A wonderful time of year...

This week has been absolutely perfect.  We could not have asked for a better Christmas.  Just the right amount of wintery weather, lots of baking with the girls, loads of yummy food to eat and a good amount of just kicking back with each other and relaxing.

We got hoarfrost for a few days the week before Christmas.  The best we have had in a very long time.  Everything looked so beautiful with all the spikey bits of frost all over everything.  Killer icicles that everyone would have to check on to see how much more it had grown during the day.  It didn't snow on Christmas but at least we still had a good covering on the ground to still have a white Christmas.  Beautiful!  It was made even more perfect by lounging around in warm pj's all day.

Cookies were made just days before Christmas.  There was no rush.  It happened when it happened.  Extra dough was made and put back so that there would be more to make next week.  One little baker tried her hand at making Apple Strudel for our Christmas breakfast and it was beyond tasty.  I think she may be the new expert in the family at this after her teachings from Mom during her last visit.  There won't be long periods of time going by between this treat anymore.  They will be made more often now.

Now there will be time for more crafty things here again.  No obligations.  No time constraints.  Just working on things that have been on the "list".  Stress free.  It is a wonderful time of year.

~*~

kar