Toodles 2012...you have been great!

 

 

So....2012 is coming to an end..and 2013 is upon us.

 

Is it just me, or did this year just

fly by?

 

 

I mean really....it seemed like just yesterday,

I was celebrating Valentines day?

 

I think time moves faster as you get older.

 

I remember when I was younger,

 

Summer Vacation lasted FOREVER,

now...you blink and it is over!

 

And the period of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas,

 

oh my...they say it was 4 weeks this year,

personally...I think it was 4 days...but whatever!

 

 

I baked and decorated TONS of cookies this year.

 

Not a lot compared to some of the great cookiers out there,

 

but all of these cookies were done while

working a full time job.

 

And...I only have 3 hours each night to work on cookies,

because my lovely son, Collin, closes the kitchen and cookie room at

9 pm...SHARP from Sunday-Thursday.

 

He is STRICT

Friday and Saturday I can work late into the night, or till early in the morning,

but other then those two night..

 

HE SHUTS ME DOWN!

 

No matter how many cookies I have to do, or

how far behind I am.....9 PM....no exceptions!

 

 

So....no matter how the volume of cookies coming out of my

kitchen compares to others,

 

I am pretty proud of what I can do in a limited

amount of time!

 

So...I put together some collages of some of my

favorite cookies of 2012 for you

 

 

Lets take a look, shall we?

 

 



 

So, there you have it

 

my 2012 in cookies!

 

I would like to be able to tell you that great and wonderful

things are in store next year for The Cookie Puzzle,

but that would be a lie.

 

I plan on keep doing what I am doing....

 

simple cookies

 

simple blog

 

simple person

 

it does not take much to make this gal happy!

 

Hopefully though

 

I will post more

 

push my self more

 

maybe do a tutorial here and there

 

but mostly...I just want to be true to me

 

and hopefully that is good enough to make

a few people happy,

that would make me happy!

 

Wishing you a Happy and Blessed

2013

 

 

until next time,

 

Hugs

Kim

Inspiration Challenge: Winter Wonderland

 

 

It's that time again!

 

Time for another Inspiration Challenge with

 

Melissa of

Simply Sweets by Honeybee

and

and Stephanie of

Ellie's Bites

 

This month's challenge was titled

 

WINTER WONDERLAND!

 

 

OK...lets see what I did!

 

 

I am a BIG fan of the look of Winter!

 

I love the snow!

 

I love seeing the snow!

 

I love watching it fall!

 

I love sitting in my warm house,

with a cup of coffee

and a warm blanket.

 

I love snow...but only while inside!

 

What I don't like is driving in snow!

 

or

 

Walking on snow covered sidewalks.

 

Or

 

The mess at your front door when you come in

from walking on snow covered sidewalks.

 

So I wanted to do a

Winter Wonderland

cookies that reflects what I DO like about snow

 

WATCHING IT!

 

 

So I did a snow globe cookie

 

 

A mason jar snow globe cookie.

 

Wanna see?

 

Good!

 

I was going to show you even if you said no!

 

 

 

 

I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

I also made some snowflakes to go with it...

 

so I could enjoy snowflakes from the comfort of my house!

 

 

 

Thanks for the Inspiration Stephanie and Melissa,

 

I really enjoy doing these challenges!

 

Melissa has set up a link party...so make sure you head to her

blog Here, and link up your Winter Cookies!

 

Next month..the challenge is

 

New Year/New You!

 

How fun is that?

 

My brain is already spinning for that one!

 

 

 

Until next time....

 

 

 

Hugs

Kim