Wee Man...

The night before Christmas...

Whew. I didn't think I would complete everything I needed to by now, but with today being insane busy, I did it...well, we did it. It helped a lot having Tyler home to help with wee man while I worked away. So much yummy food prepped and presents wrapped and baking done and orders shipped and....I think we're ready!

By the way, here is an incredibly yummy recipe for Montana's Antojitos appetizer. This recipe yielded 10 rolls when I made it, which is 70 bite-size bits of heaven.

Ingredients:

12" soft tortilla shells

2 cups Kraft shredded Tex Mex cheese

2 cup cream cheese (or 2 packages)

1/4 cup green onions

1/4 cup red peppers

1/8 cup jalapeno peppers

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp basil pesto

Preparation

Place the cream cheese in a mixing bowl and let it sit to soften at room temperature. Finely chop the onions and peppers and then mix with cream cheese. Lay the tortillas out on a flat work surface and use a spatula to spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture over the surface of the tortilla. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the mixture. Roll the tortilla into a tube shape and score the top of the bread six times.

In an oven pre-heated to 375 degrees F bake for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove the roll from the oven and cut into seven pieces.

Dipping sauce:

Combine the sour cream and the basil pesto together for a refreshing dip for these spicy appetizers.

It is snowing like mad in our parts, which makes me a little tense with a weekend of traveling ahead of us and family members also having to travel. What adds to the tension is that I am apparently ridiculous for worrying about traveling in this mess, according to a cerain Mr.

Also according to him, we will be traveling regardless of the conditions, unless the roads are closed. Not my choice with wee man in tow. However, we have a nice big, 4x4 truck, which will certainly help...I don't think the Jetta would really appreciate being put to the test in this. She'll stay neatly and safely parked in the garage for the weekend. Wish I could join her....

Well, Christmas, here we go...

The view from my angle....

I have to admit...I'm feeling a wee bit stressed. I have close to a million things to do before Christmas (including shopping, wrapping, baking, creating some of the gifts + some custom orders to fill). I am also feeling a wee bit lazy and a whole lot worrisome.

The craft sales could have been better, that's for damn sure, and there has been a few other setbacks to my online selling. With all of these roadblocks culminating, I am certainly becoming discouraged. But, I will persevere and to do so I will just put my head down and stay as close to the original path as possible. A few tweaks and I should be good to go in the New Year.

Random Pics from the Files....

Some of my favorite shots.

Christmas Cards + Craft Sales.....('tis the season!)

I am currently procrastinating....hard. Here I am tip-tapping away on my laptop instead of addressing the pile of envelopes before me for my Christmas cards or getting the last minute tasks completed before the final sale in Winnipeg this weekend.

Below is the Christmas card I designed to mail out. Wee man isn't so wee anymore, but I resolve to continue calling him my wee man! I suppose he is more of a little man while he walks all about our home babbling away in his cozy little sweater.

We have wee man's H1N1 booster on Saturday, which I am terribly dreading. Last time was a nightmarish wait (4.5 hours!) This time, though, Dad will be around, so wee man and I will be staying home until Dad gets closer to the finish line and calls us to come down. It's just too long for a toddling toddler to be fastened into a stroller. Immediately following that, I head into Winnipeg for the final craft sale of the year. Hope it's a great one! I also hope the roads are decent...I fear driving by myself in poor winter conditions.

Have a good weekend all!

Loving You...

This just sums it up, really.

I just love my wee man so incredibly. I am overwhelmed some days with the love I have for him. Today was one of them. He is just perfectly delightful. He climbed onto the couch today, so a whole new world will be opening up for him (and me!) yet again. Christmas is coming and I fully embrace the season with Christmas music, a constantly lit tree, hand-making presents and singing to wee man. I feel warm + happy today.

Charming.

I thought I would help wee man attempt coloring again today. I make crayons that are specially designed for wee hands, so it was perfect I thought. I have tried painting and coloring with him a number of times so far, and he just doesn't seem to be too interested (or, in some instances, downright pissy). This saddens my artist within. So, with crayons in hand and paper fastened to table, I set him free...again. I then became immersed in the Christmas decorations I am making for all the wee ones in my life.

Before long, wee man was flitting about at my feet (which always happens). After a few minutes of tugging on my skirt and banging on the drawers I looked down to see what he was up to. Well, he had colored all over the cupboard drawers/childproof latches/garbage can/his shirt. I was surprisingly happy about this. Charmed even. That's what I wanted +/or expected all along. Be free wee man.

He looked on with disapproval as I quickly swiped away his lovely artwork and when I attempted to re-route him to the paper....he wouldn't have it. Funny wee man, you make me laugh!