Shortbread Sunday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

Shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit renowned for its rich, buttery flavor and crumbly "short" texture. Unlike many other cookies, true shortbread contains no leavening agents like baking powder or soda, relying instead on its high fat content for its signature melt-in-the-mouth consistency.

Shortbread is made from simplee Ingredients: Traditional recipes follow a "1:2:3" ratio: one part sugar, two parts butter, and three parts flour.: It is described as "short" because the high fat content inhibits the formation of long gluten strands, resulting in a crumbly rather than stretchy texture.

Shortbread has three traditional shapes:
Fingers: Thick oblong slabs.
Rounds: Individual circular biscuits.
Petticoat Tails: Large circles divided into triangular wedges, often associated with Mary, Queen of Scots.

[Kittykatt]

Happy Sunday everyone!

Smilelee, Matilda was very attentive yesterday evening, and came upstairs with me, straight into the bedroom and onto the bed.

Dogged, I had to laugh at Germane's advice to Matilda, but I haven't let her see it!

FFB, those photos were beautiful!

Helia, a new winter coat sounds a very good idea,. especially with your current weather!

Gma, you must have been very glad to get back home and.warm.uo again, and I hope you enjoyed the brunch.

L.Ann, I hope the art garden was fun.

Laura, I hope DS feels better soon and the rest of you stay well.

Trissie, I think a lot of the old songs.over here, especially the shanties (sung while working on a boat ) amd drinkong songs (self explanatory! ) were.fairly.bawdy.

I never made it back here yesterday , but it turned out very well. The vet emailed.ro say that all the meds and food.were.in,.so I.decided to go and pick everything up yesterday afternoon, and as it was very quiet, I was there chatting.for ages to the receptionists, and also met the new vet.

However, when I eventually came home I did manage to decorate the tree, make some more mince pies and finally wrap that shoebox ready to take to church today.

Today is church this morning, and there is a baptism during the service (infant baptism, I think) . I'm also doing chalice duty, but I'm hoping for a quiet afternoon!

[Kittykatt]

To do:
Cuddles and snack for Matilda, Jude and Freddie
Bible reading and meditation
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Scrub out litter trays (DH)
Change sheets on bed
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Hang up towels that washed overnight
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Change into smarter outfit
OTD to church
Back home again, change back into casual clothes
Meat in oven
Hang up sheets to dry
Coffee with DH
Put potatoes and veg to roast
Put up my vitamins and supplements for the week
Weigh out Jude's and Matilda's dry food for the week
Quick PUPA upstairs
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Dish up lunch
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie
Lap time with Jude
Cuddles with Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude, Matilda
Fold laundry and PA
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Post list with my plans for the week
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:

[trissie]

Well, I never got back yesterday either, kittykatt, so...

What we did do, was go to the movies! At almost 13, the twins are old and mature enough to be home alone for a couple hours, so we went to see Now You See Me: Now You Don't, a funny heist film. Third installment in series, almost as good as the first one (second one was not that good, but still fun), so we had a lovely date night!
Today, it's baking time again and maybe put up the tree? And get ready for the week to come and brave some administrative tasks that have been put on back burner.

TaDas
- dressed to shoes
- breakfast and coffee and reading
- internet time

ToDos
- morning routine
- bake gingerbread cookies
- 15 on laundry

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- lunch
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- freezer cooking
- feed breadstarter
organization
- email to school
- book skiing trip
- plan out next week
- update land contract
- house insurance status?
- rework contract with DS14's therapist
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- 15 on filing
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up office
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
laundry
- load of cleaning rags
- load of towels
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
Christmas preps
- gingerbreads
- merengue cookies
- coconut balls
- something with the 4 egg whites
- decorate rest of the house
- tree up?
House&Holidays - I kinda really should do something about it
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 7 deep cleaning - master bathroom
- week 9 deep cleaning - living bathroom
- week 10 deep cleaning - kitchen
- week 11 deep cleaning - pantry
- week 13 deep cleaning - storage spaces
- week 14 deep cleaning - public spaces
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
- week 7 Christmas tasks
- week 8 Christmas tasks
- week 9 Christmas tasks
- week 10 Christmas tasks
- week 11 Christmas tasks
- week 12 Christmas tasks
- week 13 Christmas tasks
- week 14 Christmas tasks
- week 15 Christmas tasks
- week 16 Christmas tasks

[trissie]

TaDas
- morning routine
- bake gingerbread cookies
- 15 on laundry
- book skiing trip - well waiting for confirmation from website

