Holidays

'Tis the season! I am having mixed emotions about this holiday season. I swear every year that I will not let the season sneak up on me. That I will be better prepared, and then I will be able to enjoy the season. But that did not happen...I was not better prepared, and so far I am not really enjoying myself. I don't know why. I look forward to the shopping, and wrapping, but then reality hits and I see crowds, and waiting lines, and chaos! I also enjoy the idea of baked goods, and home-made meals, for my friends and family to enjoy and say "Oh, that is lovely! Thank you for taking the time to make that for us." And the love, and the care that I put into those delicious items would be evident, because of the perfect way that my pies and confections look and tasted. But instead, I am frazzled and harried....flour is flung as far as the eye can see, and every dish in the house is dirty! No one exclaims of the deliciousness of my works, and I am sure that they are having flash backs of years past. The are wondering how to get out of coming to my house next year:) Why do I bother? Because maybe next year I will get it right, and everything will be perfect. The pies will be heavenly, the shopping will be easy, and the stress will be gone:) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!