Ever have one of those weekends that leaves you thanking your lucky stars that the kids and hubby will be headed off in their own separate directions come Monday morning? Yeah? You too huh?
On Friday, Jeff and I indulged in one of our monthly date nights. And speaking of date nights, you know how being the mother of a teenager has a tendency to send mothers screaming into the hills? Well, if there is a redeeming aspect of having a teenage girl in the house, it is the built in babysitter benefit. Not that I take advantage of my exploited appreciated 14-year-old. I’m sure she would completely disagree (honestly though, there’s nothing new there) but not only does Torri earn a hefty monthly allowance, she also earns decent money babysitting her younger siblings once a month while the mister and I step out. Everyone wins really. She earns the big bucks and we hang on to those last shreds of our sanity.
So, as I was saying, Friday was date night. We thoroughly enjoyed a fine Mexican (surprise surprise) meal at our favorite new restaurant find her in the desert. And after our spicy fajitas we headed off to knock out the rest of our shopping list. A fun time was had by all. Okay, okay. A fun time was had by me because I’m way more into shopping than Jeff is but still, it was fun time. Much more fun than changing dirty diapers and cleaning smooshed pasta off of the booster chairs at home, kwim?
Saturday brought a day of errands in town. And after a satisfying meal at the Cracker Barrel (are we country for choosing Cracker Barrel as often as we can???) we were off to the zoo to admire it all lit up with thousands of green LED lights. Not green green. Well, actually there were some green ones but what I meant was green as in eco-friendly green.
And then today, I didn’t even leave the house. It was baking day for me. Baking day for me equates to dishes day for Jeff. I’m lucky though because he didn’t complain a single time in spite of the mountains of dishes I set before him. Surely his willing compliance had nothing to do with the fact that come tomorrow morning he’ll look like a hero at work when he marches into an early morning meeting with enough baked goods to feed an army. Surely not.
So my friends I leave you with images of some of the fruits of my our labor. Oh yeah. And the fat jolly guy in the red suit. We made time for him too…
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Drooling over here. Those all look sooo good. We got a sitter for today to finish up shopping – well worth it especially when it was so crazy out there…does not bring the best out in folks. Love the Santa picture – his smile is so genuine. He brings out the best in everyone!
Those cookies look so yummy! Fun weekend!! And LOVE the pic with Santa! Absolutely adorable!
Those chocolate covered pretzels look soooo yummy! And I’m not even a big chocolate fan. I think it’s the salt that sucks me in.
Hate Cracker Barrel though – way too loud in there for me, it makes me nervous to eat there and I am ready to flee by the end of the meal!
Looks like she made Santa’s day…no….Season!
Hey, yummo, mandlebrot (sp) So are you really done with shopping?
Thanks for the shout-out love! :-) But it was really you who did all the work!
Where did you get a picture of Santa with your own camera?
Yum..Yummmmm! Sounds like a productive week.
We have a date night this Friday! Looking forward to that!
Have a great week!
Desserts look awesome, and I love the picture with Santa…so perfect!
And I know the exhausted feeling. I get it every Monday. And by Wednesday, I can’t wait for the weekend again. Am I crazy?
WOW…I’m drooling right now! You make delicious goodies, I can already tell. If you have left over and need to get rid of some I will definitely email you my address! :) Just saying…
My husband and I have our date night tonight! :)
Wow. Everything looks delicious. I did a ton of baking on Sunday, too. Lucky you, though, with someone who doesn’t mind cleaning up the mess. That’s the worst part!
The pretzels look great. Can you share how you made them? Please? Pretty please? I want to impress people too.
Man, you’re an amazing baker! And photographer too! If you need anyone to come sample, my 2-year-old and I will show up on your doorstep in minutes. :)
Wow! You were quite productive on Baking Day! How I wish I was there to stop by and have a taster. Also, You must have been shopping in nearly phoenix to have gone all the way to the Cracker Barrel!
Wow…what a concept…having your dh on clean up duty while you bake…that thought did cross my mind this year…I think I need to put it into effect for future baking days. Those cookies look great!