Because of the snow the other day, I got stuck in my neighbors driveway. It was the first time that I've driven my new car in the snow......and that's the story that I'm sticking with. Of course, Griffin was with me since I was dropping him off there.

Forward 4 hours later and Ryan shows up to pick him up.

Griffin: Daddy, can you drive in the snow?
Ryan: Of course I can, why?
Griffin: Because Mommy can't!

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so excited that for once, I don't have to do a thing tomorrow. My brother and his wife have decided to do the whole thing themselves. All I have to do is show up with my family and eat! Why can't every day be like that?

This year I contemplated doing some Black Friday shopping. I've never actually never gone out and done it, and thought for once I'd like to experience it. Then I remembered that I don't actually like a lot of people, and that I hate crowds, and more importantly, I hate stupid people in crowds. So again this year, I'll be shopping from my computer, from my nice quiet house! Ahhh! Besides, I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping. Sick right?!

Wow, have I been totally MIA on here! It's amazing how busy life has been lately. Griffin turned 4 a couple of days ago. It's hard to believe that my teeny little baby is such a big boy. I don't dare call him my "baby" anymore, or I get quickly corrected. "I'm a big boy, Mommy!" We had a party at Chuck E Cheese, with 17 kids in attendance. Chuck E Cheese is a total hell for parents, but the kids just love it! Plus they do it all for you, so I can't complain.

Because I'm Mom of the Year, I scheduled Griff's 4 yr check up on his birthday. It may not have been such a big deal if he wasn't due for 5 shots! Who makes their kid endure 5 shots on their birthday, and then sends him to school.....me, me! In my defense, I didn't know he was due for that many, and as far as the school thing, I had Christmas shopping to do (shopping for him, mind you). He took it all very well though, and I let him have a sleep over that night. I totally earned some Mom Points for that.

Anyway, I've been thinking about his check-up and wondering- do kids that age have muscles? I mean, obviously I know that they have muscle, but do they have muscles? He measures 38.75 inches tall and he's 38lbs. His BMI is 17.8 and that puts him in the 94th percentile. The 94th percentile is considered overweight and bordering on obese! Holy Crap! The Dr didn't even bring it up, but when I studied the numbers today, I was shocked. To look at him, he looks like he's on the small side actually. He's a very healthy eater, and he's very active. I mentioned it to Ryan who said "the kids has no fat on him, he's all muscle". He was serious, so it got me wondering if kids have muscles like that. It bothers me so much that I even called my babysitter (who is a nurse) and asked her. She was equally shocked, and insists that the BMI chart has to be wrong! I don't know, if he's overweight, then all those fat kids have got to be dead man walking. Mean, I know, but it's true!

Out of the mouth of my 3 year old.

After a few moments of deep thought....."If the dog eats cat food, will he turn into a cat"?

While playing with a toy cell phone..... "I need to put Facebook on this"

It's so hard to believe that summer is quickly coming to an end. This is always a depressing time of year. I love the fall, but I really hate the transition from summer. I think it goes back to being a kid, and the fun ending and school beginning. It's really going to be rough for me when Griffin starts going to school.

A couple of weeks ago we went to Moosehead Lake for vacation. I think it's going to become an annual family trip. We already have our reservations for next year. The week was so peaceful and relaxing. What I like the most is that Griffin LOVES it there. It was so refreshing to let my son just be a kid and get to experience some of the freedoms that I had as a child. He and the other kids got to run around and play, and as long as they checked in periodically we were fine. We had a lot of family there, so really they were always being looked after. Griff keeps asking when we can go back!

Oh, and this summer my little boy had learned how to ride his bike!! I couldn't be more proud. It's so cute to see him, with that huge helmet, peddling as hard as he can.

Yesterday we got to break the pool in for the season! Griffin and I actually went in it in the morning and again after dinner. The water is crystal clear and at a perfect 76 degrees. Happiness!!

Unfortunately there was no swimming for me today. I spent most of the day in bed with another migraine. Unhappiness! It seems like the migraine situation is just getting worse for me. I keep hoping that it's going to get better, and when I have a couple of weeks without any headaches, I start to get hopeful. Then ultimately, I'm let down again. It's so frustrating. I have put off any more IVF until I felt more in control of the migraines and my health, but it seems like I'm fighting a losing battle. Anyway, I'm feeling better right now. Of course, I did take a percocet since not much else was working. Hopefully that was enough to break it and I'm praying that it's not back in the morning.

