Christmas dinner was wonderful...used my new electric roaster and the turkey turned out really good. Boxing day I packed up a care package and took it to our daughter and son-in-law. Her back was so sore yesterday they didn't get to go for their Christmas dinner. There was quite the traffic jam getting out of here. Everyone was at Wal-Mart and Best Buy...traffic was backed up onto the highway...sure glad we weren't going shopping!!!
From there we went to an open house at M&S's ...people we met camping at Cultus Lake. Some of our other Cultus Lake friends were there as well so we had a great visit and she put out a huge dinner for all of us...tastes even better when you don't have to cook it.
Then it was off to a friend's birthday party. She had to work (she's a nurse) so her husband made cream puffs, stuck them to a cone shaped base, drizzled chocolate on it and put a big candle in the top...looked like a volcano! Looked neat and tasted even better!
Today was church then out to a lady's for another dinner with several people from our church. Had lots to eat again and then she gave us a paper with a bunch of drawings on it and we had to guess which Christmas song the drawings represented. B and I got 24 out of 24, another couple got 23 but we all got a prize, and it was so much fun! As a little hostess gift, I gave her a gift pack of several of the cards I've been making...she was really impressed!!!!
Tomorrow we're off to visit another couple from our church and have dinner with them. Sure glad it isn't snowing like last year...makes it a lot easier to do all this running around!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas everyone!!! Hope Santa was good to you! We had our family over for candlelight dinner last night and gift opening. Mom got home from Portland a couple days early so it was nice that she could join us as well. She was very impressed with the snugglie we got her!
This morning the ground was all white...but it was a heavy frost...not snow. Not like last year when B had to shovel a path to the blueberry bushes to knock the snow off them.
The turkey is stuffed and in my new electric roaster so I hope it turns out good. Looking forward to having friends and Mom in for dinner tonight.
This morning the ground was all white...but it was a heavy frost...not snow. Not like last year when B had to shovel a path to the blueberry bushes to knock the snow off them.
The turkey is stuffed and in my new electric roaster so I hope it turns out good. Looking forward to having friends and Mom in for dinner tonight.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wonderful Time of the Year
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year, but it sure can get busy. Wednesday we had to go to Langley for 3 of the grandkid's Christmas Concerts then it was off to Delta for our granddaughter's concert. Thursday was Dr. appointments to get our H1N1 and seasonal flu shots and shopping. Friday was two sets of blood tests, more shopping and then a pot luck dinner at our church. It always mazes me the variety of food people bring to a pot luck...and it all tasted soooo good.
Saturday evening we babysat our youngest grandkids. First time they've left the baby with anyone. He's at the age when he's not too sure if Mom and Dad get out of his sight, but we'd seen him a couple of times in the past 2 weeks so he was fine with us.
Sunday was church. The choir did their contata and it was excellent!! Talked to some friends and decided to invite them to our place for turkey dinner on Christmas Day.
Monday we had all the kids and grandkids over for dinner and gift exchange because our son and daughter-in-law and kids are going to be at her Mom and Dad's for Christmas. We're still getting together for our candelight Christmas Eve dinner with the other kids though.
In between all this I did manage to get pizzelles made, gifts wrapped and even downloaded a bunch of pictures onto a memory stick to show them in my digital photo frame. It's amazing what we can do when we get motivated, isn't it????
Saturday evening we babysat our youngest grandkids. First time they've left the baby with anyone. He's at the age when he's not too sure if Mom and Dad get out of his sight, but we'd seen him a couple of times in the past 2 weeks so he was fine with us.
Sunday was church. The choir did their contata and it was excellent!! Talked to some friends and decided to invite them to our place for turkey dinner on Christmas Day.
Monday we had all the kids and grandkids over for dinner and gift exchange because our son and daughter-in-law and kids are going to be at her Mom and Dad's for Christmas. We're still getting together for our candelight Christmas Eve dinner with the other kids though.
In between all this I did manage to get pizzelles made, gifts wrapped and even downloaded a bunch of pictures onto a memory stick to show them in my digital photo frame. It's amazing what we can do when we get motivated, isn't it????
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Happy Birthday Casino
Woke up this morning and the snow and freezing rain that had been predicted hadn't happened...yahoo!!!! We went to the local casino because it's their second anniversary and they're offering a plate of 5 delicious things for only $2 at certain times today and Thursday. That's all their ad said so we thought we'd go check it out. We got a plate with popcorn shrimp, halibut fingers, cole slaw, a bun and 2 pieces of cake. It was tasty and we enjoyed it.
When we first got to the casino we were a bit early for the $2 special so decided to play the machines for awhile. I was down then got the bonus and got back up to my original bet plus a bit so decided to cash out. B was playing behind me so I was chatting with him when the attendant came and asked if I'd been playing that machine. Apparently I won the "hot seat" draw. It was a bit different this time, I had to enter a 5 digit # onto a keypad and press enter to see if I won the $250,000. Of course I didn't win, but not to worry because I was was told to pick a box then pick an envelope out of that box. I won $50 so was quite happy about that!! We then proceeded to do a Costco run and all the time we were there I kept thinking of what I could have bought with $250,000.