ToDos
- lunch
- midday routine
- 15 on laundry

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- freezer cooking
- feed breadstarter
organization
- email to school
- plan out next week
- update land contract
- house insurance status?
- rework contract with DS14's therapist
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- 15 on filing
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up office
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
laundry
- load of cleaning rags
- load of towels
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
Christmas preps
- gingerbreads - decorate
- merengue cookies
- coconut balls
- something with the 4 egg whites
- decorate rest of the house
- tree up?
House&Holidays - I kinda really should do something about it
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 7 deep cleaning - master bathroom
- week 9 deep cleaning - living bathroom
- week 10 deep cleaning - kitchen
- week 11 deep cleaning - pantry
- week 13 deep cleaning - storage spaces
- week 14 deep cleaning - public spaces
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
- week 7 Christmas tasks
- week 8 Christmas tasks
- week 9 Christmas tasks
- week 10 Christmas tasks
- week 11 Christmas tasks
- week 12 Christmas tasks
- week 13 Christmas tasks
- week 14 Christmas tasks
- week 15 Christmas tasks
- week 16 Christmas tasks
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[Smile*Lee]

Good morning!

kitty ~ shortbread is one of my favorite cookies. It has just the right amount of sweetness that my tastebuds like. And I like the texture, too. haha! I guess your deviousness worked with Matilda.
trissie ~ nice that you were able to get out. I like those movies. Just plain ol' fun.

Not sure if I'm going to get out for church or not. They've cancelled first service, which we normally go to. I'll think about it for a bit. Right now, it's -4. The weather app says it feels like -22. That means plenty of dry air inside, so I'm going to dig out the humidifiers today and get them going. My mom used to put pans of water on the registers. She also use to put orange peels with cloves stuck in them on the registers. A little mom & registers trivia.

Li'l H's violin recital canceled. We haven't heard officially, but I'm sure the horse riding lesson is canceled. Haven't heard whether she's coming over today. If she does, we'll probably go over and get her in the truck. We'll probably hear from Ddil/R sometime this morning.

[helia]

I hope you're getting ready to enjoy a quiet afternoon, Kitty. What was on your Sunday lunch menu today? I love shortbread!
Going to a movie with the twins sounds like a good way to spend an afternoon, trissie. Will you bake more cookies today? Good luck with admin tasks.
That's super cold, Smile. Stay warm. I've noticed my lips have started getting chapped with the cold temps.

I didn't get back here yesterday either. I didn't get all my goals done - but I made a good dent in them. Dh has ordered a book for the Ks so shopping for them is now complete. I ordered a gift for ds, so I think I'm done shopping for their family; I might get something more for little I, but it's very fun to shop for a baby! I did not get the bed for RH moved. I also didn't finish the discussion with dh re: dd30's big gift. CG1 was good but there's a lot of medical things going on with the group, mainly with the children, major surgery for 1 child next summer (he has CP) and an outpatient procedure on the heart for J's dd14. SO grateful there is great healthcare here.

The sun is just now rising at 8 a.m. It is 4F (-15.6C) out there. Fortunately, there's no wind. It looks like it will be a beautiful if cold day! High of 19F (-7.2C). Today, I have church at 10. Perhaps I'll be hosting dinner tonight? That's not clear since S and J12yo are away at a swim meet. Other things I'd like to do today: order more gifts (zoo gift certificate for dniece, dh's gift), cardio work out at the gym, payroll - review my own exam, Mem. thank you cards. Perhaps I'll start on some preliminary tasks getting the guest room together.

SO, a back tire on my car is still leaking. Dh filled it all the way up last night. I need to call the tire place tomorrow. Kinda irritating since they said they took care of it. AND my windshield washing fluid is once again not coming out on the front windshield. It's fine on the back.

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- make the bed

Later:
- tidy the kitchen
- label charity gifts
- 9:45 otd to church
- drop off gifts
- lunch
- gym - cardio work out
- payroll: review my exam
- figure out if we're having Sunday dinner tonight
- order zoo certificate for dniece
- buy gift for dh
- buy gift for J12yo
- guest room laundry progress
- do I need to go get a rotisserie chicken for dinner tonight?
- dinner: menu depends on what is happening
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read book!

TaDas!
- said good bye to dh
- coffee
- email deletions and weather website
- researched zoo gift certificate for dniece
- ordered toy for li'l I

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sun say good bye to dh/ 10 - 11:45ish Church/ Host dinner? - standard Sunday fare

Mon 8-10 pest control here/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D10
Tue 9:30 - 10:30 payroll tour of possible new location/ KS2J get together 10 - 12ish?/ EMG test 3-4:30
Wed 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D11/ 4-5 payroll: administer exit test online
Thu 2-3 work out with AS/ RH arrives - guest room ready/ dh returns
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D12
Sat
Sun 10 - 12ish? church/ 6 - ? host Sunday dinner/ 8:15 - 9:30 family zoom call

December Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- towel laundry
- guest bedding laundry

This Week - Deskwork
- make appointment with optometrist
- Memorial thank yous
- reach out to JK?
- reach out to MM?

