The night lights are out on another Christmas for our family's history books. So here I am on the other side of a few too many cookies and good cheer. Back to the eerie quiet of the empty nest. I'm checking out the aftermath of how Christmas came and went in 24 hours. WTH?! How… Continue reading Empty nesters’ 24 hours of Christmas leads to dieting
Tag: Christmas Cookies
How the cookie monster made a Grinch out of me
So yeah, about yesterday...and the technical difficulties I had (maybe partially resolved all on their own) due to a Jetpack update - I just knew it would happen the moment I started getting the ‘upcoming’ emails from Jetpack. Automatic updates, “Yeah, right,” my sugarplum fairy a** says. Automatic updates from WordPress Plugins, Add-ons or whatever they're… Continue reading How the cookie monster made a Grinch out of me
The last cookie standing
That's it, folks, the last bite of my last fluffy white cookie has been taken. Don't worry, before I took the last bite, I congratulated myself that I got the last one. There was a glimmering chance to get the last one before they were all gone. I had glanced at the container as I… Continue reading The last cookie standing
Frank Sinatra, wine and Christmas cookies
I've got Frank Sinatra's song - 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' running through my head. Since yesterday - and all night long - every time I tossed and turned another stanza looped away in my head. It must have been the wine? (From now on, all our troubles will be miles away...make the yule-tide gay.) Or… Continue reading Frank Sinatra, wine and Christmas cookies