Hello and Merry Christmas Everyone! The semester is complete! I’ve passed my classes and I am satisfied with the outcome! I’ve baked all that I can manage to bake this year, including a new cookie called Orange Slice Cookies that include little cut up pieces of orange slice candies. They are different, tasty, but quite sweet… even for a cookie. I also made my usual Reese’ Peanut butter cup mini cups, Peanut Butter Cranberry Cereal Bars and two loaves of Orange Cranberry Bread that were specifically for Max’s pre-school teachers. I also bought the ingredients for my Macaroon recipe with the mini chocolate chips… but I have run out of baking motivation…. I’ll be baking off some of these in the near future though because upon announcing to Chris that we would not be having any for Christmas, I got quite the showing of the pouty bottom lip… and something was muttered about them being HIS favorite cookies… blah blah blah…. Guess I’ll need to rectify that in a few weeks.

If I can manage to get to bed soon… (I had plans to hit the sack 2 hours ago in hopes of not seeing the clocks change to the next day AGAIN…) we will have two nights until our visit from the jolly old elf himself. I’m feeling pretty relaxed about that after axing a few things from the MUST DO list (sorry Max, no hand knit stocking this year But you and your brother will both have them for next year.) All that is left on my to do list is wrap gifts and I also have an early morning trip planned to Market District for some yummy anti pasta makings for Christmas Eve. Chris and I will share wrapping duties Wednesday night together with some wine. There isn’t anything to assemble so it should be pretty easy.

Today, I finally found the time to sew up some adorable gifts for my little guys… I’m ashamed to admit, I’ve never sewn anything for them *gasp* I really do feel terrible about this… Needless to say, come Friday morning they will be the proud new owners of two ADORABLE little super hero capes! I’m very happy with how they turned out. I did a google search for cape sewing pattern and this was one of the first few links to pop up: http://pukingpastilles.com/?p=57

After looking through her post and directions I quickly realized that her pattern was basically just an enlarged baby bib. Using her measurements I drew my own cape patterns out and went to work. I cut the pieces out during nap. Drew out the letters and cut those, and began attaching the letters to the circles and the circles to the outer cape layer. I got one cape sewn together and ready to be top stitched before it was time to put all projects on hold until after bedtime again. After the boys went to bed, I think I spent another hour finishing the two capes. I want to say the total time spent on TWO capes was 3 hours. It was VERY easy and I’m more than pleased with how they came out.

Again, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year! (oh and happy birthday to me lol).

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