This will be short

as it is 9:30 and I am just finishing cleaning the powered sugar from everything in my kitchen. Course my evening included a break at the pizza shop. I took them a sample of everything I have made. Emilio got a knife and cut everything in half so his mother could have the other half, then proceeded to eat more than half. Again, the favorite was the peppermint patty. Rosita wanted to know if it is difficult. It is kinda like the Rice Krispie treat commercial where the woman pretends she has been slaving over a hot stove for hours. These are really easy. Emilio liked everything. I told him I only had 45,000 cookies so I could only spare one of each. When I came home I ate my breadsticks and baked the chocolate coconut pinwheels which have taken 3 days to make because you do something then have to chill then do something then have to chill.

I did get everything I have for Heather's apartment hauled upstairs and Ana washed the mattress cover and blanket so tomorrow I will put the bed back together. It has the memory foam mattress topper on it to make it softer for Heather.

Jose stopped to pick up the soccer ball and I opened the door with peppermint patties in one hand and the ball in the other hand. He wanted both. Later on he sent me the picture with the caption the picture says all. Thanks.

Emilio is going to Puerto Viejo next week for a few days as he is on school break. He will be around later in the week to say hello to Heather and Kent and meet Adriana. 

I think tomorrow will be cut out cookies and  cream puffs. I don't know how long they last but I want to try them. I may do another batch of the peppermint patties. A batch only makes 21-22. I also have to make caramel sauce for the thumbprint cookies. I have some with chocolate, some with white chocolate, some with guayaba jelly and some left for caramel. Today I only baked a couple things but I got everything dipped and frosted and almost everything filled.

My friend Kaye and I talked today and we plan to meet in Minneapolis when I go to Heather's in January. Course that is Wisconsin and Minnesota in the middle of winter and it will all depend on the weather. It isn't like Costa Rica winter.

This is Jose. I am using his picture first so I don't put the little boy on Facebook.

It looks like my soccer ball found a good home.