Christmas Eve

Well it's Christmas Eve... the homemade gifts are complete (pictures and story later), ALL the gifts arrived (finally, Sunday morning FedEx delivery... another story), and we are loving our Christmas break.  Coffee in pajamas until 10, girls have played in the snow everyday a couple times a day, and made gingerbread houses.  We are anxiously waiting for Christmas events to begin!

Tis the Season

I love this time of year.

 

The anticipation of...

Christmas break, only 4 more school days,

making our secret homemade gifts,

the Christmas music on the radio,

receiving Christmas cards,

watching the NFR in my flannel pants,

online shopping,

ugly sweaters,

decorating cookies,

Christmas lights,

ceramic houses lit on the mantel,

the smell of Christmas Cottage Scentsy,

and the Christmas cheer everywhere!

 

Tis the wonderful Christmas Season!

 

70 degrees!

What do we do when it is 70 degrees in December? 

 

 

KAYAK!!!

 

I love this new hobby, and I can't wait until next spring to get back on water. 

These little beauties were the best Black Friday purchase EVER!

Chair Sweet Chair!

What do I do after making nearly 700 items for Shunem Seasons out of evergreens in the last month?  I finish up the laundry, swept the floor, have everything ready for the next day at 8:30pm, and sit in my sweet chair for hours... little TV, online shopping, finally update blog, and ordered Christmas cards. 

Great teamwork Shunem Season Superstars! 

Busy Thanksgiving

To start Thanksgiving break... yippee, we prepared 290 wreaths for an upcoming delivery.  Two more orders to fill by next weekend, we have the best crew around.  I also made these pies for Thanksgiving dinner, with help from my pie coach, Grandma Chuck.  The little one is Great Grandmas Opal's pie pan, Halfpint inherited it and loves to make pies in it.

Happy Thanksgiving!  I am thankful for my blessed life!

Haunted House

I know this is a little late... but better late then never!  We set up a Haunted Garage this year for Halloween, instead of Trick-or-Treating.  I must say BL went all out.  We made a hallway to the green faced witch serving eyeballs and brains, another hall with cans and boots on the ground. The  final scare was a werewolf with sound affects and bats hanging from the ceiling.    Our friends, family, and neighbors visited the spoooktacular event.

8 thumbs up!

So on my favorite TV cooking show, The Pioneer Women.  It's on every Saturday morning at 9:30.  My life doesn't always allow me to watch it, but that's why I love DVR!  I can watch it while folding 1 of 17 loads of laundry later that week.  Last week, she made Chocolate Peanut butter Pie.  For someone who in the past would heat chocolate chips and peanut butter in the microwave and eat it on ice cream, this pie is AWESOME!  Find the recipe on her blog... trust me, it's a keeper!  The Lough Ranch gives it 8 thumbs up.