So here's some pictures from my nephews wedding:

I can't even count how many posts I've started, but didn't finish over that last 2 months. Then tonight it dawned on me that I need to write something- it's been 2 months! I'm not going to write a long drawn out post about every-single-thing that's happened in the last 2 months. Obviously, we've been really busy around here.

This weekend I actually had both Saturday and Sunday off. It's been a while since I've had a whole weekend. Work has been busy and I've put in a good amount of overtime hours. I'm not complaining though. The money is good and we've had a lot of uses for it this summer. Yesterday, the installers came and put the new liner in our pool- tomorrow all the water will be delivered!! So by mid week, we should be swimming in it. I can't even express how completely happy I am that it's finally done and fixed. Now, let's keep our fingers crossed that we get more than one year out of it this time!

Last night, my nephew Matt got married. Seriously, when did my nieces and nephews get old enough to get married? It's such an odd thought, and it really makes me feel old. It was a nice wedding and I had a really good time. It's always nice anyway when the whole family can get together. Now that everyone is getting older and having families of their own, getting together has gotten scarce. We joked last night that at least we know this year we'll see each other 3 times- the wedding, Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Today, I decided to have a bit of a mother-son day and take Griffin for the first time to the movie theater. With all the overtime that I've been working, most of the responsibility for Griffin has fallen to Ryan, so he needed a bit of a break. We took off this morning and ran some errands, then we picked up Ryan's niece and nephew, Lucy and Bryce. My plan was to take them for lunch and then go to the movies. We ended up being almost an hour early, so we checked out 5 Below. BIG MISTAKE!! LOL! Of course the place is loaded with crap that kids beg for, right?! I'm such a sucker and can not say no to buying them each a $5 something.

We finally made it to the movies, and watched Cars 2. Griffin did ok for his first movie theater experience. He may not yet be completely ready to sit through a whole movie and be quiet. Thank God the movie was loud and people couldn't hear him. There was only one incident when he wanted to talk to Bryce in the middle of the movie, and the more that I told him to sit down, the louder he got! A little threatening on my part, and it was all under control rather quickly though. Overall, it was a fun day, and I think that all the kids enjoyed it. That's all that matters.

Yikes, I just noticed that it's been over a month since I last posted on here. I kept meaning to, but it wouldn't be me if procrastination wasn't involved.

Today is my 7th anniversary. Ryan and I aren't into big romantic gestures or anything, but we did have a nice day together. Ryan's parents took Griffin for the afternoon. We originally wanted to take a nice ride and get lunch, but it poured out all day, so it didn't quite work out that way. Instead we had a late lunch at an Italian restaurant and then ran some errands. It was nice to have some quiet time together, and talk without answering 100 questions from a 3 year old.

Speaking of my 3 year old.......we are totally going through the terrible 3's right now. No, it's not terrible 2's, it's 3's! Someone once told me that 3 is a professional 2. They weren't kidding! Oh the joy of hearing the word "No", or having to say "no" 5 times before he'll listen. We are constantly having to take away toys or put him in time-outs lately. It's so frustrating. I keep reminding myself that it's a phase, and that it will pass.

There is good side to. Griffin's finally sleeping in his big boy bed and not his crib. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I let him sleep in a crib that long, but hey, it worked and we were all happy. We put the bed in his room months ago hoping that he'd be excited for it, but no luck. Ryan finally took the crib down, and Griffin didn't have a choice. Apparently we did something right because he went right to sleep in it that first night, and has ever since. No fighting, or getting out of bed.

Now....if I could go to bed and stay in bed all night without the dog waking me up or Griffin getting up at 5am, life would be good.

A couple of weeks ago, I took part in the Rally for NH. We were there to protest the budget bill that would make severe cuts to programs for the handicapped, elderly and low income. Much needed programs, mind you. The bill would also strip public union employees of their collective bargaining rights. Seriously, what kind of society do we live in when we start taking away from the people that we depend on the most, firefighters, police, teachers, etc. I'm a proud union girl, and I'm ashamed of my government.

