Valentine Cookies

According to Elizabeth, the Valentine cookies needed to have green frosting. Why? We're not sure. Green frosting or not, Mom's cookies always hit the spot.

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I'm 99% certain that I'm leaving California in June.

I'll travel to Michigan, Tennessee, Missouri and Florida between June and August.

By the end of August, I'll "settle" in Grand Rapids as I'm about to become an aunt for the fourth time. I'll work and take classes from there through the Fall. I'll house- and cat-sit at my parents' house in October.

And then probably Sudan in early December to early January.

2010? Not sure. I'll be here. I'll be there. I'll have to come back to Pasadena for two final intensives. And then graduate!

Course, it's all up in the air. Anything can happen. And typically does....

Merry Christmas!

The most wonderful time of the year! Thank you, Jesus, for coming!

Gone is gone

My gingerbread man Gone is officially gone. He has lived up to his name.

It's Christmas!

We know Christmas is coming when the gingerbread comes out at my brother's house.

Last night we constructed the Christmas train. Well, my brother Jason constructed while Charissa and I decorated other cookies and Elizabeth ate them.

Check out the gingy festivities!


Jason constructs the Christmas train.


Elizabeth decorates her cookie.


Christmas Gingerbread!


My Christmas Gingerbread Man in his lovely Christmas sweater by the Christmas train.