Dec. 21, 2005 - Finishing up Christmas Projects
I’ve neglected my blog for far too long! Thankfully, I’ve mostly gotten caught up on my Christmas preparations and can take a much-needed break.
I’m making french toast for the kids while I write (nothing like multi-tasking, eh?). The kids look forward to this time of year since egg nog is on sale. Did you know that egg nog makes the BEST french toast ever? It’s so easy—just soak your bread in it and cook like normal. I try to make it several times over the holiday season as a treat for the kids. It’s easy to make gluten free as well. If you want the look of french toast, use GF bread but if you are going for taste I recommend Food for Life’s Brown Rice Tortillas http://www.foodforlife.com/detail.asp?cat=7&id=62 . We like to serve this with cream cheese that’s been sweetened with a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon.
My sewing projects are almost completed. I finished up the girls’ nightgowns last night. I was totally frustrated by the pattern though. I purchased the required length of fabric for 2 nightgowns and started cutting each piece out—I ran out of fabric!! So, what were supposed to be long sleeved nightgowns ended up being ¾ length and I didn’t have the required lining pieces—which wasn’t a big deal since it was fairly heavy flannel to begin with and certainly didn’t need lined. As I was sewing, I kept thinking to myself that the nightgowns seemed awfully long for a size 10/12. When I got them put together, I held them up and length-wise they would have fit ME (no comments about width! LOL) and I am 5’4". I ended up cutting more than a foot off of each one. I then moved on to the boys’ pjs. My boys are fairly tall for their age—my 15 yo is 5’6" and my 13 yo is 5’8"+. I made the pattern in a men’s size small. These are way too long as well—they were long enough for my 6’2" husband. We are all of average height and it makes me laugh that these patterns were SO long. I still need to finish 2 of them tonight after AWANAS.
I am finishing up the candy and cookies today and will make the Honey Cashews that were posted on TaminAz's blog--they sound so good. I will be *really* happy to get all of the goodies out of the house!! I also need to make the fruitcake that dh requested but I think that's the last of the treats that are on my list to make.
Now that everyone has finished breakfast, I should get everyone ready for town to finish up last minute shopping. Have a great day!
Comments
Dec. 25, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Posted by foreverinmyheart
That is funny about your sewing projects. LOL That reminds me of the top I bought that I wore to a Christmas party last night. The sleeve length went all the way past my fingers! I had to roll the sleeves up a couple of times up to my wrists. Not very fashionable, but it was the only top I could find that I halfway liked. I was thinking the top would fit a monkey better.
Feb. 15, 2006 - Your homemade gifts are lovely!
Posted by 3feistykids
I am researching gluten- & casein-free diets as a possible treatment for my kiddo on the autism spectrum. I did a search on HSB, using the keyword "gluten." I found various web logs of ladies who follow a GFCF lifestyle for celiac disease or other reasons. Yours was one of them. If you get a chance, could you stop by my web log? Thanks! :-)
