Thanks! Happy holidays to you, too. Heavy rain is soaking my sleeping bulbs right now. At least it's not snow....yet. Of course, when I say "I'm done," I am not counting the tropical summer bulbs, not hardy in my zone, that I never got planted at all. I brought a few bags of those into the house, not knowing what else to do with them, and saw they were sprouting in the bags. Maybe I'll throw them all together in a pot indoors, and see what happens.....

Are you able to limit usage with parental controls? We are with AT&T and on their website, we can control features of other phones so it can't be used. It sounds like normal stuff teens do. I remember the first month I allowed my kids to use MY spare phone (I didn't get any of them their own phone until they were 17 or 18~ I had 2 phones... one for me & one to give them for emergency use only) and then I got my first bill for over $300 (before they offered texting plans). I am very much in the camp that thinks kids do not need to have a cell phone. Sometimes I think I'm the ONLY person in my camp since everywhere I look, kids are on phones. DH is now wanting to get SD one... she's gonna be 13 & never does what he tells her. Good luck with that one! I want no part of it.

No, haven't exercised in a while. But, I did have fresh blueberries with my breakfast this morning....er...afternoon. I got up late today, slept in to recover from 3-days of work.

Here's the recipe for Mrs. Barden's Bourbon Balls. It's probably the easiest cookie to make because it's a no-bake recipe. Every year I look forward to making these for a few reasons ~ they're DH's favorite's, they're really attractive in a cookie plate, there are only a few ingredients and they don't have to be baked, which saves me mucho time when I'm up to my eyeballs in cookies baking in the oven. I use a cookie scoop to shape them and for uniformity. I do them "in between" my other cookies when the oven's full and I need a breather. Make sure you mellow them for at least 48 hours before you eat them ;o) Mrs. BardenÂs Bourbon Balls Ingredients: 1 cup fine vanilla wafer crumbs 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1 cup confectioners' sugar (plus more for rolling) 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup bourbon 1 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup Preparation: Combine 1 cup crushed vanilla wafer crumbs, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 2 tbs. cocoa in a food processor. Pulse until fine. In a separate bowl, blend the bourbon and corn syrup. Pour the bourbon mixture into the dry mixture; mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the food processor. Cover and chill for at least a few hours. Sift about 1/2 to 1 cup of confectioners' sugar on a cookie sheet. Shape small bits of the dough into balls and roll them in the confectioners'. Store in refrigerator in tightly covered containers. Make these a few days in advance for best flavor, and roll in confectioners' sugar again before serving, if desired. These can also be frozen for longer storage. Makes about 3 dozen