Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Eve

The stocking are hung by the chimney with care, the clothes are ironed, the pork
loin is stuffed, the chocolate chip cookie pie is in the oven,

and the cat is snuggled all nice under the tree.
Guess we're ready for Christmas!



Merry Christmas to all of you!  I hope you have a wonderful holiday!


Friday, December 16, 2011

Postcard Friendship Friday #82

Yay!  I finally got time to post a postcard for Postcard Friendship Friday. 
As always, hosted by Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy.


I bought this postcard at an antique shop in Hannibal MO this spring when we were there.  There's nothing written on the back, but someone wrote 1912 at the top on the front.  I wonder if that's the year its from.  Printed on the back is "printed in Germany".   I don't know if you can tell from the scan or not, but the pictures are raised.  Its a very pretty card.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Wordful Wednesday with Santa!

Claire is really growing up fast.  She's 9 already and although she know the truth about Jolly Old St. Nick, she still wanted to take a picture with him this year. 
I'm glad.  This mommy isn't quite ready for her to grow up just yet!!


Wordful Wednesday is hosted by Parenting by Dummies.

Wordless Wednesday is hosted by Angry Julie Monday

Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas Cookies

'Tis that time of year when we all fire up the oven and make those wonderful Christmas cookies!
At our house, everyone gets to choose a cookie that they want me to make.  I've already made Claire's snickerdoodles and Nathan's White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies.  I've also made sugar cookies for a book club Christmas party.  This weekend I made Chris' selection: 
Ranger Cookies...


And for gifts for Chris' co-workers, the librarian and the mailman, I made Chocolate Crinkles today...



I'm probably going to be dreaming of these things tonight!  I made over 150 of them!
I still have my cookies to make.  I think I want Toffee Bars this year.  I may wait until after Christmas to make them though.  Maybe for New Years.  I think we need a break with no cookies in the house to tempt us!

What is your favorite Christmas cookie?


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Catching up

I have been crazy busy lately!  I've totally neglected my blog.  I will think of a good post and have it all perfect in my head and then I won't have the time to actually go to the blog and post it!  We have a week and a half left of school before the break...I'm so ready!

Here's a little of what we've been up to.  We repainted and added shelves to the laudry room, but I just realized I never took after pictures...oh well, I'll get that done one day!  I've also been baking a lot of cookies and still have more to bake!  My husband's birthday is also coming up and we are hosting 2 different Christmas parties for various kids' groups at our house.  We've already attended one Christmas party and have another coming us this weekend.  Also, on the agenda is confirmation volunteer hours and retreats that my son has to do, a birthday party, and, as always, school  and gymnastics!
My husband is taking a few days off around Christmas so we are going to start that little vacation with a trip to a local theater to see "Scrooge".  Hopefully, we'll get a chance to go look at Christmas lights...and put ours up!  Its been cold and rainy so Chris and Nathan haven't been able to get out there and put them up.

My son's art class made ornaments for a tree that is displayed at the local art library.  The ornaments are books that are covered in famous works of art.  They turned out very cute.  The chain and topper and made from recycled book pages.





And it wouldn't be Christmas without our annual trip to paint Christmas ornaments!  Here are the kids creations from this year...



It is cold here now so I've got to snuggle with the cat every once in a while!




Speaking of the cat, she thinks we put the Christmas tree up just for her to lay under!
She wasn't very happy once I put the gifts under there, but I left her a spot. :)



My favorite thing about Christmas time is wrapping presents.  I love to wrap presents!
My least favorite would be shopping for those presents!

What about you?  What's your favorite and least favorite things about this time of year?