I can't believe how busy the Karcher house has been these last couple of weeks. I wish that I could say that it was all exciting, but we've just been busy with everyday boring stuff. Reuben is doing well. He still loves Ryan, but he's become a lot more attached to me. I'm guessing that he's figuring out where he's going to get the attention. He may not be real happy with me right now though. Yesterday he was neutered. I was going to wait, but since he started directing his affection towards my cats, I made the appointment right away.

I've had Dr appointments myself this week as well. One of them was for a mammogram. Seriously, when the hell did I become old enough to need a mammogram?? It was my baseline, and as long as all looks good, then I don't have to go again until I'm 40. I was so worried that it was going to be painful. I found it to be uncomfortable, but not painful and it was over really quick. So if you've been putting it off for fear of the pain, go ahead and make the appointment.

Any of you couponers? I use them, but only here and there. Or, I'll clip them and forget about them. I saw a segment on a talk show about couponing, and have become totally inspired. No, I don't think I'll ever become an extreme couponer, but I did save a lot of money this week on my first try. I also learned a lot and found a great website to get started. I'm very excited about this. My grocery and shopping bills have become so extremely high, and it depresses me to even think about the amount of money that I spend on food.

If you're interested in the website, it's thekrazycouponlady.com

So not fair! Tell me how the dog that I had to fight for, the one that I wanted sooo badly, is so drawn to my husband? The same guy who could care less about him at all! Oh yeah, Reuben follows Ryan all around and lays at his feet when he sits down. Ryan just went to bed and shut the door and Reuben doesn't know what to do with himself! Figures.

I'm a slacker, I know. I have so much to post about, and so many pictures to put up. In my defense, the last couple of days have been rough. Because I'm a lucky girl, I caught a really fun stomach bug. I basically haven't been out of bed or the bathroom for days now. I think that I'm finally over the worst of it, and I actually managed to eat some soup. On the upside- nothing beats the stomach flu for losing 8lbs in 2 days! Now, fingers crossed, I'm hoping that Griffin doesn't catch it.

All the arrangements are made and Reuben arrives tomorrow! I still haven't told Griffin. I think it will be a nice surprise for him. I've slacked on getting prepared for another dog. On the way to the airport, I guess I'll be stopping at Petco for a couple of supplies.


On a personal, and serious note I just want to send out all my love and prayers to my friend Kelly and her family. I know that you peek in here once in a while Kelly, and just in case, I want you to know that I'm thinking of you.

Here'a a picture of Reuben. I sent the money off today, and hopefully he'll be here next week. Love his little face!

We have passed a major milestone in the Karcher household. Griffin has slept away from us for the first time ever! In my opinion, it should have happened 3 years ago, but hey, what do I know? Ryan and I had planned a night out and my mother in law babysat for us. She offered to let him spend the night and I jumped on it. Hell yeah, he can spend the night! She did warn me that if he wouldn't sleep, that I would probably be getting a call to come pick him up. Well guess what? We didn't get a call. He loved it and had a great time, and so did we!

I've been meaning to do a post about some of the funny stuff that Griffin has been saying lately. It's not surprising that now that I finally sit down to write it, I can't remember most of it. The biggest thing is "That's Disgusting!". Right now every time there is something that he doesn't want to eat, he calls it disgusting. Then he says everything smells. When you ask him what it smells like, his answer is always either poop or skunk. He is such a boy! Today in the car, he told me that his tools are a "piece of junk". He said that he works hard, but his tools are all junk. I don't even know where he got that from. There's never a dull moment.

Now we'll be adding a new dog to our crazy mix. Yes, I got my way! A friend of mine is getting her 2ND King Charles Spaniel puppy next month. In talking to the breeder she found out that the breeder has a 14 month old that she needs to find a home for. There is nothing wrong with the dog. The owners lost their job and home and couldn't keep him. Per the contract that the breeder has the buyers sign, she gets first dibs if they have to get rid of the dog. So she took him back, and my friend immediately thought of me because she knows that I LOVE Cavaliers. LOVE LOVE LOVE them. After some back and forth with Ryan, and a couple of talks with the breeder, I've decided to get him. His name is Reuben, and he's crate trained, house broken, and an all around good little guy (only 16 lbs). He's in Tampa though, so arrangements have to be made to ship him up here. I'm calling the breeder tomorrow to get it started.

