Blue Christmas....

I feel a little bit a lot

like George Bailey

in It's a Wonderful Life

(before the miracle, that is.)

While I know I DO have a lot

of good things in my life...

some days years

it's harder to see than others.

This is one of them.

A new "do" helped a little.

That, and Jaxon.

Jaxon attends the preschool

at the church I work for.

Jaxon  has seen me, mmm, maybe 5 times

the whole year.

Imagine my surprise

when I walked into my hairdresser's on Tues.

and heard

"MS. SHARON MS. SHARON MS. SHARON MS SHARON...."

over and over

until it finally dawned on me

it was Jaxon!

His mom works there and he was hanging out with her!

He was beside himself to see someone he knew!

And the next day...

as the kids were on their way to chapel

and he saw me in the hall...

I heard,

"I remember you from yesterday!"

Sigh.

If only my husband were so observant!

'Nough said.

 

Since next week is the last week of preschool

before their Christmas break

and coming to Ms. Sharon's office

for a little gift or goodie

happens around any holiday time

(no little people other than these in my life...)

I decided I had better get going.

I got a brainstorm of

making them play dough.

 

So I found a homemade recipe

tweaked it to smell like gingerbread using part of another recipe

GOT LUCKY (miracle is more like it!)

and found enough packages of

MINI CHRISTMAS COOKIE CUTTERS

at Wal-Mart

to make 30+ of these.

 

 I wish I could do a scratch and sniff here---

they smell DELICIOUS

even if it does look like, well, a little ball of pooh!

Oh well.

The grocery didn't have food coloring

and I am not sure with the color the spices gave it

that it would have worked anyway.

It's the thought that counts!

 

Homemade Ho Ho Ho Gingerbread Play Dough

1 C. flour

1/2 C. salt

2 TBSP. Cream of Tarter

1 tsp. oil

1 C. Water

2 tsp. Ground Ginger

1 tsp. Nutmeg

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Cloves

 

Mix dry ingredients together in small pan

add water and oil

mix over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.

It will form a nice ball.

Mind your hands as it will be hot--

let cool to touch, mix and when completely cool

package in airtight container.

These little packages I made is about 1/3 of the recipe.

I am not sure how it does in larger batches-

I made a lot of little ones.

And if you don't add the salt...it does mess it up--

just sayin'.

 

That's it for today.

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrpping.

Blessings,