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Merry Christmas

On December 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In family, holidays

Merry Christmas!

Last weekend, we tortured Tess by putting a Santa hat on her. She looks like she’s enjoying it, doesn’t she? Um, yeah. Not so much. But it was damn funny. I figured that in honor of the day, I’d share a picture:

On Tuesday night, after I was finished with my […]

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Santa’s Surprise Cookies

On December 24, 2008 · 5 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

A few years ago, we went to a little holiday gathering with friends. Our friend, Sarah, put out a cookie platter with an assortment of cookies. Well, one bite into one of these babies and I was completely sold. Because the “surprise”? It’s a Snickers miniature.

Um, yeah. It doesn’t get much better than that.

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12 Days

On December 24, 2008 · 1 Comment · In holidays, work

I know what you’re thinking. 12 days of Christmas, right? Given the time of year, that’s natural.

But it’s also wrong.

I’m celebrating 12 days… of FREEDOM! No work until Monday, January 5.

*cue angels singing*

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Halle-lujah!!

So, so happy. We’ll be pretty busy with Christmas stuff through Saturday, […]

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Packing Up & Shipping Out

On December 15, 2008 · 6 Comments · In holidays

Cookies, of course. And cupcake bites. Lots and lots of cupcake bites.

Today, I braved the post office on the busiest day of the year to ship out some very special packages to a handful of family and friends–both near(er) and far.

Those cupcake bites that I made on Friday night? Last night, I packed […]

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I’m a machine.

On December 15, 2008 · 10 Comments · In family, holidays

A baking machine.

This weekend, I never even left the house. My baking marathon actually began on Thursday. When I got home from work, I baked a cake to make cupcake bites, and also made sugar cookie dough. All before heading out the door to kickboxing!

I continued after work on Friday. Baked another […]

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