I’ve been wanting to make eggnog for a few years now, but have always gotten busy with too many other things. I went to a Christmas party a few weeks ago where a friend had made her family’s recipe and it was so good. I got the recipe from her and gave it a whirl

It’s a type of cookie that very closely resembles the Danish Wedding Cookie. Taking a brief moment for this photo before continuing the last minute scramble to be ready for Christmas. I love this time of year. What’s Tomorrow? December 24 National Eggnog Day Christmas Eve

This is my awesome Aunt Camille. For today’s celebration she whipped out an old family recipe and made this Date Nut Cake. It was really good! We ate it with whipped cream on top, then sang Christmas carols and opened presents. Christmas is the best. What’s Tomorrow? December 23 National Pfeffernusse Day National Roots Day Festivus

While hanging out with kids and playing Army Guys, we also did a couple of crossword puzzles. I’ve never been very good at these, but it was much more fun with a bunch of us doing it together. The second puzzle definitely went faster than the first one. Boatload Crossword Puzzles What’s Tomorrow? December 22

Take a moment to read about Samuel Mudd today. He was convicted as a co-conspirator to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was convicted of this and sentenced to life in prison, but was later pardoned by Andrew Johnson. I don’t know enough about the story to make a judgement one way or the other,