Mrs. Claus was busy in the kitchen today!

 I would make a great Mrs. Claus and especially today as I was baking Christmas cookies among other things.  I managed to get some Rollo candies made for my mailman.....he always dresses up like Santa Claus.  I missed him this year but I know he got his gift and card.  He is a great mailman!

I got busy making my beef and barley soup and it is still simmering away....it's an all day soup. 

Meanwhile, I got my snowballs (Mexican wedding cake) cookies made....my favorite!  They need to be rolled one more time in the powdered sugar.  I made up a container of these for my lawn guy and my neighbor..........

Today was the annual Christmas Eve cast on with the Christmas yarn I bought..........so pretty with sparkles too!

Unfortunately, when I went to get my needles to cast on I discovered they were still attached to last years Christmas cast on...........uh, oh!  So, I guess I will finish these before I cast on the new ones.  I think they were the Grinch colorway.

I was going to fix an eggnog with spiced rum and have a fire in the fireplace but it is 67 F here and tomorrow will be 75!  But I will still have the eggnog and rum!  Maybe I'll be painting outside again.

I'm off to get my pj's on, Amy hasn't called yet for Advent and I am going to have my soup with my whole wheat bread that turned out.........I've never made whole wheat before......

After supper I think I'll watch a church service online and It's a Wonderful Life or the original Scrooge.  I hope you are having a great Christmas Eve!

Happy Trails!!!