PROJECT 365...kinda

Week 52, kinda

SUNDAY, 12/20...no pics :(

but on Monday...I got two pics

MONDAY, 12/21 Babygirl and I enjoyed mani and pedi treatments ... even though they're from Vietnam, they decorate for the Christmas and wish everyone Christmas wishes...I loved their tree

Babygirl kinda likes having her fingers and toes 'done', can you tell?

LATER THAT SAME AFTERNOON, she had to get busy finishing a present for a friend...I'll have to show it to you later, she hasn't presented it yet..it will be after her best friend returns from her Christmas trip.

WEDNESDAY, 12/22

I was gathering the gifts I had bought for my accountability/prayer group so I could cook the next day and fill their 'plates'

 I was able to go ahead and get a one of the munchies finished...just LOVE these shortbread cookies with Ghirardeli chocolates squished into each center...oh, so buttery!

12/23, THURSDAY

We enjoyed our lunch together at Red Robin's, I had a guacamole bacon burger...then we exchanged gifts (but we didn't get any pics)...we so love getting together to eat, pray, share...made my week.

12/24, FRIDAY

Last-minute shopping for Dad, helping babygirl choose some last minute things and then home to wrap.  While Dad and babygirl were readying for church, I prepared stuffed shells and pasta sauce for dinner...I was able to get ready while it baked in the oven.  I was finally able to setup the camera to get a family shot...these are hard to come by, believe me.  Somehow I don't believe it will make my Christmas card next year, I may do a collage of Christmas morning shots for next year's card.  Babygirl was so pretty in her new Christmas dress and pearls...I really do have a grown daughter...I have to keep pinching myself through all my hot flashes...you'll notice I had to dress with sleevelessness...I did wear a red and black jacket over this tank to go outside...it was around 53*

SATURDAY, 12/25

We certainly enjoyed our time together under the Christmas tree and then opening stockings...lots of sweet surprises...Mama has a tomtom, finally...although, I'll name him something else once I decide his voice...of course, he'll have to have an appropriate name, hahah...either going to choose an 'aussie' accent or maybe a little Irish!

Since we ate such a late brunch of french toast and sausage, I ended up doing a later Christmas dinner (around 7pm).  I prepared Sourdough rolls in my breadmaker, glazed a  Smithfield mini ham with my drysack sherry/greypoupon/honey/brown sugar glaze, left-over-frozen Thanksgiving turkey breast, BS&K's wonderful cranberry sauce, ultra cherry mixed fruit, lima beans w/ vidalia onions, glazed slow-roasted sweet potatoes, and it was all followed by a fresh-from-a-pumpkin gingersnap pie (thank you, Alton)

We watched a couple of Christmas movies before and after dinner while running back and forth to the window watching the snow grow as the minutes went by...this is the first white Christmas we've had here in Georgia ..since 1993 when a trace amount was reported...the last Christmas with any significant accumulation was in 1882.  This REALLY made this year's Christmas special...wonder if we'll have church tomorrow?

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

THANKS FOR HOSTING ALL YEAR, SARA...YOU'RE A SPORT.

Jer. 33:3

"Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

Blessings,

ANOTHER 'NO-BAKE' in case you need a quick recipe

No-Bake Fudgy Snow Balls

Servings: 21 • Serving Size: 1 cookie • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 2 pts

Calories: 69.5 • Fat: 3.8 g • Carb: 9.2 g • Fiber: 2.2 g • Protein: 2.1 g

15 pitted dates

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup whole roasted unsalted almonds

1 tbsp honey

2 tbsp water (or more if needed)

3 tbsp confectioner's sugar

Add almonds to your food processor and pulse until ground. Add dates, cocoa powder, honey, and water. Mix until it forms a sticky mass. If it seems too dry, add a little water, 1 tsp at a time. Wash hands and using damp hands (keep sink running) measure 1 tbsp and roll into a ball with the dough. Set balls on parchment paper.

Put confectioner's sugar in a bowl. Roll balls in your hand and then roll in sugar.

Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.

Thanks, Gina...

Jer. 33:3

"Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

Blessings,

CONES 'n CRAFTS

I like making things around Christmas...little things to use or give away.  These are going to be next on my list...thanks, 'natural kids' for the idea!

Jer. 33:3

"Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Blessings,

PROJECT 365...KINDA...

JOINING SARA AND GROUP FOR PROJECT 365...IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I PARTICIPATED.

WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW FLURRIES, IT'S BEEN A GREAT WEEK FOR SNUGGLING IN AND GETTING SOME KNITTING PROJECTS COMPLETED...

12/12...MY NEW BLOG HEADER IS A PICTURE FROM TODAY'S FLURRIES :)

12/6/10...THE ABOVE IS A BERNAT PATTERN FOR A NECK "TUNNEL"...YOU SLIP IT OVER YOUR HEAD AND USED THE ADJUSTABLE 'HEADBAND' CLASP TO SNUGGLE IT UP AROUND YOUR NECK ;)

REALLY ENJOYING THIS FINGERLESS PATTERN...ONE OF MY TEENAGE FRIENDS SHARED HER PATTERN WITH ME...THANKS, TORI!

A CANCER CAP THAT MY BABYGIRL SAID LOOKS MORE LIKE A 'DREADLOCKS' COVER...WHATEVER!  JUST HAD TO DO SOME FINISHING WORK ON THIS ONE.

MATCHING FINGERLESS GLOVES FOR THE CANCER CAP...HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Jer. 33:3

"Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
Blessings,

COOKIE ANYONE?...COOKIE EXCHANGE

JOINING the Bowyers FOR A GREAT COOKIE EXCHANGE...at such an opportune time...I can have some new cookies to keep out through the Holidays.  My selection is an EASY PEASY...I like easy peasy, don't you?!

Orange Bites
1 box of vanilla wafers - usually 12oz

1 6oz can of frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

1 box of powdered sugar - 16oz

1/2 cup butter

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1 cup toasted, shredded coconut (optional)

Crush the vanilla wafers until fine.

Mix vanilla wafers, orange juice, powdered sugar, butter, and chopped pecans.

Shape the mixture into walnut-size balls.  Store the bites in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. (If you like toasted coconut, you can roll them in some coconut before storing.)

Makes approx. 5 dozen cookies.

So easy - yet so delicious!


Jer. 33:3

"Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Blessings,