Taking Christmas down is a long term project around here. We usually wait until after Epiphany (celebrated January 6) to begin taking apart the holiday decor. The season was so busy that I feel I haven’t had time to enjoy the decorations as much as I usually do. And, if we weren’t planning a vacation [...]
Category Archives: Christmas
Christmas morning
December 25, 2008 – 11:47 pm
The day has come and gone. Always makes me a little sad to see it end. But we had a good day, with the exception that DD#1 is not feeling well so she didn’t enjoy the morning festivities as much as she might have otherwise. Hopefully, she will be back to good health tomorrow.
DH made [...]
almond bark snowflakes
December 23, 2008 – 12:43 pm
The snowflake cake turned out beautifully. I initially tried white chocolate for the snowflakes, but it had a yellow tint to it, so I decided to use almond bark instead. Much whiter. I liked the way it looked.
I googled < snowflake clip art > and copied the ones I liked into Print Shop, where [...]
Christmas dinner with a house tour
December 23, 2008 – 10:51 am
Earlier this year, we donated a dinner for eight and a Christmas house tour to the local library’s annual fund-raising auction. Last night we were honored to host four couples for that dinner.
Our guests enjoyed appetizers (mozzarella pearls, feta cheese, olives, cherry tomatoes, pickled red peppers and crackers with ranch dip) in the living room [...]
house concert with nathan, mark, and ross
December 20, 2008 – 12:26 am
As last year, the Nathan Clark George concert was wonderful! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening! Nathan was joined by his good friends Mark Stoffel (mandolin and the violin) and Ross Sermons (upright bass). The threat of possible icy weather kept some people away, though the ice didn’t materialize, and a few people called in their [...]
house tour
December 14, 2008 – 9:39 pm
It was quite a whirlwind getting ready for our annual open house last weekend, then the public house tour this weekend. My sister Genny was a tremendous help, coming six weekends in a row to lend a helping hand. Thank you, Genny!
Thanks goes, too, to all our church family members who helped in so many [...]
home extension Christmas party
December 11, 2008 – 11:41 pm
This evening we had a wonderful time at our annual Home Extension Christmas party. Everyone brought an appetizer or a dessert. Delicious!
Before (and after!) dinner, touring the house to view the Christmas trees was at the top of everyone’s list. Then it was time for some sit down chat.
Purse pew…
Two ladies had [...]
sugarplums
December 8, 2008 – 1:15 pm
Lindsey and Tricia, this is for you. So glad you were able to come yesterday!
These sugarplums are delicious and easy to make. I double the following recipe for the open house.
Sugarplums
* 3/4 c. raisins
* 3/4 c. chopped dates
* 3/4 c. [...]