crazy weather here too ... no snow ( we did have 4 1/2 inches at one time before Halloween but it only lasted a few days) The temps have been going up and down like Biden on stairs. ha ha ha 

Jerry has been doing windows ... washing windows in Nov. is unheard of around this part of the country

We will be going out with our oldest daughter for a buffet for Thanksgiving.  This is the second year I am not making the dinner. I thought about doing it again , but not all the kids could come anyway. Our youngest daughter works in a nursing home and she doesnt get off, but she'll have 3 days off for Christmas.

 I have to start baking too. I used to do every thing in one weekend when I was working ... now it takes me half the day to make one thing, BUT i do have apple pies in the freezer. 

What is your Christmas pudding again , Bug ... if I remember right I think it is what my family calls "suet pudding" ... I wanted to make fruit cake this year, it has been years since I made it .. everything is soooo expensive.

I used to steam my pudding,  now it goes in the oven.  I do it like a cake,  

alot less work that way and everyone likes it . My pudding is like a molasses cake with raisins,  no one likes mixed peel or fruit .

I make a cake with cream cheese  now , for my light fruit cake, cherries,  mixed fruit and a few light raisins , no mixed peel .

 The wind is cold , having heavy rain and wind tomorrow.  

Apple pies still not done,  every day I'm going to make them, 

 but , I'm old and slow .

Update - Pies are done 4 Apple ready for freezer , 

 one gone out the door , my son took it .

 Lemon Meringue is half gone , daughter took most of it .

 One thing off my Christmas list , I'll make another couple 

of pies later on , got to make a mincemeat . 

 It has been raining hard all day , clearing tomorrow and turning cold .

mincemeat ... gotta do that yet, made 3 loaves of cranberry bread this morning

just so you get the idea of the weather here at wind chill 0f   '' 0 ''

The only thing I got made is the apple pies , I got to get some 

done this week . I got everything else done now , most of the

 shopping done , so it's cooking and baking . Some for the 

 church this week , question for ya , how is the attendance 

 at your church ?

 One time a few years ago our church would 

 be full on Sunday morning , now I'm sad to say we only get 

 about 30 to 40 people . Most of them are old , all the young 

 ones don't go to church . It's the same with the 4 different 

 religions in our area , can't keep the church's up with no 

 income . Some are closing , being sold for other things , 

 some are just being demolished , it sad to see those old

  beautiful buildings going .   

I'm glad I won't be around to find out Foxy , I can't believe all 

 the awful things that are okay now .

 I made 3 doz. thick molasses 

 cookies and a doz. blueberry muffins today . They are packed up 

 and gone to my grandson . 

 I miss the radio, and all the nice music we would hear this time of the year . We used to have a good country station , they would play country Christmas music this time of year . I have lots on the computer , but I never play them , maybe that would put me in the Christmas spirit and I'd get a hold lot of baking done . 

I also miss all the fun we used to have on the groups, posting Christmas music .

well, I'm happy to say our church is very active and there is a lot of young families .. but we also have a school and there was a time a few years ago that I thought we should close the school ... I think there were 9 kids in 5 or 6 grades, but after Covid and the things some schools are teaching in the public schools we have had a big boom in new families. In fact we just hired a new teacher and will have 7th and 8th grades added on next year. Praise the Lord. 

I have a big batch of molasses cookie dough made up, but not baked, hope to get another batch  (Mexican Wedding cakes) of dough mixed up today ... I do not do cut outs anymore ... I hate rolling and cutting  those cookies ... I did it when the kids were home for them to frost and decorate .. no more  

Some of the family's all play and sing together , I love listening to

  them , great music .

I'm baking and baking , don't know about that mincemeat ,

 its way too expensive , 9.45 for a bottle and that'll only do one pie .

I think I got my shopping done , I'll check tomorrow after the

 Santa Clause parade . Cake in oven almost done and another 

  one will go in later .