Tis the Season...

So, it is officially the start of the Christmas season. It has not come too soon. I started the season off well, making Swedish Pepparkakor with my mother and mormor. Anna wasn't there, she's still over in England... but it was still enjoyable. I even ventured--at Mormor's suggestion-- to ice some of the "spice cookies" with a sugar and milk mixture. As you can see, it turned out very nice. There is a cookie cutter in the shape of a rabbit, and we can never figure out why it is in with the christmas trees and stars. But I decided to start the tradition of the "Christmas Rabbit." It has no significance what-so-ever, but it was cute. Also, I decided to make little Harry Potter "men" as well. It was hard to do on cookies so small; they are only about 2 inches long, at most. At the top there is Albus Dumbledore on the left, and Harry on the right.

Below them are Mad Eye Moody (you can tell by his one Giant eye) and Ron Weasley and lastly, Hermione Granger. I thought I was pretty clever in making these, and I am looking forward to eating them.

I cannot wait for Christmas to get here. I am beginning to sing carols in my head, and out loud. I am watching the sky, hoping it snows. And don't even get me started about movies.

"If I could work my will any idiot who goes around with a Merry Christmas on his lips would be cooked with his own turkey and buried with a stake of holly through his heart." (E. Scrooge)

"In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan." (Ralphie-- "A Christmas Story")

Thank you all, and Merry Christmas!!