1. You guys are awesome. Last week I put out a call for tights help and several of you chimed in with your recommendations and advice. Please go and read Jim's comment--cracked me up :) Funnily enough, I was then at Nordstrom Rack last Saturday and picked up two pairs of PLUSH-lined tights. I'm now obsessed. They feel like your legs are being wrapped in a warm hug, I kid you not. Plus, they're thick, so I'm crossing my fingers they'll stay snag-free!


2. I entered a Good Housekeeping contest called "My Mom's Best Dessert". I of course wrote about my mom's sugar cookies. As you can see in that link, my photos for them are pretty awful, so I asked my mom to make a batch for me to photograph. Being the gem she is, she made a whole variety of them--all decorated differently. She is the best (and so are her sugar cookies)! See #3 below for my contest entry...I realized after I submitted that I went over the word count so I'm not expecting to win, but I just had too many things to say about our very favorite cookies!
3. My entry: My mom knows better than to show up without a plate of these cookies. They’ve been the constant staple in all of life’s big moments. The cookie shape and the sprinkles design change, but you can always count on their soft and chewy texture and their unique taste that puts them above any other sugar cookie I’ve had to date.