Christmas Preparations
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przedWe've spent the last two weekends getting ready for the holidays. All of which has brought home to me how much Ros is growing up.
Last week we put up the tree, and Ros helped decorate it. The last two years, Ros "helping" has meant I did damage control and made sure she didn't break anything, she put a bunch of decorations all in the same place, and then I did the whole tree after she got bored and wandered off to do something more interesting.
Not this year. This year she paid attention to what I told her about how we needed to decorate (unbreakable stuff the cat can't hurt at the bottom, heavy or delicate stuff at the top), then did most of it herself. She sorted all the decorations, hung them at the appropriate height, and got a chair when she couldn't reach a branch. It was awesome!
This weekend it was the baking weekend, and she proved herself able with the baking end of things too. She helped chop up dates and maraschino cherries for the fruit cookies, proved better than the Sweetie at mixing up icing, and helped with the rolling out of gingerbread.
I couldn't resist taking pictures of the gingerbread making today.
I think she started with the eye rolling last year, but this is the first time I've caught it on film. It's usually accompanied by an exasperated "Oh, Mom!" (The teen years are going to be interesting. *g*)
Ros preparing to attack the gingerbread!
Attack commenced!
Most of the baking has turned out well this year, with the exception of the gingerbread. We've unanimously decided that molasses is not the favourite flavour of anyone in our household. After working with the dough for ages, I think I've pretty much had enough.
Last week we put up the tree, and Ros helped decorate it. The last two years, Ros "helping" has meant I did damage control and made sure she didn't break anything, she put a bunch of decorations all in the same place, and then I did the whole tree after she got bored and wandered off to do something more interesting.
Not this year. This year she paid attention to what I told her about how we needed to decorate (unbreakable stuff the cat can't hurt at the bottom, heavy or delicate stuff at the top), then did most of it herself. She sorted all the decorations, hung them at the appropriate height, and got a chair when she couldn't reach a branch. It was awesome!
This weekend it was the baking weekend, and she proved herself able with the baking end of things too. She helped chop up dates and maraschino cherries for the fruit cookies, proved better than the Sweetie at mixing up icing, and helped with the rolling out of gingerbread.
I couldn't resist taking pictures of the gingerbread making today.
I think she started with the eye rolling last year, but this is the first time I've caught it on film. It's usually accompanied by an exasperated "Oh, Mom!" (The teen years are going to be interesting. *g*)
Ros preparing to attack the gingerbread!
Attack commenced!
Most of the baking has turned out well this year, with the exception of the gingerbread. We've unanimously decided that molasses is not the favourite flavour of anyone in our household. After working with the dough for ages, I think I've pretty much had enough.
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Date: 2012-12-16 10:57 pm (UTC)I was amazed the difference between last year and this year. I only had to direct her once or twice about where to put a decoration.
I'm pretty much with you when it comes to ginger biscuits/gingerbread. I love ginger snaps, so I thought making gingerbread sounded like a great idea. Unfortunately, it runs a bit to the vile side of the cookie spectrum. We shan't be trying it again. I'm going to look for a good ginger cookie recipe instead.
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Date: 2012-12-16 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-16 11:07 pm (UTC)Ginger biscuits taste mostly of ginger which is one of my favourite flavours. As Zed points out in passing, gingerbread tends to taste mostly of molasses. Now I also like a good molasses biscuit, but again that tends to be balanced with different flavours/spices.
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Date: 2012-12-16 11:09 pm (UTC)The coffee shop I want to every morning makes the most glorious ginger biscuits that are plate sized and just the right degree of chewy/snappy. I have to limit myself to no more than one every couple of weeks else I'd be too big to get through their door. *g*
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Date: 2012-12-17 02:02 am (UTC)