tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post7963447871492597816..comments2023-07-20T05:25:22.959-05:00Comments on Mom in Madison: busy-ness.denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-8658735610585891522010-12-17T23:05:27.461-06:002010-12-17T23:05:27.461-06:00Love this beautiful busyness! We are alternating b...Love this beautiful busyness! We are alternating between busy and hermit mode here. Those cookies look fantastic. We still have to make ours, and I'm looking forward to trying your citrus suggestion for the icing!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624562593828869419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-39487077946391867082010-12-17T16:14:13.851-06:002010-12-17T16:14:13.851-06:00We have that same Playmobil Advent calendar. I lo...We have that same Playmobil Advent calendar. I love the nature scene. They have some amusing ones, though.....the police force Advent calendar??! Funny!Andriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274508276595416473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-78635151501615083862010-12-17T13:17:34.444-06:002010-12-17T13:17:34.444-06:00I was so drooling over your cookies. My kids ran o...I was so drooling over your cookies. My kids ran over when I said, "wow" and now they're drooling over your cookies, too! We're having our big cookie bake the two days before Christmas Eve. For now it's last minute present wrapping, reading aloud The Neverending Story, and rocking to Christmas music.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367499497954819955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-91843283162824844612010-12-17T10:10:18.596-06:002010-12-17T10:10:18.596-06:00what great fun you and your boys have! love the s...what great fun you and your boys have! love the snail picture :-)cfgyexy6464https://www.blogger.com/profile/16263874166682332540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-86004090448006910642010-12-16T23:35:57.396-06:002010-12-16T23:35:57.396-06:00I love your first photo, Denise. It would make a ...I love your first photo, Denise. It would make a great Christmas card.Francescahttp://www.fuoriborgo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-72967669514144801412010-12-16T21:11:54.008-06:002010-12-16T21:11:54.008-06:00Wow! What a week you've had. Fun, fun, fun!!!Wow! What a week you've had. Fun, fun, fun!!!Shady Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955726656904697280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-15277230708165346752010-12-16T18:57:48.744-06:002010-12-16T18:57:48.744-06:00Those cookies do look good! We tend to eat icing ...Those cookies do look good! We tend to eat icing and never get the cookies decorated! I know all about those days full of snap circuits and pokemon!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642947276308505560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-3375769231905711442010-12-16T16:42:46.187-06:002010-12-16T16:42:46.187-06:00So much to do inside - who needs to stray far from...So much to do inside - who needs to stray far from home?<br /><br />The cookies look so yummy and it's funny - Owen had his snap circuits out yesterday :0) <br /><br />Happy holidays!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824248962807980412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-9804609201739146832010-12-16T15:18:28.747-06:002010-12-16T15:18:28.747-06:00Looks wonderful! Come say hi. We are having a ro...Looks wonderful! Come say hi. We are having a rock music giveaway, from my Dec 9 post :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071740989565033354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-74201512691276625292010-12-16T15:10:52.341-06:002010-12-16T15:10:52.341-06:00Hi Jennifer! :)
You know, icing is one of those t...Hi Jennifer! :)<br /><br />You know, icing is one of those things I don't use a recipe for. But I generally make it the same. Start with powdered sugar, add a wee bit of vanilla extract and a good squeeze of some sort of citrus (lemon, lime, clementine) which helps take the sweet edge off and brighten flavor. Then mix in enough water to make it ribbon off of your mixing spoon. Not runny, not paste. It dries nice and hard. I prefer the gel colors, not the liquid as they are more intense using less. If you want white icing, skip the vanilla extract, but keep the citrus. :)denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-71397925286304021692010-12-16T15:06:04.713-06:002010-12-16T15:06:04.713-06:00Mel - They are 6 & 7. I don't think they s...Mel - They are 6 & 7. I don't think they slow down. ;) It is slower than summer, though. Home busy, not out busy.denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-74634867152302346642010-12-16T14:43:55.573-06:002010-12-16T14:43:55.573-06:00Happy Holidays! I've been enjoying your blog ...Happy Holidays! I've been enjoying your blog so much and wanted to say hello from Vancouver. Always inspiring for those of us who are not very artistically inclined to see all the creative crafts in action. <br /><br />The cookies look delicious. Any suggestions for making special cookie icing?Jennifer in Vancouverhttp://excellentadventuresof3kids.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-81887209075133939472010-12-16T14:25:48.926-06:002010-12-16T14:25:48.926-06:00Wow! It must be like a whirlwind in your home :) ...Wow! It must be like a whirlwind in your home :) It must just be our house that slows down to a type of hibernation in winter. Hope you have a happy solstice and holiday! I will be so pleased to welcome back that extra bit of sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-48514117487174711552010-12-16T13:56:45.943-06:002010-12-16T13:56:45.943-06:00Love your busy-ness!!! Wow you guys have been havi...Love your busy-ness!!! Wow you guys have been having such fun!!!se7enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432167351999892522noreply@blogger.com