slow mornings heavy on the frost

it's cold out
not mind numbing cold yet i think.... but cold
i have yet to get dressed to put the ducks out
a lot of odds and ends to clean up i think today
i forgot to call the doctor and tell her i lost my RX for the vitamin d
and to call the other doctor to have my records all transferred ( and i will pick them UP as they lost the last ones)
i did start the cookie doughs..i got one double batch of snickerdoodle dough made
and my kitchen aide is not sounding too good
i do have an old bosch which i am hoping is ok to press into service i think
i hope so as i have a LONG way to go

here is the official 2009 holiday cookie list
i am making two to three double batches of each recipe
and i am NOT making chocolate cookies this year

snickerdoodles
peanut butter chocolate chip
molded cream cheese butter cookies ( either a stag or an angel) ** and i need edible lusters for these***
oatmeal crispies
oatmeal raisin (these are for one particular friend of bernie's)
dark gingerbread
spitz ( i am thinking of lemon for these or lemon and orange) and i need to think.... should i sprinkle them? or should i drizzle them with something like white chocolate or frosting?

and i need to get the chocolate kisses, starlight mints and tiny candy canes to finish off the trays
instead of picks this year i am going to get a garland and cut the individual flowers off to use as picks, so i am thinking of burgundy and gold for this years color theme
burgundy pointsettas and gold curling ribbon

and if the trays aren't full enough i will make a few batches of brownies to fill them out

that is my yearly gift to my husband..... cause this is truly a labor of love, as it takes forever
but i enjoy planning it and seeing his face when he comes home to SEE all the trays wrapping in the cellophane with the pretty picks and curling ribbon.....and the gift bags all lined up

i really do need a LOT more space though to show this stuff off properly, i'm really not kidding about the 18 feet of continuous island counter space that i need

the trays are going to
auto mall service ( cause they get bernie's warranty work done FAST)
the shop
the shed
executive offices
dispatch ( they get quite a few trays as there are hundreds of people there)

with some gift bags to certain of the people in the company who are very very good to us, it isn't much compared to how good they are to us, but it is a thank you.

then there are some other folks that get little token bags

this years trays are small, as that is all i could find at the dollar store so i am thinking i may have to send two trays minimum
oh man.........

doing the molded cookies is going to take me two whole days
but i think i can sit through the decorating so i will do them in the middle and then leave the last of the drop cookies for the end ( the peanut butter chocolate chip will be last then)

i am not doing the sugar cookies this year, i used to roll the dough into long logs and then roll that in colored sugar and chill then slice..... i decided not to this year
although....... if i think they aren't quite full enough or colorful enough i just may
but that is something i can decide later

so there it is
holiday cookies 2009
and i am already thinking of holiday cookies 2010......
where in the theme just may be...... 'the nutcracker'!