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The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // This December weather has been crazy! Last week, we had days where the kids were outside in short sleeves, but this week looks to be more chilly. We’re dreaming of a white Christmas, but I don’t think that’s gonna happen at this point.
As I look around the house // I’m pumping myself up for this last week of preparation before Christmas. Being the head merrymaker is exhausting! We’re officially on winter break now so I hope to catch up on laundry and do a thorough clean of the house before the big day.
On this week’s to-do list //
– catch up on homekeeping throughout the entire house!
– finish wrapping gifts
– get to Confession
– prepare the menu for Christmas Eve
– bake sugar cookies to decorate
Laughing // about my Advent craft fail. I saw an “easy” recipe for cinnamon applesauce ornaments and thought, “Two ingredients! How hard can that be?” Oh boy…the dough was too sticky, so I was pouring more and more cinnamon on to fix it….the cut-outs kept ripping and I had to start over….my hands smelled like cinnamon for hours…it was a mess. I did end up with a handful of ornaments, but I definitely won’t be repeating this craft again, ha!
Currently reading //
- Fiction: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
- Nonfiction: Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
- Religious: Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting by Mother Mary Francis PCC
On the menu this week //
Monday: Refrigerator Cleanout Night
Tuesday: sheet pan beef and broccoli, fried rice
Wednesday: breakfast for dinner
Thursday: slow cooker beef stew
Friday: Christmas Eve! a variety of appetizers and something “surf-and-turf” TBD
We are dreaming of a white Christmas too but it’s not looking good. Probably going to be a wet Christmas, ugh.
I made cinnamon ornaments one year and I remember that my hands burned for a while afterwards because of the quantity. If I were to make again I would wear dishwashing gloves! I hope your hands did not burn.
Oh no! No burning for me, but I was COVERED in cinnamon and was momentarily afraid that I had dyed my hands, ha!