Crazy People

This house has been full of crazy people today. We’re getting ready to go camping. There has been so much to get done. Thankfully, it is just about time for me to crawl into bed.

The lawn is mowed. The green beans are picked and fourteen quarts canned. Seven quarts of peaches canned. The car is half packed, just the food and coolers are left for morning. Chocolate, graham crackers, and marshma… wait, I don’t think the marshmallows are packed. That was close. Almost forgot the marshmallows. All the plants watered. Cookies baked.

And one ring lost.

[I am thankful it wasn’t my spoon ring that got lost. But- losing my ring makes me feel sick. My thumb feels naked after having a ring on it for years.]
I am going to go to bed now and try not to cry over my lost ring.
Then I’ll wake up early and go camping.

Have a good weekend.
[and don’t lose any sentimentally valuable valuables while you’re at it.]

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Lefsa Day

Today was Lefsa Day.  Yes, lefsa.

That spotted, round thing?  That’s Lefsa.  My sister, Stephanie, is flipping it with that lefsa stick.
Lefsa is a family tradition.  Norwegian.  It’s made from potatoes and flour for the most part,  salt, a little milk and butter.

I think we made 80 of them this morning.  We make them every year, the day before Christmas Eve.  Then we eat them with Lutefisk on Christmas Eve.  Well, I’ll be honest, I don’t like Lutefisk.  It’s fish.  It’s tradition.

I made more fudge this evening too.  Cousin Karen’s recipe.  I almost messed it up bad, thankfully I caught myself and it turned out just fine.
And I just pulled the last of the Snails Tails out of the oven.

This week has been crazy.
I’m so ready for bed.

Bon soir.

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Baking with Grandma.

I baked cookies with my Grandma today.
And made fudge.

Here we are decorating the spritz cookies.

Mmmm, these little Noel Wreaths smell so good when they’re warm.  There’s a maple-nut sort of filling inside the spritz-like little wreaths.

This is my Grandma, my Dad, and myself.  Three Generations in Grandmas kitchen.
It was a lot of fun.  A long day,  a lot of driving, but it was great to see the grandparents.
I’m so tired now though.

And what’s this I’m hearing?  I must stay awake for an eclipse?
Oh bother…

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7 days to go.

It isn’t even 10:00pm and everyone is gone.
Except the nephew.
I’m surprised how early people left.  We had a good time though.  Lots of  stories, laughs, food, cookies, and some funny presents (leave that to Audrey)!

I discovered these amazing cookie cutters this year.  Aren’t they gorgeous?  The cool thing is- you can make all different snowflake designs with the little decorative cut-out cutters.  I had a lot of fun.  Icing them is a little time-consuming but I think it was worth it.

Tomorrow, I’m going to visit my grandparents.  I’m excited.  Even though it’ll be a couple hours in the car one way.  And I don’t know if Grandma and I will bake cookies…

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