The cookie-guessing game will be delayed!
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You guys have been asking about it, which makes me smile because I love how much you love this little tradition we have.
(If you're new here: each December, the six of us decorate a cookie and we let you guys guess who made which one. The first one to get it right gets a $50 Amazon gift card from me.)
First...Lisey is getting her wisdom teeth out this morning, poor girl. But I have juice and applesauce and yogurt and ice cream and all manner of soft foods to help her with her recovery.
And like I told her, this is NOTHING compared to having your tonsils out. Is is really fun? No. But it is way less not-fun than tonsil-removal-recovery.
(I've had both.)
A big problem with tonsil recovery is that you actually feel worse and worse up until day 7-10, whereas barring complications, wisdom teeth recovery pain is worst at first and then tapers off.
I think that having gone through tonsil removal first will probably help her feel like this is not so terrible.
Anyway. About the cookie-guessing game.
We haven't managed to get ourselves together to decorate cookies yet this year (the photos in this post are from last year), and I was actually thinking about maybe doing it on Christmas Day, since I know no one will be working/have other plans.
And Lisey should definitely be feeling up to frosting some cookies by then.
I know it's more fun to do the game before Christmas, but later is better than never, right?
And you can always use an Amazon gift card after the holidays. 😉
So, if you check back here right after Christmas, we should have some guess-the-artist cookies up for you.
By the way, if you want the Christmas cookie recipe I use, you can find it right here.
And the eyeballs we so often use on our cookies are these ones made by Wilton. You can usually find them at craft stores, and some grocery stores have them near the food coloring/frosting section. I like to buy them at craft stores with a 40% off coupon. 😉
Sometimes on Instagram, you guys tag me with photos of your eye-balled Christmas cookies, and it warms my heart. I love that other families are making Christmas cookies with eyes too!
This is clearly why my family was put on this earth.
Eyeballs or not, I hope you have some fun cookie-decorating time this month with people that you love.
I do have to put out a strong recommendation to add eyeballs to your decorating supplies, though. They up the fun level by at least 47%. 😉
Cute cookies hehe! I can't venture to guess, but it sounds like a really nice tradition in your family. We don't decorate cookies at home since we don't really like sweets. But we just decorated the front yard with Xmas decor we got from Home Depot, and it was fun!
Hope Lisey has a swift recovery - I had my wisdom teeth removed in my 20s and that was not ideal.
I really just like the pics. The contest is secondary so this post satisfied me! Love those eyeballs! 😉 Though I will look forward to this year's edition. Best of luck to Lisey.
I like the pictures, too 🙂 Also, no guilt! I really like celebrating the 12 days of Christmas-- after Christmas. That's the time to really enjoy things for me.
I almost never decorate cookies, but these contests make me want to do that. If I can find time, I might do that this year in addition to our usual divinity and Christmas cake.
I totally get having to wait -- this is a super busy time of year for nearly everyone.
When I had my wisdom teeth removed, back in the dark ages when I was 21, wisdom teeth removal was done in the dentist's chair, with local anesthesia. I was so surprised when my kids' removals were basically a surgery. Considering the nausea I get with many types of anesthesia, I'm glad mine were removed the old way. I remember eating very carefully afterwards to protect the incisions, though -- I sure hope she'll be all healed soon so she can eat the Christmas feast and goodies!
I had mine out with local anesthesia because I was pregnant and my goodness, SO MANY SHOTS. That was not fun, especially the roof of the mouth ones. I see why they opt for general anesthesia most of the time now.
Two more eyeball stories:When I taught preschool, thekids used to get excited when we gave them "real eyes" to ad to their pictures. And when my daughter was teen she used to go into grocery stores and put eyeballs on the produce (I later found out) and watch people enjoy them.
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When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I remembering thinking how simple the whole process and recovery was. Of course, I don't remember much of it, lol. We don't get googly eyes for our cookies but I do put a small amount of white frosting, dark blue, and dark green frosting in sandwich bag with a tiny hole in the corner to make eyes with. It works ok. I always look forward to your cookie post. Your family always has unique cookies to share. Good luck to Lisey with her surgery!
