solstice snapshot

[topaz119]

tree: vertical, lit, decorated

cards: mailed

house: defcon omgINCOMING

yard: somebody coming to get rid of the leaves tomorrow, in time for dinner "party"

gifts: 13/20, 3/5 stockings, 1/3 kids done with their own shopping

cookies: sugar cookie dough chilling; gingerbread kisses in process; tempted severely by these chocolate fudge cookies with candy cane buttercream filling

hobbit: still unseen, fml

back: semi-de-kinked, no actual crunching so far

christmas day dinner: menu decided upon (basically, fish of the day, as the plan is to get up super-early on Christmas Eve and go hit the markets and see what looks good. We're hoping for a side of salmon.)

work: done for until 12/31 when I'm going in to write a draft in the peace of everyone being off.

nye: uhm. last year, L & I went spectacularly off the rails with pomegranate martinis, so I think the husbands are pretending the night doesn't exist this year.


this is why i never do holiday fic exchanges!

Comments

[rikes]

Sounds busy! Have a fantastic Christmas, I hope you can manage to squeeze The Hobbit in somewhere!

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

I made the chocolate fudge cookies with the peppermint buttercream filling today! I used the cake mix shortcut and they're still fabulous.

I also made pecan tassies that dissolved into a big pile of very dry crumbs, and a yellow cake (to use up the leftover buttercream) that is as heavy as a brick, with even less flavor. Idk what went wrong with either of them, but there was also fudge, so it's all good. Added to what's left of the white chocolate/cocoanut toll house cookies I made the other day - what Lois and I didn't eat - and I think I have enough stuff to take to Cbus tomorrow, if the snow lets up.

Nic is cooking Christmas Eve and I'm cooking Christmas Day. I have no idea what yet. I look forward to going to the grocery store this weekend.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

That's good to know about the cake mix shortcut!

I have my grandmothers pecan tassie recipe but I'm not sure I'm up for that much time in the kitchen.

I tried a new sugar cookie recipe this year -- it looked very soft when I stuck it in the fridge so we'll have to see about it

[geneli4.livejournal.com]

house: defcon omgINCOMING
this about sums it up for me, too. as always, i'm relieved i'm not the only one! THANK YOU. ♥

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

I lost a present so that got about half the house tidied up in the frantic hunt for it. (Because it was for my dad, of course, the one person who would ruin the day with a tantrum.) but I found it, tfg.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Those chocolate fudge cookies look so good!

Good luck with all your plans.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

As withdiamonds always says, Christmas will happen, regardless. We made sugar cookies today & the kids are frosting them now.