Merry Christmas!

I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and may you all rejoice in this glorious holiday.  As we celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ.

I got up early and got my pumpkin pies in the oven.  Next it was the ham.  It’s going to be a quiet day but as true to my tradition I’m still fixing a feast!

I got up and got my over night salad going , next was the Jell-0 salad and then peel potatoes as I threw onions, carrots and later potatoes in with the ham.  Then I took drippings and some gravy mix and made some gravy.  Last but not least the dinner rolls were put into the oven and my Christmas meal was done!

Later in the afternoon I started feeling sick, so it was a afternoon and evening of hugging the bed

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve! Happy B’day Mom

First I’d like to shout out to my mom who is Heaven.  Today would have been her B’day!  Happy B’day Mom all those who loved you are thinking of you and wishing you a glorious birthday in heaven!

Santa has arrived!  Look at that tree!

This year Christmas Eve was something different .. Home made Pizza!  The kids wanted Pizza and Cherry Cheese Cake for dessert.

The big kids wanted to eat but the little kids wanted to open packages!

so why the big kids ate, the little kids opened a couple of presents and then they got everything out from under the tree.  They had a blast digging way under the tree to see what Santa left them!

The grand kids must have been very good .. Look at all these presents!

 

I do believe they were pretty happy and excited with what Santa brought them.

Even the big kids were pretty happy with what Santa brought!

It was a great day to have both my sons and both my grand children together for Christmas celebration.  It’s been over 8 years since we’ve celebrated Christmas with our loved ones.

The grand kids had to head to their mom’s around 9 pm and Gabe and Kelsey stayed until around 12.30 AM!  We played pegs and joker!  What a day and I’m ready to hit the hay!

More Shopping

Well as promised we did get the ice and this what it looked like when we headed to Jacksonville.

I was slow moving today but once I finally got myself up and dressed it was time to head out the door to do the last of my Christmas shopping.  Ughh it was crazy and I do not believe there was a store that I missed!  I was gone from around 10 AM to around 6 PM!

The other day I was heating up Almond bark so the kids could make Christmas candy and the microwave caught on fire .. well Santa had to end up bringing me a new one.  I found this pretty one and I’m planning on re-doing my kitchen in red some day so I just had to have it!

At least I can say it’s official .. I am done I have all my groceries and Christmas presents bought!  Now to get home and unload everything.

We got a dusting of snow!

It seems it’s been a winter of snow and more snow.  Once again we woke up to a dusting of snow and their saying ice is still on it’s way!

It’s hibernation time although I have a few last minute things that needed done before Christmas!

Ughh more winter!

I guess I got spoiled the past few days .. temps had been in the low 50’s!  YES .. it felt warm!  I finally have all the Christmas presents wrapped and I’m ready for the big day to arrive.  All is left is to purchase a ham this week and my home will be ready for the big day to get here.  Have you been naughty or nice .. where do you stand on Santa’s list?

see my smart grand dog, she is learning a bad habit of playing on the computer too much like her Grammy .. hehe

Oh no the warm temps are gone and winter is back!  This is what was on the windshield this morning when I got up.  Their predicting freezing rain and very cold temps to return .. looks like I need to go into hibernation again!

Christmas Shopping

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Sunday

It was a great weekend spent with the grand kids and I truly am enjoying spending time with them.  They are growing up so fast and before I know it Grammy will be someone they see once in awhile.  So I am truly enjoying the blessing of seeing them a lot.  Being on the rode as a full-time RVer I missed a lot of things with them.  Normally summer months were spent with them as much as I could.

went home around 1 pm on Sunday and so it was time to go do the dreaded task of Christmas shopping.  I hadn’t bought one thing and had a long list! 

It was cold as that is all we’ve been having is cold weather!  No sun to be found and it was a dreary afternoon.  The first store was a bust and after the second store I still wasn’t finding much on my list .. I was beginning to panic!   I found a few things at store number 2 and then on to store 3 and I found several things there and on to store number 4 and I found several needed items on my list. 

Of course after all that shopping I was starving so a much needed trip to the Chinese buffet was on the list   Before I knew it dark had approached and it was getting even colder and it was time to head home to rest a killer back and legs.

 

Wednesday after dropping the kids off at school I needed to head to finish up my Christmas shopping.  When I came out of Wal-mart huge snow flakes were falling!  I can officially say I got my Christmas shopping done!  I’m so glad that is over and now I remember why I was thrilled to be away for the holidays.  After several years of not having to Christmas shop, I still did not enjoy it!!

Next all these things have to be wrapped but that will be another day ..

Making Christmas Cookies

Yesterday 12 – 11, my oldest son turned 30!  Wow I’m getting old.  We celebrated his birthday tonight instead with the kids.  Earlier in the day I baked a Chocolate cake and the kids decorated it. 

I also mixed up a batch of sugar cookie dough to use tonight for the grand kids and I made the icing for the cake and cookies.

I had dinner ready when Tys and the kids got here, dinner tonight was pork steak and mac and cheese.

after dinner the kids and I went to work on rolling out and cutting the cookies and baking

 

then I t was time to put the icing and decorations on them

wonderfully tasting cookies .. the kids and I had a great time doing this and making memories.

It’s been miserably cold and one night the temperature dropped down into the single digits.  I’m trying to stay warm inside but it’s been very hard for me to get warm.  The cold seems to just go right into my body and even being wrapped up with heating pads is not working.  My home is warm it’s just that my blood is not.