peppermint bark is not a dog sound...nor the protective cover of a tree

today i finished the book that i got a month or two ago. granted, it took awhile, but it was the trilogy of 1100 plus pages. it was pretty good, now i can lend it to my mom.

i tried a ghiradelli chocolate last Christmas, and i loved it. so i had a craving yesterday and i decided that for the price of bar of ghiradelli, i could make a batch of my own! it was actually cheaper for me because i had all of the ingredients handy.

one should always have white chocolate and peppermints handy!

i covered the peppermints with plastic wrap and crushed them with a glass so they wouldn't go flying everywhere

it's a fine powder-just enough to provide some crunch!

spread on some aluminum foil and refrigerate until it's solid, and....

voila! merry Christmas peppermint bark! yum.

so i need to spend tonight doing laundry and tomorrow cleaning out the trunk of my car and getting everything around for our little Thanksgiving vacation! i don't think the boys are gonna be thrilled about all the driving, but they are excited to see mom and dad! i'm sure they'll probably want to sing in the car and make lots of potty breaks.

i think i need to give the boys a bath before we go. they need to look their best and be on their best behavior!

i have three apples hangin' out in my kitchen that i think i need to dehydrate tomorrow and take on my trip to snack on. i don't think i'll eat them otherwise. what i am looking forward to is what my mom is bringing-i love homemade mom's food!!

if you've not tried peppermint bark, you really should!
julie