Sunday, December 18, 2011

Getting Ready For Christmas!

Me loves Christmas!  ...and this year I seem to be especially feeling it!  I don't know....just sorta happier than usual.  I'm not supersticious...I don't think anyway...but when I get like this I sorta keep looking over my shoulder thinking maybe something is going to happen to ruin it...maybe it will, maybe it won't, but I'm going to have fun regardless.  I'm learning a little more each day to plan for the future...but don't forget to LIVE in the moment. 
Here are the bento's I made for the girls recently.  Penguins!  It's hard boiled eggs wrapped in nori and accented with cheddar cheese beak and feet and nori eyes.  The teachers love to look at the girls lunches!  I really hated waking and making traditional lunches everyday.  I actually look forward to making these lunches!
Close up of Artie the penguin.
We decided this Saturday would be sweets making day.  Tera helped by making brownies for the Youth Group Party that night and making the cupcakes for my Sunday School class this Sunday.  I teach the 10, 11 and 12 year olds.  I have between 25 and 30 of them every Sunday.  Challenging fun!
Don't you love Tera's improvised cooling rack?  It's the top part of a broiler pan on top of a food storage container.  Yeah and that's our prize winning, butt kicking ginger bread house in the back.  (minus a few eaten and falling off pieces)  Everyone else did traditional.  We did a beach and surf theme...the "Ho Ho Cabana".  Bring it on Doug and Debbie...   :-)...
Talia helping make treats to give to the girls teachers.  Very yum and easy...just spread peanut butter on town house crackers and dip in melted chocolate.  Talia became a world class dipper yesterday.... We also dipped pretzel rods and twists in chocolate and decorated with sprinkles and white chocolate.
These are Tera's hardworking hands perched on her retro apron.  See those clipped nails?  She forgoes the lovely nail look just like her Mother.  She really loves the lovely nail look, but she loves being able to play the violin unhindered a lot more.  I really try to steer my girls completely away from our societies idea that girls value is in their beauty.  I teach them that beauty is really nice...but very fleeting....I see 50 year old woman running flat out every day trying to catch it and not quite succeeding...beauty really is in who and what you become...and skills, talent and quality character you develop usually far outlast any beauty you might have been given at birth....I love my girls....
Look at that gurl dip!
Now for the icing on the cake...
....and pictures of the finished treats for the teachers!


...and a little holly for some Christmas cheer!
...lovely Tera....
...mmmmhhmmmm....
... an easy nice decoration touch...a red rose in the middle of a mint julep cup surrounded by holly berries and herbs!

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Gingerbreadshouse7 said...

I think you need to open a bakery! I gained 10 pounds just drooling over the fixings.

Anonymous said...

I'm your kids teacher and where's my gift. Don't forget aunt Terri also.
Ginger

earthgirl said...

Hey mom those cupcakes went like crazy. hahaha I didnt even get one of my own cupcakes.. ;)