Merry Christmas
Geesh, where has the time gone. It has been TWO weeks since I last posted!!
Our Thanksgiving went well. We had SO much leftovers! It was just us this year, me, my husband and our two kids, and I cooked a full fledged meal. If it is ever just us again, I will NOT cook so much. We even took some to my husbands sister and mother.
I thought I would never say it, but I am tired of pie! I even had to freeze our second sweet potatoe pie because we, or I, was just not going to finish it.
I told my husband that I am also tired of turkey. We had turkey for a week! It has been 4 years since I have eaten turkey, and in less than a week, I am already tired of it. LOL! Go figure!
So because I do not want a turkey for Christmas, I am going to try my hand at Tamales. We use to eat these every year when I was growing up and since marrying and moving to the south, I haven’t had any in years! So, I am going to make some this Christmas! I already bought the pot and just need to acquire the corn husks.
If I enjoy the process enough, I just might take up the tradition again with my family.
So how is the baking going? I cannot believe how unorganized I have been this year. But with our moving and our house still not in order, it has been a challenge. I cannot work in a mess and that is pretty much what I live in right now.LOL!
The kids have made a double batch of sugar cookies. They did it all with my supervision. They are getting so good at baking. I do handle the oven though. But they mix it all up, roll it out, cut and decorate. We do have to work on clean-up! 
They want to make more today, so after studies I think we will relax and bake a little. I also want to make some snicker doodles. Mmmm! I was wanting to make fudge, brittle and other yummies this year, but I think I will destress by just making the sugar and snicker doodles. Maybe some chocolate chip cookies too.
Can anyone say ‘diet’ after the holiday season? LOL! I already told my family that come January it will be one dessert a week! I love the holidays, but I put on too much weight and then I have to lose it in the beginning of the next year. This is pretty much how it goes each year. I will say that the last few years I have not been diligent in losing it after the holidays, and so now I have a ‘little’ work ahead of me.
Happy Baking and Merry Christmas!!
