Bake bake bake...
Dec. 22nd, 2018 08:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dani_meowsToday was supposed to be cookie making day but I'd forgotten that we're driving all the way to Sarasota to meet with Ian's Mum, Sister and Grandma for our "christmas dinner." But the cookies are their present...
They were a bit miffed at us for not wanting to drive all the way to Port Charlotte and for not wanting to meet on Christmas Day... But at the time we didn't know Ian would be getting off Christmas Eve as it's not one of the eight days he absolutely has off. Plus it's a 2 and a half hour drive depending on traffic (and if we take the skyway) to make it that far south... and he does have work on the 26th and it's our holiday too damnit.
So instead I suggested that we meet up for dinner in Sarasota which for them is 45 minute drive and for us still two hours...
Hopefully Ian's mum doesn't harass the waiter like she did when we were together at a restaurant here where we live. I haven't been able to go back to that restaurant. I don't know what it is lately but she's been bordering on rude to restaurant staff something she didn't used to do...
I also need to ready my ears. Ian's sister has some hearing issues and doesn't realize how loud her voice gets and a tendency to shout in my ear. Which tends to trigger headache and the urge to flee in me despite a good deal of fondness for Ian's sister, most of the time.
And remember to keep my mouth shut about Ian's Christmas bonus because that's a good part of our downpayment for a house but if they know about it they'll wanna know why we're going for the "cheap" Christmas presents this year. And I want my house. With a dog to make me feel safe when going out for walks.
But hey we get Grandma time so that's good. Ian's grandma is the only living Grandparent we have left. My Grandparents were all dead by the time I turned 19... So I enjoy Grandma time.
But I dread Ian's Mom a lot lately. She used to be one of my favorite people but she's turned into someone else lately. And it causes me stress.
On the same visit here that she harassed the waiter she got onto me about being unemployed and wouldn't leave the damn issue alone when damnit I have panic attacks when I leave the house I'm not ready to leave the house for retail... and she kept going on publicly even when Ian tried to change the subject. And I wanted to escape.
God, I don't want to go. But Ian's only got one surviving parent... and his Grandma only comes down from the frozen north once a year.
And at least it's not my family who are worse.
I'm currently waiting for Ian to get back with parchment paper and eggs so I can get started baking.
I've got the dough made for chai eggnog cookies. And butter softening for the rest.
So experimental cookie recipes:
Chai Eggnog cookies
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Peppermint Melt cookies
Ginger Bread
Tried and true recipes:
Oatmeal Raisin
Applesauce Jumbles
Snickerdoodles
Hopefully I can have these all baked by this afternoon.
They were a bit miffed at us for not wanting to drive all the way to Port Charlotte and for not wanting to meet on Christmas Day... But at the time we didn't know Ian would be getting off Christmas Eve as it's not one of the eight days he absolutely has off. Plus it's a 2 and a half hour drive depending on traffic (and if we take the skyway) to make it that far south... and he does have work on the 26th and it's our holiday too damnit.
So instead I suggested that we meet up for dinner in Sarasota which for them is 45 minute drive and for us still two hours...
Hopefully Ian's mum doesn't harass the waiter like she did when we were together at a restaurant here where we live. I haven't been able to go back to that restaurant. I don't know what it is lately but she's been bordering on rude to restaurant staff something she didn't used to do...
I also need to ready my ears. Ian's sister has some hearing issues and doesn't realize how loud her voice gets and a tendency to shout in my ear. Which tends to trigger headache and the urge to flee in me despite a good deal of fondness for Ian's sister, most of the time.
And remember to keep my mouth shut about Ian's Christmas bonus because that's a good part of our downpayment for a house but if they know about it they'll wanna know why we're going for the "cheap" Christmas presents this year. And I want my house. With a dog to make me feel safe when going out for walks.
But hey we get Grandma time so that's good. Ian's grandma is the only living Grandparent we have left. My Grandparents were all dead by the time I turned 19... So I enjoy Grandma time.
But I dread Ian's Mom a lot lately. She used to be one of my favorite people but she's turned into someone else lately. And it causes me stress.
On the same visit here that she harassed the waiter she got onto me about being unemployed and wouldn't leave the damn issue alone when damnit I have panic attacks when I leave the house I'm not ready to leave the house for retail... and she kept going on publicly even when Ian tried to change the subject. And I wanted to escape.
God, I don't want to go. But Ian's only got one surviving parent... and his Grandma only comes down from the frozen north once a year.
And at least it's not my family who are worse.
I'm currently waiting for Ian to get back with parchment paper and eggs so I can get started baking.
I've got the dough made for chai eggnog cookies. And butter softening for the rest.
So experimental cookie recipes:
Chai Eggnog cookies
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Peppermint Melt cookies
Ginger Bread
Tried and true recipes:
Oatmeal Raisin
Applesauce Jumbles
Snickerdoodles
Hopefully I can have these all baked by this afternoon.
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Date: 2018-12-22 01:53 pm (UTC)I feel you on the mother in law problem. I hate going out to eat anywhere with my mother because she's awful to service people when she's in a bad mood. God forbid anything take a second longer than she thinks it should to come out to us...
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Date: 2018-12-22 04:51 pm (UTC)I don't know if there's something that changes people as they age and some are just spared (or just "get" it later in life) so they're super grumpy all the time. Or the need for control rises as some things become more difficult with age for various reasons(at least that's what I think might be behind my grandmother complaining more about every day stuff)
I hope everything goes as well as possible *hugs*
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Date: 2018-12-22 08:09 pm (UTC)Good luck dealing with the in-laws. They can be trying.
Everything you're making sounds amazing! YUM.
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Date: 2018-12-23 12:30 pm (UTC)