Gingerbread Cookies Baked & This & That

   Friday and today (Saturday) I baked up the gingerbread cookies. I love gingerbread so mixed up a batch of wheat and gluten free for me. I added almond meal to both of them for part of the flour and used keto sugars except for the blackstrap molasses.

  Of course since I didn't get them baked before Christmas, I dug out animals and a big fish cutter for Larry plus two gingerbread people cutters. and for me dug out the yellowstone animal cutters, two kitty cutters, a scotty dog, and the two gingerbread people cutters.

     Before I baked up my cookies today, we went to town as I wanted to check out shrimp for New Year's eve. Wal Mart did not have any nice shrimp-we only buy USA wild caught, or when we can find it Argentina wild caught shrimp so I wanted to check out the local small town grocery store.  This grocery store is located going the other direction from the Wal Mart store and had lots of shrimp to choose from-yeah. This store is too pricey for normal shopping but they do carry some nice foods.  I came away with two bags of really nice raw shrimp-I will do us a shrimp boil this New Year's eve.
   We also stopped at a bait shop, where Larry has enjoyed talking with the owner-he has had his business for many years now-also has a gift shop-Larry told me to browse around and if I liked something to get it-I spotted this big mug-I loved it! Wasn't totally crazy about the color at first but was the only color left. This green color is growing on me though  haha

These gingerbread cookies turned out really nice-I made them a little thicker, and tried to bake them til they were just done-otherwise when they cool they can get really hard. These cookies are perfect.

  Last night I shopped for curtains online to use instead of doors for our bedroom closet-could not find anything I really liked at all-the length I need turns out to be the size sold for shower curtains. So then I hunted online for fabric to sew into curtains-it took me a few hours but I ended up finding a poly burlap which I have never heard of and says it's perfect for curtains and it can be washed-I also found a tape that you can sew on to the back of the header that has loops on the back to slide onto a rod-thought that was awesome-new to me as well.

    In the mail today I got my liquitex and the gesso has already arrived, so I am all set for altered books and journal challenges for the up coming year. I am working on getting some domestic things done so I can work on art and crafts this winter especially and into the coming year.  I straightened things up in the closet area, ordered some more hangers too. 

    Next up is the extra room where my computer and desk area is. This room has allot of unpacked boxes that I need to find a place for or take back to get sold.

Well that's it from me for now.  Happy Weekend everyone!!