The current time is 2:59am. Yup, really. This has been a crappy week for me. First of all I caught my hubby's cold. Even though I wasn't aware that I was chasing it, if anything, I thought I was doing really well avoiding it like the plague. Luckily, it hasn't been too bad...except...for...the....nonstop.....headache! I haven't been out of my house since Monday, and I've probably only showered twice in that time. Yes, perhaps I'm a little gross, but I seriously can't bring myself to do much of anything- forget showering.

I've taken pain medication, and it seems to work for a while but then the headache comes back. To make matters worse, I haven't been able to sleep. Between my cold, and my pounding head, I can't get comfortable or stay asleep. So here I am, the 2nd night in a row, sitting up at 3am.

Have you ever tried to find anything decent to watch on tv at 3am? It's a total wasteland of infomercials. I'm ashamed to admit that I just got talked into buying some hair care products. I'll let you know how that works out for me when I get it. I was on the verge of believing that I can look like Cindy Crawford just by buying some skin care products. I'm glad that I had a moment of clarity and realized that it's gonna take a whole lot more than some magic melon lotion to make me look like that! So, not only am I sick, but now I'm depressed! Kidding.

Anywho, needless to say, I haven't felt up to posting vacation pictures on here this week. I'm sure that you can appreciate that I opted for the shower instead. Hopefully, I'm up for it this weekend. Then I can also write all about the "discussion" Ryan and I are having about getting another dog. For the record, I'm the "yes" and he's the "no". I'm too tired to go into detail about it now, but just know that I REALLY want this dog.

Ok, so I'm going to try to go to bed now. Keep your fingers crossed that I'm not back here at 4am with an update.

I feel as if I haven't posted in such a long time. Since we got back from Arizona, I've had tons of laundry, house cleaning, and just stuff in general to catch up on. There's so much to write about, that I don't even know where to start.

During my vacation, I seriously think Griffin had more temper tantrums than he's had his whole life. I had such high hopes, that I think that I forgot to take into account how being jet lagged, overtired and 3 years old would manifest. I imagine that our neighbors in the hotel must have thought that there was a serious case of child abuse going on in our room. I'm slightly surprised that a manager never came knocking on our door to check things out.

Our flights both to and from were great. I have to give Griffin some credit and say that he did better than I had expected on the plane. The start of his bad behavior started when we got to the hotel. I wanted him to change into a different shirt. A perfectly nice, cute shirt. He was not having it. He cried and yelled and carried on. Over a shirt. If it wasn't so irritating, it would have been funny to listen to him tell me that it looked "awful", and that my grandpa wouldn't like that shirt.

It wasn't all bad though. We had beautiful weather for 5 out of the 6 days. We went to the zoo, a Native American museum, an aquarium, and we took a ride through Tonto National forest. Best of all I got to see my Grandfather and basically got to know my aunt and her family a little better. So even though we had a rough time with Griffin, I'd definitely go back.

Things seem to have gone back to normal since we've been back. He caught up on his sleep and got back to his regular routine. To think that I was considering making plans for a Disney trip! I think that I'm going to wait a while before we do that.

It's been a busy week, and I'm more than ready to be on vacation. I had another follow up for my nose and sinuses. Which by the way had to be cancelled 2 other times because of the snow! It's healing ok, but I'm slacking on doing my neti pot. Whatever! My car is fixed, and I got it back today. I don't know what I'm more happy about- the damage being fixed or the fact that they washed and vacuumed it! I have to wonder what took longer the body work or vacuuming up the 20lbs of crackers and french fries :)

Between all of that, I've been busy with getting my house cleaned and laundry done. I started packing, and I've paid all the bills. I even managed to squeeze in getting my taxes done.

We did have a sad little moment last night when I went in to check on the hamster. I was getting ready to clean out his cage, and instead I found him dead. I told Ryan, who didn't care, and asked him if I really needed to tell Griffin. He laughed at me, and reminded me that I had to tell him something because Griff would notice when the cage was empty. So I bit the bullet, and did my best to explain it to a 3 year old. It went well, I got a little nervous when he gave me a really sad face, but immediately after our conversation he went and played. I guess he's not as broken up over it as I thought he might be.

So the question has been, will I get another one? As much as Ryan says no, I'm saying yes. I really liked that little rodent. He was so damn cute. He hated to be held, but I really enjoyed watching him. However, I've also been considering a guinea pig. I've heard that they make great pets, and that they love to be held. I'm not sure yet, but we will get something.

