January 8, 2009
Calm after the Storm
What a month!
So much has been going on in the last month.
The first holiday event was Dec. 18th. That was Mikayla’s last day of school. She wanted me to make a scarf for her teacher, since her teacher liked the one I made for her so much. I was bored with that pattern, so I picked the Christmas Lace pattern (figured it was appropriate). If you are on Ravelry, you can find the pattern here.
On the 21st of Dec. I performed with (I think) 16 other men and women in the Assembly of God Church choir. I was told that we sounded really good. From my vantage point, the second time was better, but both services sounded good. We (husband, daughters, and I) were supposed to head out immediately following the second service to Sioux Falls, SD. Matt has quite a few family members there and they do the family Christmas there. Unfortunately, the windchill was dangerously cold that day and there were blizzard conditions on the way, so we chose to not go.
On the 24th, we left for Wilmar, MN to visit my mom. We spent the whole day there, frosting cookies, having fun, etc. It was a really fun day. I gave my mom and Tom each a hand knit soap sock, we really don’t exchange expensive gifts, but they liked them. The one I gave to my mom is here
On the 25th, my father and brother came and we had as relaxing a holiday as can be expected (and surprisingly a warm day considering just 4 days before, it was so bitter cold).
Mikayla decided the day after Christmas to take down the tree, so we did that too. Phew, what a couple of weeks.
Jan. 1, we just hung out until about 9:30PM, got the kids to bed late, then we just sat here and did our own thing, wished the hubby a happy new year, and that was it.
Jan. 4th we went to go visit Josh and Becky. Grammy Trumbo came at the same time and we celebrated Christmas yet again. I would be a complete liar if I said that seeing that wee lumpling did not make me want another one. I wanted another one anyway and seeing such a cute, sweet baby makes you want one even more. I made some little booties for baby Allison, and a calorimetry for Grammy.
Interspersed with all the knitting was a ton of baking and volunteering, which I love. I am really glad to back to “normal” life again now though.
December 12, 2008
I love spritz cookies
I have ever since I was very little. My mom used to make at least a double batch of them so that they would last longer than a day. Naturally, the first cookies of the season I make (annually) are the spritz. I married a man who shares my love of these so simple looking butter cookies that taste so wonderful if done right and like cardboard if done wrong. This is the first year when I did my entire batch on stoneware and I have to say, I don’t think I will ever cook them on anything else. They are evenly done, not burnt, the color stayed true. They look and taste wonderful. I would make a bunch more if money was no object, but it is. 
So, here are the pics the first picture is on my poor mans cooling wrack (crumpled tin foil)
going into the tupperware for its short stay there
