Well, I did it. Today I pulled out the trusty old Kitchenaid and dusted it off and BAKED!!! I found a recipe for mincemeat cookies and decided to bake those. They are good! Definetly something that I'd make again, and will since I have a half jar of mincemeat left! This afternoon I'm making shortbread, and we still have to make chocolate chip cookies. I'm not allowed to make those ones till Joey is home because he likes to eat the choccie chips while I'm cooking. Its so much fun to bake with him! Why do kids make everything way more fun?!?!

Joey's birthday is on Wednesday.... and he wants to have a party, but this close to Christmas is just too crazy to try to get a bunch of kids together for a birthday party. I know its not fair to him, but people have Christmas parties and family get-togethers going on now, so its hard. Maybe next year I'll do it at the beginning of December, just so he gets a party. Anyways, he's been dying to see his friend Griffen, so I'm hoping to surprise Joey and have Griffen here for dinner & to play for the night - and to help Joey open his birthday present! He's gonna love it, and you'll have to wait to find out what it is! Here's a picture of the two of them from June when we went to the circus...

They kind of look alike, and there is only a week or two difference in age. When Joey was in the hospital at 6 weeks old, Griffen was his roommate - only we didn't know it till last Christmas! Talk about small world! They are both great boys, and best friends. I think this is a friendship that will last a loooooooong time :)

That's it - gotta go try to bake something else!