Sign My Guest Map While I'm Gone, Wouldja?

Happy St. Nicholas day. Santa is a special friend of ours and comes early to our house. You're jealous aren't you? Tonight we will decorate the tree and tell the story of St. Nicholas, and hang the stockings. After the kids have gone to bed, he will come and stuff them (the stockings, not the children) with trinkets. We're expecting a letter from him to come in today's mail too. What can I say? We've got connections. Tomorrow Chanukkah starts so we've got a festive week ahead. Yes, it's just one big ecumenical party around here.

I'm taking a blogging break until the new year. In a couple of weeks I'm gonna pack up my troubles in my old kit bag and fly with the family to spend Christmas with my parents and sister. I need to do a lot of thinking and recreating and pie-eating. My parents have the most comfortable tub on the planet Earth. So, among other vacational endeavors, I plan on soaking in warm water until I'm shriveled on the outside, and un-shriveled on the inside. I hope you have a warm and wonderful year's end. I hope that you're able to tolerate any relatives who grate on your nerves. I hope that you get good gifts, material and otherwise. To make your holiday season merry and bright, here is the best eggnog recipe on the planet Earth (don't say I never gave you anything). Even if you don't like eggnog, you'll like this or my name isn't Jack Frost. Even Ebeneezer Scrooge was seen doing the limbo under tiny Tim's crutch after a flagon of this stuff.

If you want to be notified upon my return, leave a comment saying so, and I will email you. Also, I may tweak my side bar so if there is anything you love or hate, speak now or hold your peace until the next time. Now, on to the eggnog.

 

The Eggnog

12 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar
1 pint brandy
1/2 pint light rum
1/2 pint peach brandy
3 pints whole milk
1 pint heavy cream
Nutmeg (optional)

Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until thick. Slowly stir in the brandy, rum, peach brandy, milk and cream. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled and pour into a punch bowl. Beat egg whites until stiff, and fold ever so gently into the eggnog. If you want to, grate a little nutmeg on top. If you take this to a Christmas party people will fawn over you, and you will be the hit of the party. And if not, you won't care because you will be having a lovely lovely time all by your own self.

Emily, Will, and Haley

Comments

[Marianne]

I want to be notified when you return!! That being said, I don't actually believe you.....you will find a computer somewhere somehow and the force of the temptation to blog will be even greater than the temptation to eat the entire pumpkin pie and you will BLOG BLOG BLOG!!!! So, I'll keep checking in. But yeah, notify me when you start updating again.

[bluepoppy]

Have a wonderful holiday! We'll all be here waiting for you when you return-- rested and feeling good--- and byt, the Christmas photo of your kids is adorable!

[Mary Jo]

I would like to be notified... but I also think you may stop in sometime. :)

[Tig]

Safe travels! Your return to bloggin' will be eagerly awaited by some of us, ya know?

[Zoot]

Wait. No - you cant leave for THAT long...jeez...do you need a guest blogger? I'll totally use your site over the holidays to post nudie pictures of my favorite celebrities...if you want...

Let me know when you're back!

[carmie]

hurry back soon, k? have a wonderful holiday with your family (and the bathtub).

[lizardek]

We'll miss you. I hope your time away is renewing in every sense of the word. :)

[Mir]

LOVE the Christmas card! Your kiddos are adorable.

Have a great trip and be gentle with yourself... take the time you need to heal. You've had a heckuva year, girl. I will be thinking about you, and please do let me know when you get back. (((hugs)))

[lady jane]

Please let me know when you come back - and I hope you get some wonderful rest, plenty of smell good bubblebaths, and know that we will miss you until you return!

[myllissa]

Enjoy the holidays! I'll off visiting family as well. Drop us a note when you get back, 'kay? Take lots of pictures while you're at it.

[pam]

Merry Christmas! May your family be well and healthy, and may your pie have real whipped cream on top. :-)

[csm]

Happy everything!!! and I want to be notified when your back too :-)

[Beth]

Come back! Come back! Sheesh - I hate this blogging break stuff. (pouts)

[Cassey]

Don't leave! Wait! Don't go! You can't stop Blogging! Sigh... Ok - but you better let me know when you get back! I can't believe you are leaving for that long! Next year is FOREVER!

Sick of my whining yet? lol

(((hug))) We'll miss you Sheryl.

[Claire]

I'll miss you! Tell me when you're back!

[Philip]

Have a safe and memorable holiday. Come back rested and ready to write!

[Tricia]

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas & and a better and happier New Year.

[Kris]

Oh sure, go on break and make all your readers suffer. Some holiday treatment this is!

Well, I do hope you have an excellent holiday that leaves you feeling refreshed and recharged. All the best to you and your family!

[Lizt]

Cewl! We celebrated Mikulas on December 6th! Have a wonderful holiday and I'm so jealous about the soaking in the tub thing...having a hard time fitting my 5' 10" frame in a regular ole' tub. Half of me is always freezing!

Cheers!

[lynn]

I love the las vegas sign in your about section. Where did you get it.

[lucia]

Happy holidays to you, Aaron and the kids!!!! Wishing you lots of peace for the new year.

[Very Mom]

Hope you get back soon! My very belated Christmas card went out with your special CD present yesterday - I hope it arrives safe and sound and not cracked! Jake helped me wrap it, so that will explain the copious amounts of brown kraft paper.

[Coleen]

Have a very good Christmas and a great start to 2005! See you next year!

[Lois Lane]

Been blog surfing again. And hey, look who I found! You! Did you know you were lost? Well, I am glad I found you. I have been checking out some of your older posts and have enjoyed my stay. Please drop me a line and let me know when you are back up and running.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Lois Lane

[pam]

Merry Christmas!!!