Pieces of my Puzzle 1-26-14

Happy Sunday!

I wanted to start off by apologizing for being so sparse here.

Life...well...it is crazy here at The Cookie Puzzle.

So....what has been going on?

Well...this week, I posted some really

cute mini Farm Animal cookies.

Farm Animal Cookies

After receiving the mini cookie cutters for 

Christmas 2012, I am happy how they

turned out, and to get them off my bucket list.

Do you have a bucket list?

I do....and it is so long, I am not sure I will ever get to it.

I have been really enjoying joining Link Parties lately,

and this week, I was honored to be featured in not

one, but TWO link parties.

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Dipped Bugles

These little bites of yumminess were featured at 

Freedom Friday with All My Bloggy Friends at Love Bakes Good Cakes

and

Tasty Tuesdays at Anyonita Nibbles

Do you like link parties, I do, I love them.

They are a great way to gain blog traffic.

They are a great way to meet amazing new blog friends.

AND... you can find wonderful new blogs to follow!

To see a list of blog link parties I join, click Here.

If you host a link party, or join one that I don't, please let me

know...one can never Link Party too much!

Ok...now....I want to share something with you.

I try to keep my personal life, well, personal, but
my personal life has been preventing me
from blogging and baking like I normally do.

I have been working on a BIG PROJECT!

The biggest project I have ever taken on in my life.

I would say it has consumed every weekend since
November.

Wanna know what it is?

Well...here is a little hint.

Then this happened.

Then this happened!

Have you figured it out?

My family is building a new house!

And by WE...I me...WE!

We contracted the concrete, framing and roof, but
most of everything else is US!

Well..we are having a little help from close friends,
but most of what is being done is being done
with our own hands.

So most weekends, I am yielding a hammer
in place of a whisk.

So....if I am MIA for a bit..
I have not disappeared...I am just a little
busy.

I work a full time job, and have 2 days to
try to work on the house, bake recipes, take pictures,
edit pictures, write blog posts, join blog parties

Sorry..please don't take it personally,
I still love you...and still love baking and blogging.

I am not sure how much of the new
house I will be sharing here, maybe
a little update here and there, but
I don't want to chronicle the whole
process here, this is a baking blog, right.

AND...we have a pretty distinct taste in house styles.

When people see it, we get mixed reactions.

If you follow me on Pinterest my
House Ideas, will give you a gimps of our decorating
and design taste.

So...there you go

that is what I have been up to.

Until next time


Hugs.