Christmas Cookie Countdown

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Recently one of my oldest friends and her husband came for a visit (and to pick up my mom’s contributions to their flea marketing endeavor.) She has begun to have muscular tremors and is undergoing tests to determine their origin and best course of treatment.  Sadly, she has had to give up her car and rarely goes out anymore because these tremors can occur at any time.  I was truly touched that they decided to come up to visit!

Her husband, with her permission, showed up a brief video of her standing in their kitchen.  She was trembling all over and visibly shaking and then-POOF-she just snaps out of it.  She remembers nothing of what happened at all. 

Understandably, her husband now does the cooking as my friend is afraid to be around a hot stove.  Which brings me to the saddest part of this post.  Every fall, when my friend visits, we would spend the entire time talking cookies—we called it Christmas Cookie Countdown.

We’d sit at the table with our notebooks, recipe files and samples of new cookies.  We’d made and share shopping lists and discuss the new cookies—would they package well?  Are they worth the effort or special ingredients? We had a great time sampling and discussing.

Since I was totally unaware of her condition, I had all my recipes and stuff ready to go on the buffet.  I saw her eye the pile with such sadness but until they divulged what was going on, I had no idea why.  After we ate our lunch and I cleaned up the kitchen, I brought the stack over to the table and said let’s plan!  She said, I can’t bake anymore and it’s senseless to think about.  I opened up my file and said Merry Christmas!  You pick out the cookies you want, and my gift to you this Christmas is to bake them for you! I told her I’d even bake an extra basket for her to share with her flea market friends as well.  Her smile was all the thanks I needed!

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    1. here it is…
      TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The idea that Rep. Matt Gaetz will run for Florida governor in 2026 has been the topic of several conversations in Tallahassee over the past few days, including during a reception Sunday night for the incoming speaker of the Florida House.

      Gaetz has long been considered on the shortlist of those who will try to seek the Republican nomination for governor, a field that is expected to be crowded because the incumbent, Ron DeSantis, will be facing term limits. DeSantis is currently running for president but would have two years remaining in the governor’s mansion if that run falls short.

      Gaetz, like most other Florida Republican politicians, was in Tallahassee for the designation ceremony of Miami Republican state Rep. Danny Perez, who starting next year will serve as speaker of the Florida House.

      As part of those festivities, Perez held a reception Sunday night at an AC Hotel by Marriott near the city’s downtown. At the event Gaetz was seen “kind of holding court,” and he strongly implied several times he would be running for governor, four people at the event told NBC News.

      “There was a lot of talk about it at the reception last night, and Gaetz was telling people to basically expect him to be in,” one longtime Florida Republican lobbyist said

      https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/-100-matt-gaetz-widely-expected-run-florida-governor-rcna105629

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  3. Miss Pat – sorry for your friend’s illness. You are the dearest sweetest friend and encourager for her and all of us! Thanks for being you!

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    1. Hi GA!
      how are things where you are?
      my friend is a funny, personable person. hopefully they’ll figure out what is wrong, so they can treat it.
      she was perfectly fine with us, but she said she wasn’t tired. if she gets tired, it seems to come on.

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  5. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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  24. I would have walked out

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