12/17/07 Christmas is coming...Calgon take me away!

12/17/2007 LETTER TO FRIEND:

YES!!! HE SAYS THE TRUNK IS FULL OF GIFTS AND WE ARE JUST ABOUT DONE. HE WANTS TO BRING IT IN AND LET ME LOOK OVER WHAT WE GOT IN CASE HE MISSED SOMETHING BUT HE FEELS PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT. WE WANT TO GET THE LITTLE GIRLS BIKES AND HE DIDN'T GET THAT YET...BUT BESIDES THAT...DONE FOR THE KIDS.

AND I BAKED 8 LOAFS OF BREAD THIS A.M. BEFORE WORK...SO I AM TRYING TO GET IN THE SPIRIT!

OOOOOOOHHH BUT IT IS HARD!

KATIE'S REAL BIRTHDAY IS FRIDAY SO SHE IS "STAR OF THE WEEK" THIS WEEK AND GOT TO TAKE HER POSTER IN THIS MORNING TO PUT UP ALL WEEK. SHE CAN'T WAIT! SO I DO HAVE ONE MORE BIRTHDAY CAKE TO MAKE!

ANDY IS HOME A LITTLE MORE THIS WEEK. WORKING IN LAS VEGAS THURSDAY AND THEN I THINK HE IS WORKING FRI AND SAT BUT HERE LOCALLY.

I TALKED TO MY MOTHER IN LAW THIS WEEK AND OUR 4 GIFTS (ANDY'S 3 SIBLINGS AND PARENTS) HAVE TURNED INTO 8 GIFTS (3 MARRIED NIECES/NEPHEWS AND 1 EXTRA GRANDPARENT)...CALGON...TAKE ME AWAY!

WELL THANKS FOR ENJOYING MY PIX WITH ME...IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND TO SHARE WITH! TAKE CARE AND TOGETHER WE'LL CHASE THE BAH-HUM-BUGS AWAY!

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I planned to visit Washington City and go to the ladies luncheon (they do it monthly on shut off day). I found a new recipe that included putting smashed pretzels in the mix. (I had smashed pretzel, cereal mixture leftover from Christmas). The recipe said it would make 22 cookies. I figured I would triple it and have 66. Welp...they must have been some BIG cookies they were making...cause I got 126 cookies!!!! What the heck?! I backed 24 of them and put the rest in the freezer. Someone will have a nice treat another day!

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