When we first got to the casino we were a bit early for the $2 special so decided to play the machines for awhile. I was down then got the bonus and got back up to my original bet plus a bit so decided to cash out. B was playing behind me so I was chatting with him when the attendant came and asked if I'd been playing that machine. Apparently I won the "hot seat" draw. It was a bit different this time, I had to enter a 5 digit # onto a keypad and press enter to see if I won the $250,000. Of course I didn't win, but not to worry because I was was told to pick a box then pick an envelope out of that box. I won $50 so was quite happy about that!! We then proceeded to do a Costco run and all the time we were there I kept thinking of what I could have bought with $250,000.
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's Snowing!!
Saturday #1 daughter phoned. She'd been shopping and the smells of the food court made her feel hungry, but nothing appealed to her so she went home and nothing in her fridge appealed to her either, so she phoned me. I told her I had a pot of pea soup made. She very quickly said, "That sounds good!", so I told her to come down and have some. After we had our soup and grilled cheese sandwiches her and I went to the local mall to pick up a few things. It's fun going shopping with her!
Saturday night we went to the church our friend pastors and had a wonderful turkey dinner. For a small church they sure do a great job! We helped with the cleanup then headed home very thankful that the snow that was forcast for that night didn't come to pass.
Sunday we went to our church and the preschoolers put on their Christmas pagent...they are soooo cute, doing actions to the songs and singing at the top of their voices and not caring if they're off key or not! When we came out it was snowing on top of the frozen ground so it was slippery and cold. After lunch I sat on the recliner down by the wood heater and it was so cozy, I fell asleep.
We cancelled going out to Langley for a Christmas concert put on by our daughter's church...didn't feel like braving the ice and snow. Instead I made a batch of shortbread, so now it's feeling a lot more like Christmas! After I finished the cookies I started loading pictures on a memory stick to use in the digital picture frame I bought on Black Friday. The frame said "no computer required" but when I opened it, it had the smallest set of instructions...I've had more detailed instructions on how to use a curling iron!!!! Anyway, I've muddled my way through it by trial and error...sometimes more error than I would have liked...but last night I got my pictures loaded and working!!!
Saturday night we went to the church our friend pastors and had a wonderful turkey dinner. For a small church they sure do a great job! We helped with the cleanup then headed home very thankful that the snow that was forcast for that night didn't come to pass.
Sunday we went to our church and the preschoolers put on their Christmas pagent...they are soooo cute, doing actions to the songs and singing at the top of their voices and not caring if they're off key or not! When we came out it was snowing on top of the frozen ground so it was slippery and cold. After lunch I sat on the recliner down by the wood heater and it was so cozy, I fell asleep.
We cancelled going out to Langley for a Christmas concert put on by our daughter's church...didn't feel like braving the ice and snow. Instead I made a batch of shortbread, so now it's feeling a lot more like Christmas! After I finished the cookies I started loading pictures on a memory stick to use in the digital picture frame I bought on Black Friday. The frame said "no computer required" but when I opened it, it had the smallest set of instructions...I've had more detailed instructions on how to use a curling iron!!!! Anyway, I've muddled my way through it by trial and error...sometimes more error than I would have liked...but last night I got my pictures loaded and working!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Blog Anniversary
I was looking back on some of the blogs I wrote and realized that 2 days ago was the anniversary of my first blog! Tomorrow it will be one year since we had the first snowfall of the 2008/2009 season and we had so much snow after that!!!! We got a little tiny bit of snow yesterday morning, but just enough to colour the driveway and roads. Forcast is for snow tonight. The weather experts say that this year won't be as snowy as last year...let's hope so...I didn't like all that white stuff last year!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Casino Fun
B got the outside Christmas lights up today. I was busy making more Christmas presents but I can't say what they are because the people they're for read my blog...you'll all just have to wait until Christmas to find out what's been keeping me so busy!!
The local casino is having another promotion on so B suggested we go down there tonight. We were playing the penny slots and 'Miss Lucky Penny' came along and gave B an entry form and a case with a penny in it. They're having a draw tonight for one prize of $500 and another for $1000...it would be nice to win that. As I was playing and enjoying my hot chocolate one of the attendants came up and asked if she could check my casino card, she did, spoke into her little radio then said, "Congratulations...you've just won $100 in our 'hot seat' draw. Someone will be here shortly to give you your money." Another gal arrived and asked me to sign for the money and handed me a $100 bill...yahoo!!!!! I won!!!! B was also up $13 from playing the machines so when we left so we didn't feel too too bad that we didn't win the $500 or $1000...although that would have been nice!
The local casino is having another promotion on so B suggested we go down there tonight. We were playing the penny slots and 'Miss Lucky Penny' came along and gave B an entry form and a case with a penny in it. They're having a draw tonight for one prize of $500 and another for $1000...it would be nice to win that. As I was playing and enjoying my hot chocolate one of the attendants came up and asked if she could check my casino card, she did, spoke into her little radio then said, "Congratulations...you've just won $100 in our 'hot seat' draw. Someone will be here shortly to give you your money." Another gal arrived and asked me to sign for the money and handed me a $100 bill...yahoo!!!!! I won!!!! B was also up $13 from playing the machines so when we left so we didn't feel too too bad that we didn't win the $500 or $1000...although that would have been nice!
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