Christmas Cookies

Today, I made my mom's Christmas pecan cookies for a Christmas party at our church tomorrow. Here's the recipe. You can also roll them in powdered sugar after they have cooked to give them a snow ball look. Enjoy!

1 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup pecans chopped
red and green sugar or powdered sugar

Cream the butter and vanilla; add sugar, creaming the mixture until light and fluffy. Blend in water. Stir in flour, mixing well. Add pecans. Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in colored sugar.

Bake 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet in slow oven (325 degrees) 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cook before removing from the pan. Makes 3 dozen.

Red Maple Inn and Fireside Feast

Brian and I recently spend a night at the Red Maple Inn, a bed and breakfast in Spencer, Mass. The Inn had a deal with another inn/farm one town over, The Salem Cross Inn. We took part in their Fire side feast where they cooked most of our meal (prime rib, clam chowder) over a huge open fire. Before the meal, we went on a wagon ride on the countryside with the biggest horses I have ever seen. We then enjoyed a cup of hot cider and mulled wine. The meal was huge and we finished it off with homemade apple pie and a portion of whipped cream as big as the pie! The Bed and Breakfast was beautiful and very professional with a warm fluffy bed and thousands of DVDs to choose from for free! The breakfast really hit the spot in the morning, with some of the best coffee I've had in a long time. We were only gone for one night and day, but we had a great time!

Another week of Illness

Coming off of my allergic reaction, I contracted the stomach flu, along with 11 of my co-workers and about 8 of my clients. It's been a rough weekend for us all. I'm just hoping that the many body parts pictured here will be cooperating with me soon! I have Holiday parties to attend here!

Is it me?! This is my fourth week in a row being sick in some way. I have missed 3 Wednesdays at work in a row because of illness. This has to stop some time, right?