Holidays continue

Holidays are not nearly as hectic as they were when I was "in the middle generation".  I'm glad that the current "middle generation" (meaning son and wife) are gentler with themselves and making common sense decisions about gifts.  This year it is once again all centered around "the kid"... gifts are to or from him.

Saturday, I wrapped the one from me to the FGC.  I put a performance of Handel's Messiah on the YouTube for mood and carried on!

I also made another batch of cookies, these for the FGC, especially, as he liked the "mistake cookies" I made last year.  This year, they became the "almost-a-disaster" cookies.  I'm almost ready to declare this recipe jinxed.

What happened?  I was in the process, having sifted the flour and baking soda into a small bowl, and put the softened butter and peanut butter and sugars into the big bowl.  I went to pull the hand mixer out of the cupboard, and it brought a friend along for the ride.  An old glass sugar bowl was pulled out of the cupboard, and it crashed onto the counter, shattering.

I could not tell whether any of the pieces of glass fell into the flour mixture, but I wasn't about to bet against it, so into the garbage went the flour and soda, and the bowl went straight to the dishwasher, while I cleaned up the fragments I could find, and swept both counter and floor as best I could.

I started over fresh and finished the cookies.

Fortunately, I had anticipated Ember being a nuisance during baking, so had put her down for a puppy nap in her crate before I started.  

Phew!  I can so easily imagine trips to the emergency vet if a pup licked up glass!   

The cookies are safe and will be distributed Sunday at my daughter in law's birthday brunch.

I released Ember from her "den" once the cookies were cooling in a different room, and we hopped in the car to go on human errands.  One of those errands involved buying another small bag of flour, because I'm on tap to make the pumpkin pie for Christmas Day, and I pretty much used up the allowance with having to double up the flour for the cookies.

On Friday, my niece came over to sample the cheese puffs and meet the doggo.  Ember wasn't so sure about this new human, but she warmed up as I clearly accepted my niece's presence.  We shared coffee, the cheesy treats, and memories.  We caught up on one another's lives.  I shared the photo book of FGC, who reminds me in some ways of this niece's brother, who passed away it must be 15 years ago now.  I am hoping that this spurs more regular contact with her!  

Life is good.  Keep on Sparking!