occasionally with age does come wisdom. I think my tolerance for nonsense and ridiculous behavior has diminished significantly.
In this day and age especially with all that is going on in the World we should be lifting each other up not causing trouble.
My wish is for everyone to have peace and a Happy, Merry Christmas.
Thank you.
Great description on the joys of making. I have baked more in the last couple weeks then I have in sometime. I do enjoy being in the kitchen.
I know you like cooking and baking. Your meal choices and baking goods always sound delicious.
I‘am sure Kyle and his office friends are happy recipients of your yummy baking.
I think everyone has a little bit of a baking bomb go off in the kitchen during the big cookie bake.
I think making the cookie dough up is the big job for sure.
The reason mine looked halfway decent I had already cleaned up and put everything in plates. Other wise it would have not looked that good.
Thank you.
The weather has been strange around here for this time of year for sure.
I was sorry to hear so many were affected by the Tornado and the loss of life was so sad.
That area around Nashville, Clarksville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana where my home is are pretty bad areas for tornados and bad weather. We have had multiple tornados come through here over the years.
We have had minor damage to our home in the past considering the severity of what others have suffered.
Our last F-3 Tornado here was in November 6, 2005. We had severe damage around here and 25 people died. Was so very sad. The National Guard totally closed off the entrances to our town do to the damage. Was a very sad and scary time.
So glad to hear your brother and family are alright.
Add a little coconut oil to the chocolate. It will make it nice and shiny and the chocolate harden quicker.
I never knew there was a different version of the chocolate covered cherries. I will have to look for those when I‘am out next.
Yessssssssssss
Terrible tragedy. So sad.
My older sister D is celebrating her birthday today. I’am wishing her a wonderful birthday.
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I called to make sure she received her gift from me yesterday and she did. I was glad she liked her bracelet.
I started writing this early this morning then had to stop when hubby wanted to go have an early lunch out.
The weather is cool here, but pleasant so we took his sports car and he opened it up and gave it a good run on the open road. My particular sphincter muscle may never be the same, but he had a good time…….LOL……
Watched little J Monday and we had the best time. We always stop at Target and go to the Starbucks inside before we look around the store. I always get him his juice and he wanted a snowman cookie. He really enjoyed his cookie.
Then it was off to the Mall play area to run and play.
When I returned to my nieces home with little J my niece was home from work and little J looked at her and said “Lets go to Starbucks please”……LOL
All presents are wrapped. Cards have been sent off in batches. Food has been bought for the celebration. So just some baking to do tomorrow and Saturday then the big family celebration here Christmas Eve.
Not sure how the overall economic picture will be this Christmas season, but it appears around here ours is quite robust. People have really been shopping this season for sure and our local Mall is doing well. Always good news for the local economy.
So nice to hear about and see all the baking everyone is doing. It does make things seem much more Christmasy for sure.
Have a wonderful Thursday afternoon everyone.
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