Hi Nancy, thanks for being our friends. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you !! Jeter sends special holiday greetings to Bear, Tasha and Linus.

Your corgis are so cute. Great pictures !!!!

Hi Nancy - Lizzie and I are visiting Grandma and Grandpa.. in chesapeake VA.. we hope there is snow too.. if it does snow and it is safe to travel.. where's a good place in Williamsburg for Lizzie and I to visit? any dog parks? We love visiting colonial williamsburg!

HI Nan, I made a mean meatloaf tonight for supper and am sitting on the couch too stuffed to move........I hope your cookie frenzy was fun!!!!!

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We have been in NY visiting our daughter for the last week and I am just catching up. I have heard that fried turkey is great. I am deathly allergic to peanuts so I will never get to taste one. We use the indirect method on the Weber and soak hickory chips in water for 30 minutes, drain them and place them on the charcoal. Then the bird goes on. Happy eating..........

What the heck am I going to do with all this coconut?? I know I'll ask Nan!!! lol!! Don't even mention date balls though, my mom made them every year and loving sweets the way I do I had myself convinced I liked them, or maybe I just wanted to be nice and compliment my mom, anyway I really don't like date balls. My brother and I bypassed them when we found them hidden away!!!!!

That is so interesting, I have my Mom's old cookie press too and I have been making my spritz cookies from hers. It is a little bit of a trick to work it but I like to use it for Christmas and once I get the rhythm going it is relatively easy!

Hey Nan, sorry to be a bother, can I do the Macaroons in a cookie press???

Ok thanks!! Do these freeze at all or am I better off waiting until closer to Christmas??

mmmmmmmmmm, can't stop eating these yummy cookies Nan!! I thought they tasted good out of the oven, then I let them cool and put the buttercream frosting on them and they were even better!! We all enjoyed them and I plan to take some to my parents for coffee soon!! thanks for the yummy recipe. I have a huge bag of coconut to use up. Did you say something about macaroons????? I was going to take a picture of my masterpiece but I can't find my camera!!!

Thanks for the comment Nancy, well, Bails had her first herding experience today, and it went great. She was not scared of the sheep at all. The first try she had, she started herding them a bit, but got distracted easily by all the new smells on the ground. The second try was about an hour later. She had some time watch all the other doggies get a turn, and she got very excited from the side, and she couldn't wait to get back in there with the sheep. As soon as she went in, she was like a pro, she started herding them. the trainer gave her little commands, which she completely followed. Needless to say I am a proud mama right now :-) and we will definitely continue and sharpen Bailey's herding instinct :-)

Nan, cookies are curing in the frig. I am planning on a Sunday rendevous with the dough and can hardly wait until that first bugger comes out of the oven. The whole house smelled so good the Corgis were circling at my feet and my family wanted to know if we could bake them tonite!!!!! Do you have a recipe for the buttercream frosting or use a special brand you like??? I wish you the Happiest of Thanksgivings!! I know you will be busy working tomorrow(my brother is too) so have a relaxing weekend and don't get too stuffed!!! It sounds as if you have been through a lot and have lots to be thankful for!!! Melissa

Ok got your dough instructions for the cookies and am going to attempt mixing them up soon. I really want to make them this weekend when we trim our tree, so guess I better get to the store and get some ingredients. I had to laugh at your thievery tale of sneaking your mom's baking! My youngest bro and I also were closet bandits(that is where my mom hid them) He was better at rearranging them then me...so I just kept eating while he rearranged!! I'm sorry you miss your mom so much, but sounds like you picked her talent for baking/cooking delicious things up! I have one bro who is also a chef!!

Nancy, thanks for the Anise Cookie recipe! Can you just keep it in a tupperware bowl in the frig? How long will it keep, can I just pull some dough out when I want it??

I am not sure if he is a fluffy, I really can't tell. I think the breeder would have told me if he was

Yes i know. I have problem to get Yoda to stay still let alone 3. There members here put their corgi thru obedience training. You can tell, their picture are all perfect and still!

Aww, Thank you sweety! ;)