Christmas is almost here. Only a couple of days left to finish up what little bit of shopping I have left to do and finish all of the baking I have left to do. Speaking of which, I did a little baking tonight — baking two different kinds of shortbread cookies. I’m not at all fond of the chocolate ones. They’re not terrible, just different I guess.

I’ll be baking cupcakes tomorrow, for the small Christmas gathering at my mom’s Christmas Eve. My nephews will be helping me decorate those. We’re doing white icing, swirled on top, with red and green stripes along the swirls and then we’re topping it off with Christmas tree sprinkles. I have a feeling my sisters kitchen is going to be a disaster for a couple of hours. Thankfully we’ll have time to clean it up before she gets home.

I’ve been rather “blah” these last few days. I think it’s the change in weather (going from mild to much cooler) and all the running around I’ve been doing. I feel like a chicken with it’s head cutoff! I think I have everything together, gifts purchased and ingredients too. Then I get home and realize I forgot something. The sad part is I’ve been taking a list with me every time I’ve had to run out to the store. For some reason I’m striking out items I haven’t even put in the shopping cart. Ha, ha. I think that’s a sign that I just need to stop now. Just live with what I’ve got!

A part of me is going to be so happy when Christmas is over..