My side of the family came over for our family Christmas party yesterday. The party had been scheduled for December, but my mother was hospitalized the day before we were to have the party, so we canceled. She passed away a few days later. We missed her at the party, but were glad for the […]
We enjoyed keeping the twins overnight Saturday and are looking forward to having all three grands here for an overnight Tuesday. Last week, the girls were here and the twins had a ball playing games on their aunt’s phone. Everything is an adventure for them. And lots of fun for us. Here’s the menu for […]
We kept the menu easy for Christmas Day. As it turned out, we had this around 5:00, after an afternoon of opening gifts. Three Cheese Spread with Pita Chips and Crackers Bisquick Sausage Balls Simple Marinated Shrimp This was delicious. Veggie Tray with Parsley Dip We didn’t care for the parsley dip. We had some […]
This will be a busy week for our household. We are hosting three events. Thursday evening, Nathan George will be presenting a concert here with his friends Mark Stoffel and Ross Sermons. On Friday, ladies from my sister’s church are coming for a house tour. We’ll serve a dessert and do a Christmas craft of […]
I haven’t managed to post menus for two weeks. We’ve been SO busy. But I found out that, just like planning your Christmas preparations, it’s when you are the busiest that you need a plan the most! Our annual Christmas open house was a great success. So much fun! We have several more events to […]
We’re knee-deep in Christmas boxes and decorations. Most of the trees are up…three to go, I think. I have a lot of pictures to share, but will start with this one of the grands and get the menu up before it’s too late to post it. The twins wanted toast for breakfast, so we dolled […]
And now they’re four! Sissy made cupcakes for them on their birthday. The whole family is coming Tuesday evening for supper and I’m making birthday cake for dessert. Should be fun. Monday Hamburgers Homemade Buns Chips Celery / Carrot Sticks Tuesday Fried Chicken Oven Fried Potato Wedges Broccoli Corn Green Salad Birthday Cake and Ice […]
We’ve had a fun week of playing with the grands. It’s always wonderful to have the three girls here. Photo by DD#3 But, Sunday afternoon, our son and his family gathered up their belongings and moved into the farm house. We kept the twins for the afternoon and took them home in the early evening. […]
It’s high noon in the process of our son and his family moving from North Carolina to our area. Our son and daughter-in-law are packing the moving truck as we speak and should be rolling in tomorrow evening or Wednesday morning. DH flew to NC Saturday evening and drove the girls back yesterday. A fourteen […]
I tried a new biscotti recipe this week. This Cinnamon Biscotti with Pistachios was a big hit at the ladies’ luncheon I hosted today. The recipe calls for cinnamon baking chips. I’ve never seen those, so used 3/4 c. milk chocolate Ghirardelli chips and 1/4 c. Nestle semi-sweet mini chocolate chips. And instead of cloves, […]