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Twas the week before Christmas

I can't believe I don't have all of my Christmas shopping done yet. This is very unlike me. I got an early start with my Cyber Monday shopping and was half done after that day. I must have gotten cocky or something because I've done very little shopping since then and still remain with the "half done" status, nearly a month later. Normally at this time I would have all of my gifts bought and maybe half of them wrapped already! I plan on trying to wrap everything up (no pun intended) on Saturday.

I think it's funny that I keep buying wrapping paper every time I go out but don't buy any gifts to wrap in it and don't use it to wrap any of the gifts I already have. But I have purchased no less than 5 new rolls of wrapping paper this year already. Maybe I think after I buy a certain amount of wrapping paper, the gifts will just start wrapping themselves. Or better yet, maybe I should just give wrapping paper as gifts. Now there's an idea...

I'm keeping a list of all the holiday baking I want to get done to take to our various Christmases and to give to neighbors. So far, here is what I plan to make:

100 Buckeyes
90 Oreo Balls
48 Peanut Blossom Cookies
72 Sugar Cookies (I just had to do a double take - do I really think I can frost 72 cookies? Only if I get the husband to help me...or maybe Jen during the Browns game?)
3 batches of Peanut Butter Fudge
60 Pretzel Turtles
X amount of chocolate covered pretzels, depending on how much chocolate and pretzels I have left over.

So, let me ask you; does this even seem feasible? Last year, I made only half of this. And, the peanut blossom cookies, peanut butter fudge and pretzel turtles are all new recipes for me. Yikes. I might be in over my head but I like to shoot for the stars. The good news is, I have much more time off this year to try and make all of this happen. I plan to start my baking a little this weekend and then do the rest on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

Maybe I really am an elf....


Comments

-Kelsey Coghill said…
That is a lot of baking!! What are Oreo balls??
& btw I'm from Ohio too!! the complete opposite end, on the river not on the lake... but we have tons of friends living in the Cleveland area now! & my husband is from Toronto, so we've made the drive through Cleveland many times!
12/17/2010 10:11 PM
Elaine said…
are you using nana's sugar cut out cookie recipe? that's always our favorite one here!
12/18/2010 10:22 AM
Emily said…
@ Kelsey - oreo balls are just smashed oreos mixed with cream cheese, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate. They are a crowd favorite and you must try them!

@ Elaine - yes mam! Nana's sugar recipe it is!!!
12/18/2010 12:31 PM
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