Christmas Goodies

Today I tried my hand at making fruitcake. The nice thing about making your own is that you get to decide what goes into it. Mine has dried currants, cranberries, apricots, golden raisins, dates, and walnuts. I decided the dried cherries were a little too pricey... I'm sure I will need a little practice before I get it just right, but my first batch turned out pretty good, even if I do say so myself! Thanks Kristen. :)

Last week, while the weather was cold and frosty, James and I made toffee. We only covered one side with chocolate and crushed walnuts this time. Don't they look yummy? Thanks, Wanda! (Aren't bloggy friends great?)

Merry Christmas!

The Guessing Game

Yesterday afternoon was our church picnic down at the park. This year someone decided to have a little bit of fun and filled several canning jars with various candies and gumballs. Our job was to guess how many were in each jar. I found this slightly amuzing because just a couple weeks ago I found a book at the library on estimating. It was a kid's book so I brought it home. I glanced through the book and apparently my kids did too. Not only did Ben win one jar and Hannah two, but they told my favorite daughter in law how to figure about how many were in the jars too. There were ten jars of candy and the Teals went home with seven! Go Teals!