🎁🎄 Christmas Visit 🎄🎁

🎁🎄A couple of my friends came to visit on Friday.  The house was all set for company as I'd had my sister and friend from 7th grade over just 2 days before.  :-) 

My friend Gracie, who I met via my blog, brought a healthy and delicious salad, Taci who I also met from my blogging brought some potato rolls.  We had more ham with the red currant glaze Dayle made and baked potatoes.

After a leisurely lunch with lots of chatting and catching up with each other, we retired to the living room for more visiting.  We all had brought some fun gifts.

Soon we were opening our presents to each other.  Yarn was involved.  LOL!

We have been friends since 2013 and share a love of yarn and crochet.  

Taci proudly shared photos of her dear little grandson.  She also has a cabin near Bend and showed us how they're finishing it with walls and stairs and all.  Gracie filled us in on her brood.  It was cozy and such a pleasant time of catching up.

Dayle snapped a photo of us by the tree.  Thank you, my friends!

On Saturday Kristi had us over for lunch and a Christmas visit with our son Shawn and grandson Michael as they both have to work on Christmas Eve when we're having our celebration with our son Travis and his family here at the farm.  Her sister had given her this framed print, isn't it cute?  Travis BBQ'ed rib-eye steaks for our lunch and Kristi served mashed potatoes, gravy, molasses rolls and glazed carrots for us all.

We gifted Michael with a Carhartt jacket to keep him warm for the winter.  He has a job at a gas station and will need the extra warmth over the cold winter.

I couldn't find my scented wax warmer so I ordered this cute little one to use.  Kristi had gotten one and I fell in love with it.  This one came with cute little cinnamon bun wax scents.  

Aren't these cute?  We have it burning right now too and it's filling the house with the smells of cinnamon rolls in the oven.  

The candle below begins melting the wax.  Do you use scented wax to make your home smell nice?

I got a card all the way from England from my blog friend Anne!  She's a talented stamp artist and even teaches classes.  She made the card and envelope and even a darling handmade ornament!  Her blog is Copper Beech Crafts - thanks, Anne!

The ornament is a slice of wood that she decorated, this will be a beloved addition to our tree.  :-)

The other side.

And this wonderful card flew all the way from France from my dear blog readers, Julie and Bernard.  Thank you!

The little snowman I made years ago is waving hello to you.  I cut 3 circles of white cotton fabric, basted the edges and gathered it up and stuffed them and hot-glued them into a snowman.  I ripped some plaid fabric into a scarf and hand-sewed a bit of knit ribbing into a hat, painted on the face, stuck some orange pipe cleaner for a nose and a couple of twigs from the yard for arms. :-)

I tape up my cards around the archway into the living room and enjoy them each time I walk by.  A special thank you to those of you who take the time and effort to send me a card.  It means a lot to me.

Dayle took Mocha to a dog ophthalmologist on Sunday as we were worried about her left eye as it was a bit cloudy.  He announced that her eye is just fine so we're so relieved.  

Yes, we spoil her.  This is Dayle giving her a piece of spaghetti just like Lady in Lady and the Tramp.  LOL!

My daughter Amy's SIL Tonya shared this beautiful photo on FB of the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC at Christmas.  Many wreathes are laid at the base of the monument.  We thank all of these brave men and women who gave their lives for our Country.  

Our grandsons are both here and will be spending the night.  They are very excited as tomorrow is Christmas Eve and we're having our dinner and gift sharing with them.  I am sending you greetings from our home and hoping you are having a wonderful Christmas.  Thank you for being here, you are appreciated!  

((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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