Southern Cream Cookies.

These are my favorite cookies......


Southern Cream Cookies
Preheat oven to 350°
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
5 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
3 tsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla and sour cream until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, salt and baking soda. Mix well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Grease bottom of small glass. Mix sugar and cinnamon on a small plate. Dip glass bottom into cinnamon sugar and then press cookie flat. Bake for about 15 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies.

Plans for the day.....a meme

I saw on another blog, a post about doing 101 things in 1001 days. Things like sewing, learning a language, getting out of debt.... I thought, "wow, what a great idea! Set some goals, get some things done, motivation time!" Then I thought, not happening in my life at this time! I don't have time to make the list! My to-do list for today has too many things going on! So it is with great pleasure that I unveil my 1,000,001 things to do in 1 day. MUCH more realistic!
1. Dishes
2. 2 loads of laundry (counts as 2 items, right?)
4. Pay insurance
5. Pay last of tuition
6. Work 2 hours on paper
7. Wrap Christmas gifts
8. Figure out Christmas card design
9. Order materials for card
10. Clean up area where tree is going
11. Find Christmas decorations
12. Vacumn
13. Sweep
14. Dust
15. Bake cookies
16. Clean out fridge
17. Print pics for December album
18. Journal for album
19. Fold laundry from yesterday
20. Learn enough HTML to cross out things on my list

OK, OK, I exagerated a little but this is just the things I can think of! I will certainly do things not on the list which I will add and I will come back and cross off those I have accomplished!
Hopefully, all will be done by tonight!!!!


********It's now about 5 pm and I am done for the day, things can wait until tomorrow!****************

The poll.....

I added a poll to the right. My Ps just left and I thought of this because, if I were to answer, it would be "Not happening." I don't know why, because there would be 2 doorways between us and I can be quiet if I want but it just didn't seem right. The Catholic girl in me came out. I still don't even know how my parents had 4 children!
The darling hubby, on the other hand, was not deterred at all. If he had his way, it would have been happening. It is his way to deal with stress. Actually, I think it is all men's way of dealing with stress. He just didn't understand that, not only would I not enjoy it, but that I could not get my head around the feeling that it was WRONG!
So, those of you whose parents, or in-laws come and stay with you, chime in! Let me know how you handle this situation....

The local Christmas parade......

That's right, I said Christmas! We don't do a "Holiday" parade around here! Cee and her gymnastics school participated in the parade. They created storybooks about their experience and these were attached to the float. I ended up doing the work just because I wanted it done!!!!
Eight of the team girls walked beside the float (trailer) with the other students on it. Two miles of cartwheels and round-offs took their toll and they were tired!!!!
Stuff for my December album though!!!!!! I am using the pictures from this to put in the album!