My house smells like cookies!

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Mmmmmmm I baked molasses cookies and gingersnaps this morning and the house smells great! Mom said she could smell them when she came off the elevator! We had tea and cookies and then when i mentioned i hadn't seen my aunt and uncle since January, we called them and went out there for a visit and had more tea and cookies. My uncle said my molasses cookies tasted just like Gram's! Result! Actually i think they needed a bit more cloves but when the recipe just calls for 1/2 tsp. of "spice" and doesn't say what kind, you have to make an educated guess and i guessed Allspice. I didn't have any cloves anyway or i could have chucked a bit of that in. The ginger snaps were good but could have been a bit more gingery only my ginger was a bit old so had lost its kick. Still... cookies!

I only have another week of work in the office! W00t! Plus a two day course next week and then i'm off until the new year.

I just have to post this pic of my dad from a few Christmases ago. I've been looking at it a lot lately because it's just so "him" :) It's a great pic! I'm not actually dreading Christmas this year, though i know there will be some "moments". I am still looking forward to spending all the time with family and giving (and getting!) pressies and having the time off work. I miss him, but looking at this picture makes me feel closer to him at the same time.