Im not one for stating the obvious but, SNOW SUCKS!! I'm a New Englander through and through, and there are many things I love about that. BUT not the snow. Perhaps I wouldn't hate it as much if I didn't have a job that is mandatory to show up at even in the worst of storms. I could handle it more if I got to be snuggled up in my nice warm house, relaxing and watching the pretty white stuff coat the world around me.

Today, I got to sit in my car (because I couldn't open my drivers side door) and watch the hateful white crap ruin my day. I got into a car accident. It's only the 2nd time that I've ever been in accident, and let me tell you, they have both been because of snow. As careful of a driver as I am in it, today I lost control over my car as I was coming down a curvy hill. I began to fishtail, and couldn't get it back under control.

I am soooo lucky though because the incredibly high snow banks prevented me from plowing straight into the trees. It could have been so much worse. Plus, I was the only car involved and didn't hit anyone else, and I am so grateful for that. I ended up being completely stuck in the snow bank, with snow up to my side window. It was hard, compacted snow, so I couldn't get out through my door. Since I live in a wonderful small town, the plow guy stopped to check on me and then called the police for me. The cop came and got all my info for the accident report, he called a towing company, and then stayed there with me.

As far as we can tell the damage was mostly to the front drivers side bumper. It's all cracked and broken. The fog light on that side was completely broken off, and I broke the windshield washing fluid bottle, the blue snow under my car made that obvious. I have an appointment tomorrow to bring it to the shop to get an estimate and I'm sure they'll check for mechanical damage as well.

I am okay. No missing limbs or anything like that. It was really scary though when I realized that I wasn't going to be able to get control back and I was going down that hill. I knew I was going to crash, and I just prayed that it wouldn't be too bad and that it wouldn't hurt. I was able to drive it back home, and I stayed home for the rest of the day. I seem to be a bit sore tonight, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. Again, I'm so grateful that I didn't hit anyone else and that I wasn't seriously injured, but most of all I'm really happy that Griffin wasn't in the car with me!

Getting towed out. Snow banks don't look like they are too high, right??


Until you realize that this was taken looking out my window while I was stuck!


My BFF cop buddy

I found this via Boston IVF's Facebook page. I thought it was really funny, and so true. If you'd like to print one out and post it for all the wonderful advice givers in your life, here's the link:

http://brenbrowning.tumblr.com/

I can't figure out how to shrink it, sorry. You get the point though.

Where is the maid when I need her? My house is pig sty, and it's driving me nuts. Seriously. It's bad. However, All the painting is done. I also got a built in liquor cabinet and a new fireplace mantel custom made. I can't complain. I've spent some of the day trying to catch up on cleaning and organizing, but the fact that I'm sitting here blogging means that I didn't get too far. We're heading over to my in-laws for the afternoon, so it doesn't look like a clean house is in my future.

On a more positive note, I'm counting down the days until our trip to Arizona. I need to still check out the website for Phoenix and get some ideas of things that we might want to do or see while we are there. So far, the only thing on my agenda is the zoo. I have 4 more days to fill up, so I need to start planning.

In a very grown up adult move, I finally purchased some luggage. We're always borrowing it when we need it and don't have any decent suit cases our selves. It probably took me a week to pick out a set, and it felt like I put more thought and energy into that than I do when making major purchases. Can't have black because it's hard to pick out of the line up at baggage claim. Can't be too big, and not too small. Oh, and how much does it weigh, because I wouldn't want it be heavy before I even pack it. It worked out well though because by the time I finally settled on a set, it was on sale, and I was able to use a coupon, AND I got free shipping!

Yes, sometimes it's the small things that make me happy.

Spoke too soon and have been dealing with another migraine on and off for the last couple of days. I had 2 whole weeks without even a minor headache, so I'm not going to get too disappointed just yet. This migraine started on Saturday, which was a stressful day all around. Had a funeral to go to, and they did one of those photo montages, set to really sad music. Those things get me EVERY time. I started bawling, and it wasn't pretty. Anyway, I was fine on Sunday, so I thought that it was gone, but Monday morning proved me wrong. I'm okay tonight, but we'll see how tomorrow goes.

While my brother is still in NH, he's been here doing some painting for me. He finished my downstairs ceiling, and then painted the upstairs ceiling and hallway. I'm so glad that it's finally done, but it's made me look at other things now and think that they need to be replaced. For instance, the carpet going up my stairs and into the hallway. I've always hated it, but now that the painting is done, it sticks out even more. And don't even get me started on my kitchen!

