Yesterday, we went to a Christmas tree farm in Bainbridge (about 45 minutes northeast from here) where our dog Molly picked out what is actually a pretty perfect Christmas tree, and then had the distinct honor of riding in the back of the truck with our haul all the way home. Best Boyfriend and I sung carols both ways, cashed in $30 worth of coins to be able to afford the tree, and generally had a wonderful Yuletide time. The tree goes into the stand today, and will sit un-adorned until Saturday, when we will have our first Christmas party of the season--Christmas cards, dinner, decorating the tree, and, of course, Cookie Day 3!
But I'm getting a little ahead of myself here. On Wednesday, I shall release The List. A lot of thought and very little actual compiling has gone into creating the list so far, and I'm pleased to announce that I'm pretty sure things won't get too repetitive this month as the cookie project launches on Thursday with (spoiler alert) cranberry oatmeal cookies.
As I'm allergic to tree nuts, there won't be any recipes containing any of those (sorry walnuts, almonds, macademia and the like--this just isn't your year). I'm aiming for a festive variety of colors and textures that will lay out nicely on plastic platters from the dollar store and look great wrapped in green and red transparent gift wrap. So, today and tomorrow will be spent deciding which recipes to use, assembling them all into one place, creating a master ingredients list, and determining what additional supplies and tools I'll need to actually make this happen. Not to mention supplies for the tree decorating party.
I start the new job sometime this week. What a wonderful time of year to start teaching at a preschool!
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