It is really hard to believe Christmas Day is less than a week away!! I was a whirlwind today, baking cookies and homemade crackers—boy are those crackers good—the recipe is on the RV Goddess blog. The recipe calls for 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper—in the first batch I used that much pepper, the second batch I cut the amount of pepper in half, they are just a mite spicy!!
The night of the jeep wreck I was wearing a favorite pair of earrings which I’ve had for a long time—when we got home I was wearing only one earring and had no idea where I lost it—in the jeep or out on the road?? I vacuumed the jeep today and when I was finished Michael was picking up pieces of stuff in the back of the jeep—and spotted something shiny underneath the edge of the back seat floor mat—my earring!!!!
I slept very little last night and as a result Michael didn’t sleep well. I feel better today—maybe we will have better luck in the sleeping department tonight!
Some of our Christmas decorations
Another very cold, cold day with 3-4 inches of new snow, as I type this blog it is 4 degrees above zero!! BRRRR
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Your mantle is so inviting and cozy, especially those decorations that have special meanings.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Muffy! It's those decorations that have sentimental value that mean the most!! I love the Styrofoam meat trays that the girls decorated at playschool...and then there are their dough ornaments that weigh the whole tree branches down!! My mother gave me ornaments for our first 'married' Christmas and they have meant the world to me. I think it's one of the reasons why I enjoy giving ornaments as gifts. Love the stories behind your sweet ornaments!
ReplyDeletePaulette--the angels and the little yarn Santa are all that survived our barn fire--the Santa was stored in the house for some reason. I lost all the ornaments I had collected over the years and we also lost a huge box of ornaments which dated back to Michael's Mother and Grandmother's childhood. The things I've collected since 2000 don't seem to mean as much to me but I always love getting those little angels out at Christmas time.
DeleteLike your rustic looking log walls, stone fireplace, & nostalgic Christmas decorations
ReplyDeleteYour fireplace and decor are very festive. I would describe the angels as heirloom. Most special indeed,
ReplyDeleteI too think of my little angels as heirlooms and guard them carefully--I put that sticky 3M stuff on the bottom of each one so they would remain stuck to the fireplace rocks and not fall off.
DeleteBrrr is right! I won't even tell you the temperature here in Ft. Myers, FL. But I do think your weather says Christmas a whole lot more than ours.
ReplyDeleteYour fireplace is lovely. I get to decorate tomorrow now that we are in our new spot for the next six weeks. Our daughter arrives Monday.
Glad you located your earring:)