I haven't read any news all day

And it's been a good thing. Great Christmas with the family, just played Scrabble, and now it's snowing (actually we woke up with about a quarter of an inch of snow on the ground, just enough to cover everything nicely). It's enough to make you forget all the bad stuff out there, at least for a day.

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Merry Christmas open thread :-)

Obviously, don't expect a lot of blogging today :-)

And yes, I was baking Christmas cookies today with the nieces and nephews. It's a tradition mom started with us nearly 50 years ago (I have older siblings), and I've continued with the kids (though mom's still around). We bake cookies using the old recipe, cut them out in shapes of Christmas trees, Santas, stars, bells, and gingerbread men (using the nearly 50 year old cookie cutters), we decorate the cookies with colored sugar, sprinkles, and chocolate chips, then we hang the cookies on the tree. I know, sounds weird hanging them on the tree and all, but the recipe works - the cookies don't go bad, and they're really quite adorable on the tree. You can eat 'em a few weeks later and they're still great.

Any holiday traditions in your families? Feel free to chime in about other non-Christian goings on. Read More......