Good luck, Lisey! When I had my wisdom teeth out (years ago), one of my friends came to visit and kindly brought me ice cream. What she didn't think about was .... the ice cream had nuts in it. Ouch!
I dislike decorating cookies but my kids love it. Maybe I need to search for the eyeballs to increase the fun .... for myself!!!
Yes! I was careful when I was picking out ice cream flavors for her. Nuts would hurt so much.
Just don't do what I did when I had my wisdom teeth taken out. I went to work and worked a full 4 to 11pm shift. I was miserable but broke and needed that $8 an hour. :-/
I'm so happy that point in my life is behind me.
You do what you have to do and somehow get thru it.
I know that feeling! Every $8 counts sometimes.
And yes, it's SO nice to be at a life stage where $8 is not a make or break deal.
Hope she recovers quick. My Daighter had hers out at 14 and they said the earlier the better. She healed fast and no problems. We look forward to seeing all the cookies! Tell her she’s got this. If she can get thru the tonsil thing this one will be a breeze I pray for a wonderful Christmas for your family.
My 17 year old had his wisdom teeth out in August and it was uneventful. The funniest thing was listening to his gibberish as the laughing gas wore off. He is a reserved young man and the language and nonsense coming out of his mouth was hysterical! Quick healing to Lisey.
We decorate our cookies on Christmas day while dinner is cooking and then dessert is ready and colorful.
There were definitely some hilarious moments this morning after she woke up from the anesthesia!
I have been inspired by your cookie decorating posts in previous years to add eyeballs to our decorating ingredients. My boys really love it and it definitely ups the fun factor! Thanks, Kristen! Looking forward to seeing yours this year!
When I had my wisdom teeth out it was very painful at first and for some reason the doctor over medicated me and I struggled to wake up. I was fortunate to not get a dry socket because I have BAD luck when it comes to oral surgeries ... but I didn't and I was pretty much healed up in a few days time. She will totally be ready to eat come Christmas!
I was 14 years old and thus not as wise as I should have been when I got my wisdom teeth out (ha). I played sand volleyball with my older sister and her friends that same night (that's my memory, though it may have been the next night). On the way home, at about 9 p.m., she got pulled over because one of her headlights was out, and then I got sick from the Tylenol with codeine (and probably swallowing blood and, hello, playing a sport) and had to get out of the car to be sick on the side of the road.
My poor sister had a lot of explaining to do . . .
Good luck to Lisey! Don't play sand volleyball for awhile, okay? Cookie decorating is much better.
wow Declaring a 47% yield on adding eyes -thats a pretty bold statement(Pulp Fiction reference)> i strongly endorse that googly eyes have nearly a 100% return rate on making everything better( as I break into your house & slap them on everything.....GTG post bail for B&E). yes your soap is watching you now....& dont get me started on your judgemental dish washer....LOLZ
Quick healing to Lisey, my girl (who is 20 yo) is having her wisdom teeth removed tomorrow, how's that for coincidence. We'll have to compare notes. I've got the ice cream and smoothies ready to go. Good luck.
Oh, I hope she does well! Lisey is doing great so far...main problem is the swelling, but not a whole lot of pain. Definitely manageable with the pain meds.
I will that "Younger is Better". I didn't get mine out until I was 31. It was a tough recovery. They had to remove some bone to get the bottom ones out (they were impacted) and the pain during recovery was unbelievable. For days!
The kids and I just decorated cookies at a playgroup this morn which was fantastic for so many reasons! It was free of cost, mess and stress.
Those eyes ARE fantastic though. It reminds me of how my kids like to glue googly eyes on pictures of people in magazines. (If you've never tried this, you should. SO FUNNY!)
ps. I hope Lisey has a speedy recovery. I've done the wisdom tooth extraction and overall it ain't too bad. If anything, it's a good excuse to do some serious tv watching guilt free. 😉
Yes!!! Last year I started putting those eyeballs on my chocolate chip cookie bites, and I absolutely love how the chocolate chips with the eyes help to form funny faces. Without you and your family introducing me to the eyeballs, we would not be having nearly as much fun!