Sunday fun

 This was a pretty fun day!

    I watched most of the Bears' game.  But it was also cookie decorating day, so that kept me hopping!

    Camryn, Sam and Jen were the main decorators, although Julia and I helped.  Well, I did 4.

    We had a fun time and I think the cookies turned out super!

    This weekend was a blast.

    Yesterday I cooked meat to almost perfection, today I made chili, and frosting for the cookies.  I assembled the ingredients and Sam mixed them.  We made a pretty good team.

    Camryn  let Emily's dogs out so I did not have to, which was a big help for us making the frosting.

    Almost everything went into the dishwasher, which made clean up fairly easy.

    But the night has ended on a bummer.

    We had trouble getting lights to work on the Dickens' Village pieces.  I had a box of 100, and last year we used 4 of that lot, but this year none of them worked.

    So I ordered, at a hefty price, bulbs from Dept. 56.  They come in packs of 3 for $9 a pack.  I have opened 2 packs and none of them work.

    Is it bad bulbs?

    Is it bad cords?

    Am I cursed because I did not read A Christmas Carol this year?

    I am really frustrated about this. It has never been this difficult!  We have always screwed the bulbs in and they work.  Now I have 4 unlit houses and I am vexed.

    The strip's power light is on, so I assume it has power.  

    I wish I had an answer.

    Sigh......

    I guess I will try again tomorrow.

    Oh....I did not win 1 billion $.  Maybe tomorrow.

Peace and Love

My snowman is upside down!!

Batman

Just a note....the cookie sheets look horrible because these are the ones we put under items in the oven that may overflow.  We do have clean cookie sheets.