So Busy, Too Busy, Bee Busy, Busybody (I hope I'm not.)

Every day I keep thinking that I've just about wrapped up all my pre-xmas chores ( and gifts) and then I seem to acquire a dozen more chores that must be done. I think I've got a present for everyone and then I'm invited to another gathering which requires a hostess gift. These are the times when I wish I were crafty and could make some spectacular gift out of popsicle sticks, glitter and chenille yarn.

But I can't.

In previous years I've bought some bulk items for giving last minute gifts. One year a bought a dozen chef aprons and they worked for male or female and of course, I kept one for myself that I love.

I've also bought xmas ornaments and wrapped those up for unexpected gift giving.

I even bought a case of wine one year thinking I'd have a gift for friends and neighbors but we ended up drinking it, bottle by bottle, until we had imbibed all those hostess gifts I had intended to give out.

Now I know I just have to keep going to the store and buying more items right up until xmas eve when finally, I hope I hope, I'm done needing gifts.

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Ice is not your friend. Not only is it slippery, if you fall on it, like I did going to the garbage pails this morning, it will cut up your hands like your were not a particularly skilled juggler --juggling razor blades .

Lucky for me, all fingers are fine, but my palms are covered in splits which require bandaids. How foolish I felt. Thank goodness it wasn't a nightgown morning or I'd have felt more foolish, at least I had on sweats so nothing was exposed. I keep thinking how one foolish moment can cause so much distress. Once I fell on the ice and broke my leg. So bloody hands and all, I am extremely thankful my injuries are nothing to speak about. Just don't give me anything to clap about. Okay?

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I'm making one type of cookies this year -- my trompe l'oie pretzel cookies. You make a basic sugar cookie then roll into ropes, cut and twist into pretzel shapes. Whip up an egg wash to baste cookies and then sprinkle either large crystal sugar or pearl sugar. They come out looking identical to real pretzels. I like to watch people's expressions when the reach for a pretzel and then realize they're eating a cookie! All other cookies will be made by my resident cookie baker, my husband.

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As you can see, I have nothing much new to talk about and you'd think with all the hustling and bustling I'm doing I'd have a million cool stories to tell, but alas, that is not the case. What have you been up to?