One of my favorites...

This is a great one for me; not just because of tequila either...but it has a lot to do with it.
Have I forgotten you ? Of course not. But we are all feeling a little behind the ball and pressured.  I have four written and simply can't get here to post them! FOUR! Bah!

Tequila Christmas cookies 
 1cup of water
 1tsp baking soda
 1cup of sugar
 1tsp salt
 1cup of brown sugar
 1tbs lemon juice
 4 large eggs
 1cup of nuts
 2 cups of dried fruit
 1 bottle of tequila
 Sample the tequila in a large glass to check quality. Take
 a large bowl, and check the tequila again, to be sure it is
 of the highest quality. Pour one level cup and drink. Turn
 on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large
 fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar, beat again.

At this point ,it's best to make sure the tequila is
 still ok., so try another cup. Turn off the mixerer thingy.
 Break 2 leggs and chuck in the cup of dried fruit . Pick the
 frigging fruit and damn cup off the floor. Mix on the
 turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, just
 pry it loose with a drewscriver. Next sift two cups of
 salt,or something . Check the Tequila. Now shift the lemon
 juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add one spoon of
 sugar, or somefink or whatever you can find. Grease the
 oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall
 over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Put the bowl
 through the window , finish off the booze and make sure to
 put the dirty stove in the dish washer.
CHERRY MISMAS TO ALL!

I know I know You've seen it before but it still makes me laugh.

This week is not good either...I have the remainder of the parties and then the fat man cometh. :) I'm getting really excited even though the kids have dispelled the myth. My son and I were both bleary eyed when I asked him: "Who is Santa" and his lip quivered only a little more than mine when he said "You and Daddy are ...Santa" So I hugged him as if his innocence had spilled onto the floor and said "So are you Boo." So soon? I was hoping we could do this forever... But not to be melancholy. We have tons of wonderful surprises in store for them and each other. It will be a beautiful holiday to be shared with friends and family in the truest spirit; with love. Maybe just maybe I'll sneak outside and jingle the sleigh bells at midnight one last time...for old time's sake. *sniff*

And for those of you following the Clementine battle? Oh yeah, I struck. I cleared all the crap off my desk, put it in a box, covered it with plain brown paper, placed the object of our current obsession right on top and ?

Shipped it to him at the office....using a fake return address and spelling his name: Dr. Richard Skultetz (we always get our name spelled wrong...) Ohhhh it was FABULOUS. He opened it up and bloop! there she was...

Oh mah darlin
oh mah darlin
oh mah darrrrrrlin CLEMENTINE.....

ahhhh good times. but now? I must wait and watch. It's coming. I can feel it; like that moment in a horror movie where the one girl is doing everything she can to stay alive:  peeking around corners, carrying a weapon, (although the only weapon suitable would be a...juicer maybe???) tip toeing, holding her breath...
My laugh is full, loud and hearty as always but let me admit; a little nervous.

So for the next two weeks I will be cooking my fanny off and I'm excited. NYE is coming as are my Yayas.  It will be good. I need my Yayas and my Gumbas.

I miss my friends here and I know we will get back to normalcy soon; relatively speaking.
Love to you all.
Tess