My sister does this Holidailies thing every year and has asked if I'd like to join in numerous times. Her entries always have some sort of point and are frequently funny or poignant and clearly well thought out, so I've always been intimidated about putting my writing out there. I'm more of a write whatever pops in my head like I'm journaling kind of writer. This year, I'm realizing more and more that my daughter is growing up and there are so many things I haven't done with her, so many moments I haven't savored. I guess I'm hoping that by writing things down (typing things down?), I'll take some time to think about life instead of looking ahead to what needs to be done next.

So, I'll try doing a little writing this year. Besides, who's going to read it?

Gingerbread fun at work

This all started actually because I watched the Food Network Challenge Gingerbread show. Two teams of pastry chefs competed against each other for 8 hours to build 6 foot tall gingerbread structures. Wow! It was amazing to watch and got me all excited about gingerbread.

I told Chaz (my boss) about it, and the two of us started plotting how we could build a gingerbread house at work. He tends to get a bit over the top about things, so I had to remind him that we weren't going to build a 6 foot structure. This year.