February vacation is booked!! The hubs, the kid and I are heading to Phoenix next month to visit my Grandfather and Aunt. I've never been to Arizona, and I'm really looking forward to it. If I'm being honest, I really looking forward to getting away from the cold and the snow. Even if it's only for 6 days.

In other big news- I am still headache free! Probably not such big news for anyone reading this, but awesome news for me. I've been feeling great, and enjoying every moment of it. Tomorrow I have an appt with the actual ENT Dr and not the nurse. It will be last weekly follow up visit. I'm not sure the frequency of visits now, but it's nice to not have to go every week.

TWO whole days without a headache!!!! I am so excited, and happy. While I was waiting on some prescriptions to be refilled last week, I came across a copy of Migraines for Dummies. I started flipping through it and thought that it had some pretty decent info, so I bought it. My little light bulb went off when I came to the part about the rebound headaches. Since my surgery, I've been taking Percocet and Vicodins. Not a ton of them, there's no worries about me needing any type of rehab, but for a couple of weeks I've taken 1 or 2 a day. That may not be a lot for some people, but with how sensitive my system can be, I really think I was having rebounding pain.

So this week, I made a huge effort to deal with this whole situation. First, I started by making an extra effort with my post surgery sinus care. Not that I wasn't doing a good job to begin with, but my sinuses are being stubborn with draining properly (which causes pain & pressure, hence the need for meds). So I pushed the steaming, rinsing, using the saline and the ointment. I am really starting to feel the difference these last couple of days. The only real way to deal with the rebounding effect is to not take pain meds, so that meant suffering through it. I slept a lot, and used cool packs on my head, used my warming wrap around my neck when it felt like I should. I also used my migraine meds without any extra pain relievers.

Will this be the answer? I'm not sure, but for the first time in a month I've been headache free for 2 straight days. It's certainly not going to cure me of my migraines, but since the surgery I hadn't had 1 pain free day. Chronic pain is truly depressing, and I'm so ready to join the land of the living again. So for now, I'm enjoying every minute of this.

So as my little reward to myself, I went out and bought an iPod Touch yesterday. I was a good girl and only got the 8gb. Since we can't use our computers at work to access the internet, and now we have a manager there until 8pm (so I won't be able to bring my laptop in), I thought an iPod would be a good idea. Plus, our office mgr (the wise one) decided to have the speakers cut on our side of the office so there is no longer any background music. It tends to get very quiet at night, so now I have a new toy to keep me busy. I absolutely love it so far and Griffin already asked me if he could have one to!

I've been so lazy about getting my Christmas pictures on here. No big news here, but I've felt like complete crap all week. More migraines. More sinus pain. More frustration.

Finally, I'm feeling well enough to take some time to do this.

Christmas Eve Yankee Swap at my house with my family:





One VERY tired little boy



Christmas morning:











Christmas afternoon at the in-laws:

Happy New Year! Hoping everyone is excited and looking forward to a fresh start to a new year. Any one making resolutions? Not I. I think they are silly, but hey, if it's your thing. I'm looking forward to watching Griffin grow and wonder how he'll change over the course of the next year. I'm curious whether I'll get pregnant or what kind of decision Ryan and I will come to about building our family (or not). I'm excited to see where we will go and the things we will do this year. Lots of good stuff to look forward to!

Now, back to business. I have finally transferred all my pictures off of my camera. It will be a huge post if I try to do them all on here now. So I'm going to go back a couple of weeks to my day of Christmas baking. I don't know why, but I felt like taking pictures of my cookie workshop.

The start of some really yummy buckeyes!


I may have made too many. We STILL have some left.




Bad nuts.........


Good nuts.........


I followed the recipe exactly, and that first batch came out absolutely horrible. So I made my own recipe and made a second batch. I'm glad that I tried again. They came out awesome.


Lemon sugar cookies


It wouldn't be right if I didn't made some chocolate chip cookies.


Peanut butter cookies. Not sure I'll use this recipe again. They were crumbly, but if you could get past that, they melted in your mouth. I think most people had a hard time getting past the crumbly part, and immediately thought they were dry.





Finished! The cleanup is the worst part.



Time to start working on getting the Christmas pictures on here.......