another step closer to Christmas

I headed out a little earlier than usual expecting lots of people would be shopping... and they were! Went to Hy-Vee for meat from the meat area ... and a gift card.

Then it was Ace Hardware.. I swear it has the largest assortment of doggie toys and treats. So now Harper and Scout will have their own bag of presents. I also picked up a person item!

Then it was home for another "do nothing " day... Lots of Kindle reading. Luckily I found 4 new free/low cost kindle books on my computer... downloaded and ready for reading when I finish my current book!! 

Bob's "do nothing" day includes Kindle reading and X-Box.... I also wrapped things!!

Togetherness

 Unusual sight... they don't usually sleep together. Usually a fight occurs when one tries to get up onto the same recliner!!

Even though it is a quiet day ( after the meeting last night) there is still laundry that needs to be done

Getting ready for quilting craft group

 We have been getting ready for the quilting craft group meeting tonight... lots of Christmas cookies, Chex Mix, rum balls, dips, cheese  and so on waiting! I am looking forward to it!!

Bob vacuumed and "did" the bathroom... I baked a pecan pie!

Bob had an eye appointment this morning... lots of tests etc. It had been forever since his last eye check up and if his glasses nose piece  hadn't 'bit the dust' he probably would have put things off longer!!

Everything was done and a good time was had by all

shortbread cookies and package wrapping

My "tasks" today have been shortbread cookies and package wrapping... another step towards Christmas.

Yesterday Bob and I went through the box of lights. Luckily we wrapped each strand and put it away in a grocery store bag and then into the box. So we checked each strand...all ok.  Some to go around the front of the house and some on the deck railing out back. 

So while I was cookie baking Bob put up the lights. Do you think the squirrels will leave the deck lights alone this year? They ate through lots of the wiring last year..How come they don't get zapped??

The last two days have been well into the 50's... feels strange to have it so warm in December. Tomorrow the temps are supposed to drop...someone/something must have heard me.

Another one of those days!!

Headed downtown KC for my haircut... raining but it wasn't cold enough to be a problem! Kansas City down by the Plaza has loads of construction going on  They are working hard to add the lines extending the streetcar.

Home meant Mexican Wedding Bells/Russian Teacake cookies. A batch is now put away.

Next is loading up our car with the "stuff" for our seniors.. the Phoenix Family Christmas adopt-a-program. We will leave them with our daughter and she will deliver them!!

We talked and talked and talked and finally managed to switch our adopt-a-senior stuff into our daughter's car... and went out to Moocho's for dinner. Moocho is a great Mexican/BBQ restaurant in Oak Grove!

When we left home at 5pm the fog was unbelievable... when we drove home  at 8 after Moocho's it was gone!!

Change in plans

 Bob and I went Christmas shopping instead of me baking cookies...Found something for the "hard to buy for" daughter so came home feeling very successful.

I have a podiatrist appointment this afternoon so will probably bake a batch of cookies after that! BTW the rumballs taste great!!

Before we went shopping Bob spent almost a half hour looking for his wallet. I swear he looked everywhere... even dumping the cat Jack to check whether it had fallen down alongside the seat in his recliner.  It finally showed up in his desk drawer where he had carefully placed it after paying for his Medicare Humana yearly fee  ( his advantage plan)... oh well...

Start of Christmas baking??

 I started on my Christmas baking this morning... giant ginger cookies!! Christmas isn't Christmas without the taste of ginger....They are cooking and will go into the freezer.

Next is rumballs... when Bob finds the bag of confectionery sugar. It's either up on the highest shelf or downstairs in my basement pantry...   Bob found the confectionery sugar... in an Uncle Ben's metal tin up on the highest shelf.. No way could I reach it, but he could and did. Made the rumballs and Bob rolled them in more confectionery sugar!! Now they are sitting in the fridge...We nibbled as we worked and they taste good!!

Next... tomorrow.. Scottish shortbread cookies.. or maybe sugar cut out cookies.. or Mexican Wedding Bells ( Russian Tea cakes)