The Christmas baking has begun! Here’s what I’ve tackled so far: Sugar Cookies, Coffee Toffee and Vanilla Bean Shortbread Sandwiches With Orange Buttercream Frosting.
What is UP with December? In the next two weeks we will scratch off dozens of festive holiday events, frantically scurrying from Christmas party to cookie exchange to family dinner to preschool concerts.
Some moments are so perfect in their bliss I find myself consciously letting them wash over me, filling my pores with peace and contentment. Though they are far between and fleeting, I’ll take them.
Mornings flip on like a switch.
Avelyn is friends with two sweet little boys named Caleb and Daniel. She has so much fun playing with them because boy-time means rough-housing, tag, exploring, and mildly aggressive wrestling.
Last week Steve and I got to talking about how we both feel as though we’ve been on auto-pilot for much of the past year: when he comes home from work, he plunks his lean rear on the couch and zones out in front of