This Week - Errands
- get Mom's bags of stuff to the charity

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

Mom
- go through bag of Mom's knick knacks

[FrenchFlybebe]

◕‿◕ * * * Good Morning! * * * ◕‿◕
And Good afternoon to Euro-SHEs !

kittykatt, thanks for the start. We love shortbread, my gingerbread recipe for winter cookies is actually more a ginger-spiced shortbreead cookie dough. How long can you keep mince pies before they need to be eaten ? I'm curious about new Christmas types of baking.
Have a good time at church and a peaceful Sunday.

trissie, how nice, a date night while the kids at home can take care of themselves ! Good luck (continued) with all the baking.

Smile, sorry the church service is cancelled. Is it due to the weather? Are you writing the temperatures in Celsius or Fahrenheit ? I love the mixed smell of orange and cloves (as in orange pomanders). Smells can easily bring back memories.

helia, that is cold. Car problems can be so annoying. Good luck with all the things yo want to do !

Did get things done this morning, though not a lot, a lol, some lunchbox cooking... Prepped today's lunch but MrNG didn't include enough veggies (or the right ones) in the weekly grocery order, the menu said steamed fish and veggies with aïoli (garlic mayonnaise) but you can't really steam sweet potato. Had to do a quick trip to the convenience store, open on Sunday mornings, and bought broccoli. Meanwhile MrNG dealt with some fighting .

TADAs
up at 7 because DS7 wanted to do some paperfolding craft we had promised... but not at 7am
breakfast
lol in
cooking ahead for the weekly lunchboxes
cooked for lunch, made aïoli
trip to grocery store
also fetched a parcel at the Amazon locker
lunch served and eaten, now cleaned up with MrNG's help
laundry on indoors dryign rack
had light instant coffee

TODOs
much cleaning and re-locating and organizing, the house is a mess
I would like to bake, if it's a peaceful family-bonding time not if it means more stress and noise
some Christmas-present-strategy talk with MrNG
still need to wrap the Secret Santa present for tomorrow
DS7's homework
cook dinner, at some point (cauliflower gratin)
progress on my stitching project? it won't be finished this year but I can work on it
some form of exercise
set things up for the week
take care of my health and my energy - breaks, breathe, bed early

[trissie]

That's some really cold weather you got there, Smile*Lee! Stay warm!
helia, it was an adult-only date night, we left the girls home! We haven't had a date night since August and it was really lovely, though tainted by the main topic for the drive was an incident that DS called me about right before we left. Raising a neuro-divergent teen is even harder than raising a neuro-divergent preschooler, and that was hard enough!
Frenchie, I am taking inspiration from you and going to do some food preps for the week to come. Re fun time when baking with kids... well, there's this kind of cookies that nobody really likes in the family. BUT - you make them by pressing a bit of dough into a mold. We have lots of those mold, because you usually buy them in sets - 25 pieces of one shape. You can also do that on the dining table, allocating each kid a portion of the dough. Oh those memories of making them with three kids at the same time who were NOT arguing about whose turn it was!

TaDas
- lunch
- midday routine
- 15 on laundry

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- freezer cooking
- 15 on laundry

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- feed breadstarter
organization
- email to school
- plan out next week
- update land contract
- house insurance status?
- rework contract with DS14's therapist
- homework and backpacks
- DBD's speech therapy
- 15 on filing
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up office
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
laundry
- load of cleaning rags
- load of towels
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
Christmas preps
- gingerbreads - decorate
- merengue cookies
- coconut balls
- something with the 4 egg whites
- decorate rest of the house
- tree up?
House&Holidays - I kinda really should do something about it
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 7 deep cleaning - master bathroom
- week 9 deep cleaning - living bathroom
- week 10 deep cleaning - kitchen
- week 11 deep cleaning - pantry
- week 13 deep cleaning - storage spaces
- week 14 deep cleaning - public spaces
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
- week 7 Christmas tasks
- week 8 Christmas tasks
- week 9 Christmas tasks
- week 10 Christmas tasks
- week 11 Christmas tasks
- week 12 Christmas tasks
- week 13 Christmas tasks
- week 14 Christmas tasks
- week 15 Christmas tasks
- week 16 Christmas tasks