It was GA-cold to vote. I froze my feet (even with winter hiking shoes on). Broke out the one and only winter hat I own and it worked well. Voted BLUE on all three runoffs (2 state, one local). Polls open at 8 o'clock and I was in the car by 8:10. I preferred to wait for polls to open then wait in-line with people.
Baked both big batch cookies yesterday. Chocolate chip for hubby and an oatmeal-coconut-cc for the youngest's pick. Everyone gets a cookie pick. My DIL and eldest are making their pick to bring over on Christmas Eve -- buckeye chocolate cookies. My picks are ginger snaps and lime coolers. Ginger snaps today.
I wonder if my gluten indulgence earlier in the week has anything to do with my back being wonky again. It causes inflammation and I wonder if that contributes to pushing my back over the edge. I'm steering clear of gluten through the holidays. I bought a GF biscuit mix to make sausage balls that I can eat on Christmas Eve. My back is okay, but not great by the end of the day.
Peloton sent me an email -- 50 rides in the books (!!) When I get to 100, I get a free t-shirt -- what?? I had no idea. Free t-shirts are my favorite swag and I'm excited to hit that mark. I've had the bike for 2 months -- so February should be t-shirt month :)
Hubby is doing me a solid today. Taking my car to have the engine light checked -- he fixed my gas cap, he thinks, but the light is still on. Since my back is wonky, standing outside while it's being serviced is a problem. I also got a package at our old house -- I think it's my girlfriend who did the same thing last year. It's an event to pick it up since we need to get in the gate. A friend came through for us with a pass and hubby will grab it when he does my car today.
As for my day ... bike ride and kitchen duty. Today's kitchen plans are all about ME -- ginger snaps and GF sausage balls. I need to freeze the cookies too. I'm quickly running out of freezer space. I'll do some reorganizing this morning and maybe some selective editing too. I'm sure there's something lurking in the way back that's old and crusty.
I didn't eat a mouthful of cookie dough yesterday. My back kept me honest on that one. I don't expect to want ginger dough today. I'll make a 1/2 batch -- no need for so many cookies when slush cake is on the horizon.
One of the fancy boxes of Christmas chocolate arrived yesterday -- phew, I was getting nervous. Waiting on one more for our Books and Chocolate Christmas Eve evening.
I bit off a lot for Christmas Eve. I wanted a no-cook evening and instead have LOTS cooking and a lot of last minute things (dipping sauces, toppings, reheat, etc). Most can be done the day before so I hope to have a back-stable Christmas. Sushi went out the window since we had it for my youngest's birthday and my DIL isn't a big fan. It's probably for the best since COVID numbers are so high -- takeout isn't the best idea. The rest is my doing -- dang. Christmas day will be easy though and a communal effort.
That's all from here. I got some goodies in the mail that I'll do a post on this week. Have a happy Saturday and stay well.
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