housewife endeavor

well..those of you who know me, may know that i probably wouldn't call myself a good cook.  actually, i may be lucky to even pull rolls out of the oven without burning myself and throwing the tray across the room.  so what did i decide to do?  make sugar cookies from scratch.  and not only that...i also was brave enough to make homemade frosting too.  this should be fun, i thought!  my husband would love to come home to, not only the chili i made in the crockpot, but also a special dessert treat!  well...it all started off well...i had all the ingredients measured and ready to begin!

now, onto the hard part...mixing all the ingredients together.  (did i mention that i have been notoriously known for not following directions?) everything seemed to be going well...until i began adding the flour.  it seemed that the dough was now was too dry to be able to form into balls to drop onto the baking sheet.  well...what would one do who has no idea how to bake?  add another egg, of course!! well, sure, temporarily this was a great fix!  then...it went downhill from there.  as i attempted to put balls of dough onto the sheet, i had a SLIGHT problem.  the dough wasn't really sticking together..but me being me, i somehow managed to form the crumbling dough together to form cookies.

my cookies appeared to look 'normal' when i brought them out of the oven..but they were by no means soft, moist cookies.  they had the consistency of peanut butter cookies more than sugar cookies.  i was beginning to think this wasn't such a good idea....

i continued along because i still had hope.  i had homemade frosting to make!  this was a lot less challenging, and very tasty i might add!  i had spent about two and a half hours in the kitchen by this point...but it was time to decorate (and clean up quite a mess)!  

by the looks of it, you never would have known that these cookies went through the storm to look the way they do.  but the true test is if my husband says they taste good...and he is a tough cookie critic!

i recently read somewhere to start creating your own holiday traditions. making cookies are by no means a new christmas activity, but me..making them..from scratch...alone..that was a new tradition for me.  let's just say that i will not be the one carrying on grandma's recipes.  

good day to you all~

one of many

i wanted to begin my blog some time ago..but it took me until this moment to sit here and actually begin to write.  the biggest problem might have been that i had no idea what to begin writing about.  as my fingers stroke the keys i am still finding it hard to determine how to begin.  my mind races with so many thoughts within a short amount of time...i never know where to start. should i choose one topic to focus on in this moment in time, or should i write about the ongoing thought process i have inside my head.  well, today, the beginning of my blog, will be about...nothing.  that is right.  there you have it.  i have found in life that planning, although sometimes necessary, is also hindering to the creative process in life.  so here i am writing out my thoughts, with out a clue as to how it will unfold.  but that is ok with me.  just as my life is in God's hands....I think I am going to allow my fingers do the work here, and not allow my head to interfere with this here blog.  i may have already spoken too many random thoughts here, as i tend to do.  looking forward to the journey of writing that has begun today.  be blessed & enjoy each moment before you.