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 […]
December 21, 2008 – 11:11 am
Basket babies Fresh from naptime… Big sister…little sister We’re looking forward to visiting them in January! ~~Rhonda
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 […]
December 15, 2008 – 4:27 pm
Here are a few pictures of the decorations in the front hall, the living room and the dining room. We hang our stockings on the staircase in the front hall. Family members at our house on Christmas morning get a stocking. All are expected to provide some stocking stuffers for everyone else. Family members who […]
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 […]
December 14, 2008 – 12:14 am
A quick kitty post, then I’m off to bed… Niko enjoys a head scratch. Some days he seeks more attention than others. He likes to be around us all the time, watching what we’re doing, but he isn’t real cuddly most of the time. Note the cat fountain in the background (never thought I’d own […]
December 12, 2008 – 9:55 pm
This evening brought the first wave of house tour guests. We’ll do it again tomorrow afternoon. I’ll have pictures then of the tour. It was a lot of fun to watch people come in the front door and get their first look at the living room tree. Lots of ooos and aaahs. 🙂 While the […]
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 […]
December 9, 2008 – 2:39 pm
DD’s room will take a while to complete. The two level bed/book nook is about half done. Next will be the cubbies/steps to the second bed and then the new closet. This wreath hangs on the current closet door. The pink tree turned out very cute! Not sure why DD didn’t want it on a […]