Merry Christmas!

Well the big day is almost here. Amazingly, I feel somewhat prepared. Knock on wood. I have some appetizers to kick out today and of course some cleaning. Very little wrapping and I will be done and able to enjoy the rest of the weekend. Max and Barry are going to go hunting this afternoon which will be great for Lucy. She really needs some excercise. What kind of dog chews glass ornaments?!!!!! Mom and Niki will be here this afternoon. Niki has been working this last month as a UPS driver helper and is looking forward to a hot tub to soothe her aching body. Poor gal is really beat up! She worked hard and got a letter of recommendation from her driver. We are all hoping and praying for a better year for her. So we have a full line up on the menu. We are going to try a baked potato bar for Christmas Eve. All kinds of toppings and I am going to cook the potatoes in the crockpot! I know half of my potato is going to to have chili!!!
Breakfast casserole in the morning with fresh eggs from our very happy hens! We are back to getting 4 - 5 eggs a day. Lots of appetizers to get us through the day and then dinner will be my Mom's yummy meat lasagne and I made a seafood lasagne in a white sauce . Should be epic! Our holiday beverage will be a pointsettia. Prosseco, splash of vodka with cranberry juice!
Garry and Susan will be here on Christmas day so we will have a full house. I am sure we will have a fire in the firepit and lots of hot chocolate to keep the boys warm!
I got mmy Christmas present early this year. Barry got us a laptop. I am cuddled up on the couch with my Cooper instead of isolated in the computer room.
So I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas holiday! Ours is looking pretty good so far!

Mom....How many more days???

All Cooper and Wyatt can think about is Christmas. All I can think about is am I going to get it all done in time? Will they be happy? Will it feel special for them? I don't remember ever having a disappointing Christmas growing up. Some how my family pulled it off. Whether I was a young kid playing or a teenager laying around watching football it was all great. It was simple. Those were the days. I didn't have to cook or clean up. My Grandma, Mom and Aunt always did. The kitchen was so small. I don't know how they did it! We had all kinds of snacks and cookies and a full dinner and different pies for dessert!!! One big picture perfect christmas! In my head I try to duplicate that, but it is a lot of work. If the boys could just settle down a bit and stop teasing and fighting and if the dog would just stop chewing up remote controls and toys. Maybe I could keep my head from exploding and finish this seasonal project!!!! Can you say "Spa day in January!"

Saved from the dumpster from my Grandma's house were these Christmas candles. She always had them on the kitchen window sill. I've got them on a cake plate with some epsom salt snow. I cover them with the cake dome but I am going to search for a cloche for next year. They are in the hallway and they make me smile when I walk by.

Max has his Christmas concert tonight. He is very excited. Working in Wyatt's class tomorrow. Christmas tree this weekend and keeping my fingers crossed to get a good pic of this family so that I can get my holiday cards out. We didn't send any last year so it really needs to happen this year.

R