Merry Christmas!

Hope all of you are having a great Christmas with your families.We have done absolutly nothing today.All of our family gatherings have already been done so today was a day of rest. I can't believe another year has already come and gone, it gets quicker every year. I am looking foward to what God has in store for us this coming year. Wishing you all a very Blessed New Year!

Christmas Baking

We have been making Christmas candy and cookies this week. I always try to do this to give as gifts this time of year. I still really enjoy giving something personal. Some of our suppliers seem more anxious for it than they would a store bought gift.

Some of my best childhood memories are from cooking with my Grandmother. She was always making something. I hope that my kids enjoy it as much as I did and will keep it a tradition years after they leave the nest. I know I have boys but I think they still enjoy it.

What traditions do you and your family have this time of year?

Sick Kids/Family

Well it seems the coughing bug has made its nasty way to our house. I really don't like for my kids to be sick,but who does right. They have never been good sleepers but with this cough, they are not sleeping much at all. Which means I am not sleeping good. I am so tired. We are suppose to leave to go north for our first family Christmas celebration tomorrow. I think the kids are on the downhill side of this things so will we go but I hope I get to sleep part of the way there.

I am looking forward to seeing my family this weekend. It seems we only get to see each other once or twice a year. Even though it seems a hassle at times, we so need to keep in touch with our family. It seems harder since my Grandparents died. That generation was so much better about taking time for each other and caring for on another. We all seem to be so busy that we just let all but the imediate family fall to the side. We were brought up in a Godly home and taught how to treat each other and others and how to care for one another. I know my family would do anything if I needed it. Some are not as fortunate to say that. I am so blessed by the family God chose for me.Thanks Lord!! Lets all remember our families,love them,laugh with them and teach them so that we can all carry on to another home and a much larger family in Heaven.

Christmas Lights

I have always heard about the Christmas lights display in Marshall,Texas and longed to go. I have always loved Christmas and driving around to look at the lights.Well Monday the boys,my mom, and I all set out for a trip to Marshall. We got there a little early and thought there were shops to go through and browse around before dark, there wasn't. The lights display was ok but I could have stayed closer to home and saw just as much. The tour guide was a great man and really did a good job telling us about the town and how it use to be. It seems that too many are moving around or too busy to decorate much anymore. He took us to several different subdivisions and at one time, he said, there was not one house that was not decorated. It was a little sad to see him so excited about what had been and what was still there. It was not a total bust, they had an ice skating rink setup outside so after the lights tour we made our way over there. We rented Skates for the boys and they got out on the ice. It has been a couple of years since they had done that so they were a little rusty and it was really cold. They enjoyed themselves and mom and I enjoyed a couple of hot chocolates. I enjoyed the trip and the family time but now I will be in search of a better lights display to take the boys to. Any suggestions?

TGIF

Oh my, I am so glad this week is over. I feel like it has been such a long week.I am not sure exactly what we have done but it was sure tiring. We finished the last week of school before we take a break for the holidays. I know it seems like a long break but we will be doing some life lessons.This is a great time of year to teach about giving and helping others. We will be making homemade treats to take to some friends and suppliers. I have done this for a few years but this year the kids are going to help me bake too. I hope to post some picks later. Does your family have any yearly Christmas traditons? 

The weather has been cooler so it is really beginning to feel alot more like winter. I do enjoy the cooler weather even though I have to sist in it to watch the kids this weekend. We have three rodeos this weekend so I go out the heavy coat and made sure that there was plenty of propane in the trailer for the heaters.Guess it will be a coffee weekend.

Hope you and yours all have a great weekend.

Birthdays

Yesterday was my husbands birthday. We really thought he was going to be out of town for the day so we did not plan alot. He however got to stay home.We were so excited to beable to share his 40th birthday with him. We all gave him a hard time about getting older and such,but he can take the ribbing well. He is a great husband and father and I am so blessed to have him. I am thankful that  I have been able to see the change in his life over the years. I can't wait to see what the next years have instore for us.