Yo-ho-ho

I went out this morning to do a little shopping. Seeing how we only have one car Roland and I are sort of switching off going out and about. I went to the pet store and picked up some new Kong toys and some keep-the-dog-occupied rawhides for Christmas and when my parents are visiting. I don't normally like to give him rawhides and whatnot, but there isn't much better for an hours long distraction. The kong toy filled with peanut butter only lasts about a half and hour. I also found a new rope toy as the old one is getting about done. The one I got is theoretically 'steak' flavored. We'll see how he likes it. I also got a microplane grater thingy, some ornament storage and some last minute gifts for Roland. All this meant I went to a few more stores than I had planned to in the first place and it took me longer than I thought, but it was nice to be out and about.

After I came home and relaxed for a bit, Roland left to do some shopping. While he was gone I wrapped his gifts, and did some more cleaning. I'm trying to do a little cleaning each day so when it comes to the day after Christmas (and Roland's B-Day!) I hopefully won't need to freak out too much to get the apartment spiffy before picking up my parents at 4:30. Today I worked on the master bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen (a very little). Soon I will get to the living room which is going to be interesting because, since that is not the room I'm working on right now, that is where I have been going with all the I-don't-know-what-to-do-with-it stuff from the other rooms. Sooner or later that is going to come back to haunt me.

Anyway, I think it is time to make some cookies. We cheated and got all ready make dough to bake. I'm kind of excited about the gingerbread ones. I feel a little guilty about getting pre-made sugar cookie dough, but I don't think it's very likely I would make gingerbread on my own so that feels less like cheating.