Wednesday, December 07, 2011

WIP-it Wednesday, holiday version…

…because I can't show you my crafty WIPs!

Our current holiday WIP:

Christmas tree is having a time-out

Our Christmas tree is in the house, but we're having issues. Here's one of the problems:

Trunk issues

The trunk is huge!  After sitting in water for a few days, the trunk, which was already large, was so swollen that it no longer fit in the stand. The husband and I used a hand saw, a power saw, and a chisel to get it carved down enough to fit. 

The next issue is that we can't get it to stand straight. I think the trunk is crooked. We were both so frustrated last night that decided to let it stand in the corner until we could face it again.  The tree is on a time-out.

We'll look at it again tonight and determine which is the least offensive angle to view the tree, tighten the bolts, and call it done. Then we can decorate it!

The weekend was pretty full. On Saturday,. I did the last grocery run for baking supplies, baked a cranberry cake to take to Spin-In, and then went to Spin-In. On Sunday, we got our tree, I baked the fruitcakes and pumpkin bread, made 4 cookie doughs must be chilled before baking, and went to the Daughter's for dinner.

The baking count to date:
  • Fruitcakes, 12 mini-bundt cakes and 6 mini-loaves
  • Pumpkin bread: 12 mini-bundt cakes and 2 mini-loaves
I'm not sure whether I'll get anything else baked before the weekend. We'll see how it goes!
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