Oh. Frosting.
I never thought I would see this day.
I turned down a Christmas cookie.
As we decorated the sugar cookies, with fingers caked in white fluffy frosting, I was tempted to take a lick.
But, I didn’t.
I suppose one lick wouldn’t matter.
Nor, would one cookie hurt.
The problem is once I hit the green light and say go, my sweet tooth kicks into overdrive and doesn’t know when (or how) to stop.
There may come a day when I can just say no, stop at one, and only devour a single cookie instead of a platter or plate-full. But, I know that day isn’t here yet.
And, so it was, on this day before Christmas that I realized it may indeed be the first of my cookie-less holidays.
Even still, I decorated with care, a smile on my face, singing that old holiday song:
Christmas cookies and holiday hearts,
That’s the way the holiday starts.
Christmas cookies and holiday hearts,
Goodie, goodie, yum, yum, yum!
Because even though I won’t be eating any scrumptious cookies this year, I will be filling my heart with the sweetness of the season (and maybe my glass with a little wine!).
The cookies, of course, would taste sweeter – momentarily.
But the heart beats on long past the holidays.
Goodie, goodie, yum, yum, yum!
