Eva and I made some Christmas cookies today. We had a fun time mixing up the mixture and then spooning it onto the sheet. Well, I mixed the mixture and scooped the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet. Eva did a good bit of supervising and she wanted to help more. The thing is, she is four and twitchy. It is hard to give her many jobs when she’s flailing around. But she did pour the mixture onto the butter as I stirred. She did that pretty well, but when it came to the chocolate chips, well, they fell where they may. Continue reading Creating Some Christmas Cheer→
Today is Christmas Eve. I am fortunate enough to work for a company that continues to do some fantastic things for employees. They give us Turkeys, Hams and Lasagnas once a year, they throw a yearly company picnic and there is always a company Christmas Party. This year the party was split between two buildings. Since I’ve been with the company 8 years I’d seen the the main party location many times. This year I choose the alternate location and it was very nice.