Somebody Stop Me!

I have a favor to ask....   Would somebody stop me!!!  The holiday magazine covers have just about weakened me into thinking, once again, that I can bake!

Anyone who knows me on Facebook, knows that I have met with failure, time after time, when I have attempted to produce the beautiful Christmas trees, stars and more that adorn these covers.  Whatever makes someone who hates measuring, sucks at math and has zero patience in just about everything, think they can recreate these beauties, is beyond me!

Those who know me know that I'm a sucker for the fragrance of baked goods,wafting through the house...especially this time of year.  After feeling it was a cozy thing to do a few years ago, I attempted to bake and then posted a picture of my creations on Facebook.  The result was some dear souls, anonymously, leaving boxes and tins of cookies on our porch for my deprived family.  Some folks are just so sweet. I tried the same thing the following year but those sweet folks caught on to my ploy.

I can cook with some of the best of 'em.  A dash of this, a splash of that can enhance a dish and truth be told, some of my finest creations have come about because of that kind of experimentation.   But try that with cookies?  They can puff up, become distorted, look nothing like the magazine covers, make the house smell nothing like the holidays (burning cookies are the worst!) or just plain taste awful!

Maybe God just made some people to be non-bakers.  Why else would he have allowed the good people at Glade to come up with their Apple Cinnamon fragrance for their wall plug-ins?  Just somebody...please stop me!

P.S.  This is, in no way, a solicitation, for home-baked goods.  Those who know me well know that self-control is also a weakness I have this time of year.  Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season to you!