Today is the second day of Christmas, and we were supposed to go see Annie at our local theater with Amy and Doug. However, Santa brought me a case of the coughing crud for Christmas, and though I tried to power my way through yesterday, I ended up in bed as soon as we got home at 6;30 pm.
Happy First Day of Christmas. We spent this morning straightening up from yesterday's Birthday Celebration.
I just finished reading The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth. I may start another book this year, but even if I finish it, I won't post a review until next year.
These tender, shortbread cookies are flavored with lemon and ginger, and studded with candied ginger and orange peel, then baked to a golden brown, drizzled with a citrusy glaze, and sprinkled with golden sugar. They make an elegant addition to your Christmas Cookie platter.
I must have blinked because here we are at Christmas Week. We have spent all month preparing to celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and it still feels like it snuck up on me.
I am pretty much prepared. I just need to pick up a couple of last-minute stocking stuffers and groceries. Before I can get those groceries, I need to decide what I'm serving this week....so here we go.....
Tonight we are taking the Angel Face to the Jurassic Experience and then out to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Then she is coming back to spend the night with us.
Christmas Eve is spent at Dan and Rebecca's. We will sing at Mass on Christmas Morning and then have an open house starting at Noon with Dinner at 3 pm.
On Friday, the First Day of Christmas, we are going to see the Broadway play Shucked at the Fisher Theater at 2 pm and will enjoy dinner out afterward.
All the flavors you love in lasagna come together in this Baked Ziti Casserole with a lot less fuss and muss.
This was my Mom's recipe. It is the first recipe that I ever made by myself. There was no recipe, but I had helped my Mom enough that I didn't need one. I was about 9 years old and surprised my Mom by having dinner ready when she got home.
