Most schools ended up closing yesterday. Our school eventually closed too. Vehicles were traveling slow past our house, and I never saw one snow plow. Although I wanted to go out for one last Christmas present, I enjoyed the thought of staying home and crocheting.
I whipped up a batch of homemade hot cocoa for gifting two people. The gift-it list went down considerably this year. My side of the family set a gathering date mid-January - no gifts, no Christmas traditional food, etc. I guess you would call it a winter gathering (same thing happened last year). They want a taco bar, so with Hubby not allowed to eat carbs we'll just take some low carb spinach or tomato wraps (or stuff for taco salad minus tortilla chips). I love Christmas, and making homemade gifts, so this sort of depressed me. I feel like my side of the family lets life keep us from celebrating Christmas anymore.
I indulged with a hot cup of hot cocoa myself. I'll admit it was delicious. Hubby can't have the sugar, so most of the batch will be enjoyed by our youngest daughter.
I also used up the last of the apples and baked a dutch apple pie. I was worried it wasn't enough apples, but the apples needed used up for something.
I spent some time doing some handiwork as well, and finished the nail polish ornaments.
Sold an XL hot pad - more $$ going into the coop fund.
8 comments:
That hot cocoa and apple pie look so yummy! Can you cook with Splenda so your husband can eat it? It's not bad...you get used to it. There's even a cook book. You can have your own little Christmas and remember the real reason for the season!
It seems as though your handiwork might pay for a new coop. I hope that you can continue selling. I need to get back to selling on ebay and other sites. Our Etsy site does not have enough traffic. I might work on that as well in the new year.
We have snow here and cold today!!
Sam I Am, we don't use artificial sweeteners, but I am getting ready to order a natural sweetener to try.
Carol, I opened an Etsy but never "opened" it to the public. I was worried I would spend more than I would make by listing stuff. I may try ebay though. Thanks.
I am sure you will have enough for a mighty fine coop in the spring. I make my own hot chocolate mix, too, and it is such a nice treat when the weather is dreadful. It must be hard for your hubby - especially over the holidays - to keep to a low carb diet, but I know you will (lovingly) keep him in line!
The pie and hot chocolate look wonderful. We don't get much snow down here near Raleigh, NC until maybe January or February. I did see some snow when I was up in NW PA for Thanksgiving though. First I saw, I had on a dark jacket, and exactly 3 snowflakes fell on the lapel of it. I was so excited. Funny when I think how much snow I trudged through up there as a child to get to school or a school bus. It was awful then, but the road clearing seems to be so much better now, or they close the schools down which I don't remember happening much when I was a child, though maybe it did. That was a long time ago.
Praying everyone has a great day tomorrow, and a safe one too, remembering the reason for the Season isn't presents; It's CHRIST!!!
God bless.
RB
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Susan, it is hard to be completely carb/starch and sugar free.
Thanks RB
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