Sunday, December 25, 2011

our Christmastime...

Christmas eve morning was fun...
we started our day baking...
we waited to do it when we were all together...
so we could do it together...
first we made Mrs Fields' chocolate chip cookie dough...
and we put it in a cake pan for pan cookies...
once that was in the oven, we moved on to buckeyes...
which is a round peanut butter cup...
and you know how I love those...
got the batter made and rolled into balls...
Doug melted the chocolate chips and spooned the chocolate on top of those...
then we moved onto the apple cake...
each one had their jobs to do and it was fun...
we shared licking the bowls and spoons...
and we talked of all the past Christmases...
while Christmas shows played endlessly on the tv...
we did lunch, whatever you wanted in the fridge...
a few took naps- I was one...
DH ran to the deli in Ashmore and dropped of Rebecca's bag on her back porch...
she had to work yesterday...
then...
we started the prep work on supper...
made the salads...
got the baked potatoes and chicken in the oven...
then DH and I delivered a post card to friends and went to the post office...
back home just hanging out until it was supper time...
Craig grilled steaks and supper was so easy and so good...
then we opened gifts...
talked...
and then Doug and I went for a drive so he could see the lights in town...
we had a very good time...
and then this morning we got up and started cooking the big dinner...
we did it together and ate so much!
it was all good!
then the naps happened again...
LOL
we have ate off and on all day...
its hard to move now...
Doug is going home tomorrow...
he has had a good time being home again...

and now-
the Bears are about to kick some Green Bay butt...

its been a peaceful Christmas...
no stress, family and yummy food...
I wish this could last all year...

Merry Christmas...

"It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”


I got everything that I wanted for Christmas...
I have what matters most...
and you can't buy that...
it's given freely by God...
Peace to you...

O, holy night...

A STAR IS BRIGHTLY SHINING...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET JESUS!


Friday, December 23, 2011

the night before the night before...

just a few Chirstmas funnies...
for those die hard bloggers who just can't get enough of blogging...
even though there's food to cook, floors to scrub and presents to wrap...
Merry Christmas to you all!

HO HO HO

Thursday, December 22, 2011

a guys night out...

that's what we gave our kids for Christmas this year...
a night out...
together...
as most of you know, both boys are unemployed this season...
and flat broke...
so...
I had this idea of what to get them this year and ran it by DH...
he thought it was a good idea, too...
I kept trying to figure out what to get them...
and then this idea popped into my head!

what's the most fun thing to do at Christmas?
give to others!
so...
the guys got a night out of shopping together and then they got to eat out...
just the 2 of them...
on us...

that gave them a chance to plan and plot...
keep secrets...
spend some quality time together...
something they don't do much off anymore...

and they bought for us and they even got to pick something out for them...
which will be wrapped and saved for Christmas eve...

so, they did this last night...
Craig took off for town as soon as his dad got home from work...
DH and I stayed home, enjoying the peace and quiet...
made homemade pizza, which was most excellent...

Craig ran in and picked up his big brother and a shoppin' they went...
and you will not believe where they ended up eating out at...
they could have gone anywhere...
but they picked Dairy Queen...
go figure...

well, anyway...
what I wanted to give them was a great memory that will last through the years...
long after we are gone...
the best gift was letting them give together...
spend time together...
without us...

;)
Merry Christmas, guys...
mom & dad love you bunches