Far too busy

Whew, it's Friday, finally!

I'm tired.

I have had an extremely busy last few weeks. This week and last week were finals at school. I had group presentations in my management class and my interpersonal skills class, a big tax 'problem' that required several study group sessions, and a two hour final in my online religion class that I spent hours studying for.

I am happy to announce that I got straight A's in all four classes!

I started working full time at my new job this past Monday. I started in October and they let me work part-time while I attended school this semester. It's funny, because I planned my classes so that I could find a full time job, working days. I had four classes: one morning class 2x a week, an online class, and two long, once-a-week, evening classes. Because I was only working part-time, I kept on working at the gym, two afternoons a week. When I told them that I had gotten a full time day job, fortunately, I was able to switch from working afternoons to working evenings.

This past Monday, I took my final in religion.

On Tuesday, I worked both jobs.

Wednesday, I made cookies and candies: chocolate covered pretzels, peanut brittle, gingerbread snowmen and ginger babies, and chocolate covered peanut butter balls.

Thursday, I worked both jobs.

And tonight, I made biscochitos. I had to go to three grocery stores to find anise seeds. Is everyone making biscochitos this year?

It's not Christmas without lots of goodies! I still want to make another batch of fudge and some brownies, maybe some macaroons...

Do you like to bake for Christmas? What do you like to make?

Far too busy - song: Looking for a Friend, artist: David Bowie, album: Bowie at the Beeb

Eat This Candy

I really love to cook!

My horses love to eat treats!

So, I decided to cook them some treats!

I gathered all the ingredients I thought I'd need:

Then I started mixing them up. I used:

1-1/2 cups flour

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup cracked corn

1/2 cup brown sugar

1-1/2 Tbls molasses

1 tsp salt

2-3 Tbls oil

scant 1/2 cup water

I rolled them into balls and then flattened them. Then I baked them in the oven at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.


Here's the finished product. The green ones on the right have vitamin supplements in them. My original thought was to put in the daily vitamin supplements so I could hand feed them, but there's too much in a daily dose for a little snack cookie.

My horses love them! And they're good for 'em too. Almost good enough for me to eat!

But, I make people candy too!

This year I've made:

• Biscochitos
• Chocolate Covered Pretzels
• Chocolate Orange Jellies
• Gingerbread Babies (boys, girls, rocking horses, and bears)
• Gumdrop Cookies
• Holly Cookies
• Peanut Brittle
• Peanut Butter Balls
• Pinto Bean Fudge
• Rocky Road Fudge
• Sugar Cookies
• and Beef Jerky

Mmmm!! I don't know if I prefer eating them or making them! (Although making them is less fattening! hehe)


Eat this Candy - song: Looking for Water, artist: David Bowie, album: Reality