One month until Christmas. The house is decorated. Decorating the house brings back intense memories of Judy. Judy was Mrs. Christmas and every decoration is a testament to Judy's taste and enthusiasm for the Christmas season. Feels funny to decorate the house when I am the only one who lives here and sees the decorations. Of course, I'll have a few people over on Christmas Eve as usual, but until then, the decorations are mostly for my eyes only.
On November 15, I hosted gourmet club. My guests enjoyed my homemade perogies, cabbage rolls, and kielbasa. We even had borscht for an appetizer.
On November 20, I hosted men's splurge club or "Tool Time" as we call the monthly gathering. I've just been baking up a storm this month. Mom shared her secret bun recipe with me last week; therefore, I made my first of batch of buns from scratch on Wednesday night. I'm afraid Mom guards her secret recipe even from me because when I mixed up the dough as per her instructions, the dough was more like wallpaper paste. Once I doubled the amount of flour, the mixture looked more like dough. In spite of Mom's attempts to sabotage my first batch, the buns turned out well. I just have to learn how to make smaller buns. My buns were like mini loafs of bread. Next time.
Other than baking, I have been playing lots of hockey and volleyball in November.
I am looking forward to all the Christmas get togethers in the lead up to December 25. Mary is having a healthy pregnancy and Haley is working hard on her Masters degree. Dustin and Haley are enjoying being city dwellers. Morgan is spending most weekends trying to knock down the buck with a perfect set of antlers. He's quite picky when it comes to deer.
I may not post a new message on this blog until Christmas; therefore, I will wish whoever reads this blog a Blessed Christmas Season. God is good.
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