Jingle Bells

Gift wrapping, husband style.  :-)

Dinner at Tad's Chicken 'n Dumplins by the fire.

I put up some little wreathes on my china cabinet.  o<[]:{D

I just love little decorative touches here and there during the season.  

I read many bloggers that live in England.  One very talented, kind and sweet lady who's name is Jane does the blog called Jane's Journal.  She is a busy lady that works full-time, makes fantastic jewelry, is a card-maker extraordinaire, and a mother of two wonderful children, one of which just presented her with an early Christmas gift.. the adorable Daisy Jane.  She recently did a blog post on making her own "crackers".  Well, I know of them but had never seen how they are made, nor have ever had one of my own.  I asked her several questions about them and even with as busy as she is she took the time to email me and answer all my questions.  SO.. she's a doll and I thought.. hmmm.. I think I will get some crackers at World Market and start a proper English tradition at our Christmas dinner.  Below are the ones I found.  I am also going to have them on the table for our blog girls Christmas luncheon tomorrow.  Photos to follow.  o<[]:{D

Yesterday Dayle and I made a mad dash to Costco.. oh my gosh.. what a zoo!  But we needed to get our special ham and a big salmon filet for tomorrow.  The parking lot was full and the inside of the store was downright frighteningly full of people.  But we managed to negotiate our way around and found everything we wanted and things we didn't know we wanted.  :-)  Before we left the house I added this wrist band of jingle bells to my purse and I jingled and jangled all afternoon.  That was fun!  You could see little heads turn and look around as I went by.  o<[]:{D 

We got the guys some hats the other day... they both LOVE playing Angry Birds on my iPad.  Aren't they cute?

Kristi has made fudge, cookies and now caramel apples.  She made 8 of them for Travis to take to work and share with his new co-workers at Nabisco.  She made one for each of us too.. they're in the fridge.

Wrapped up to go.

My daughter sent me this photo of her family at a Christmas party at school.  She's been the room mother for Paige's class and worked very hard to put on a fun party for the kids and a big gift basket to auction off.  Jenna takes after her father, Jay, and is getting very tall at 4' 9" tall!

Well, I just wanted to pop in and say hello, but I have to get busy getting the table ready for my blog girls luncheon tomorrow.  Tidying to do.  You know how it is!  o<[]:{D

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((hugs)), Teresa :-)