'tis the season

Well, I got to spend about 24 hours with my hubby and he's off again.  Today is just a day trip for their away game, and then after tonight, they have their Christmas break and don't play again for 2 weeks.  I know he's looking forward to a little break (though they still have practices) and not eating some form of chicken and pasta for every meal.  Guess that means I'll have to find even more new recipes to try! :)

We started off our day yesterday with a trip to the new dog park that Maddie and I found.  J was really excited to see her playing in the snow.  The only problem was it was 10-15 degrees colder than a few days before when I was there with her.  We spent about 15 minutes there before all 3 of us were so cold that we couldn't feel our fingers and toes.

snow dog!

After the dog park, J had to go to the doctor to get his finger looked at and x-rayed.  The top joint of his pinky finger got hit with a puck and popped out of place in the game on Saturday.  They popped it back in right away and there is no fracture.  He played the rest of the game Saturday and won't miss any time at all.  Just a little sore, nothing a big tough hockey player can't handle! ;)  Luckily, it didn't prevent him from doing his Christmas shopping yesterday either :)

In the evening we made Christmas cookies.  We doubled the recipe and ended up with 50+ cookies.  Yikes!  J brought the majority of them with him today to share with the guys on the bus on the way home from their game.  I told him he is not allowed to come home with ANY... we already have too many here.  Making Christmas cookies is one of my favorite holiday traditions.  He wasn't as excited about it as I was, seeing as he was exhausted from their trip.  But he sucked it up and we had a good time :)

the finished product!

It seems like it never stops snowing here, and I know back home in the U.S. they have gotten a lot of snow in the past few days also.  Tis the season, right?!  But its the perfect time for a reminder to everyone to be extra careful when they're out and about in this kind of weather.  It's time to finish up Christmas shopping, kids are getting ready and excited for break, lots of people are heading to holiday parties, etc.  Drive slow, wear your seatbelts, keep an extra eye out for pedestrians, and get a designated driver!  There are many precious lives out there- it's just not worth it! :)