We had the whole family in for Christmas Eve last night. The biggest bonus was having Mom here...last spring we weren't sure she'd be here for Christmas...but she is and doing quite well. Every day with her is a bonus!
The oldest granddaughter brought her violin, uke, and flute to entertain us...she's a "one man band". Then B took out his accordian and guitar. Our son-in-law even got in on the musical interlude and played the guitar. I still cannot fathom how people can have a song in their head and when they pick up an instrument the music materializes...I have trouble tuning in a radio!!!
Anyway we had a wonderful time!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wonderful Chrissmassy Weekend
I made my traditional batch of shortbread and on Friday we had two couples from our church over for dinner. Did the meat in the crockpot and it not only came out great but allowed me time to prepare everything else without being rushed. We all had such a fun time then at 9pm we went down to the new Lindt chocolate store that just opened up in the mall nearby...they were having a midnight madness sale on from 9 pm to midnight. Wow! What a lot of people in the store. Many prices were 50% or 40% off. For three people who didn't need anything we did okay and had so many laughs while we were standing in the lineup!
Saturday our two youngest grandchildren came to stay overnight. After we got the baby to bed A (who is 7 and allowed to stay up later) and I baked some lemon ice-box cookies that I'd made up. She was so proud of herself!
The house is sure QUIET when they leave!!!
Tonight I made pizzelles (cookies in Italian) or Kromkokker (in Swedish), so I'm almost ready for Christmas Eve....good thing since there's only 5 "sleeps" left!
Saturday our two youngest grandchildren came to stay overnight. After we got the baby to bed A (who is 7 and allowed to stay up later) and I baked some lemon ice-box cookies that I'd made up. She was so proud of herself!
The house is sure QUIET when they leave!!!
Tonight I made pizzelles (cookies in Italian) or Kromkokker (in Swedish), so I'm almost ready for Christmas Eve....good thing since there's only 5 "sleeps" left!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Christmas Concert Time
Yesterday we were up bright and early to go to the morning performance of our youngest granddaughter's Christmas Concert. She goes to a French immersion school. The school has totally French classes but some of the classerooms are taught totally in English, so a good part of the concert was sung in French. To make things interesting they even sang a Spanish and a Hawaiian song. All in all it was a great concert! The only bad thing was this concert was at the same day and time as two of our other grandkids' concert....how I wish I could be in two places at the same time!!!!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Still Lots to Do
I've been busy decorating for Christmas. It usually only takes 2 or maybe 3 days to get everything decorated but with my sore knee it's taken me almost twice as long! That's what getting old does for ya!!!! Monday B and I went to our oldest grandkids' school to pick up the frozen food order that was their fundraiser. Told our daughter that while we were there we'd pick up the kids and bring them home from school. It was neat sitting in the parking lot and seeing parents drive in, put the "L" or "N" stickers on their cars, then when their kids came out the kids got in the driver's seat and drove! On guy even strapped his bike to the roof of the car so he could drive the car!!
Delivered the grandkids and most of the frozen food to our daughter then headed over to #1 daughter and son-in-law's with their order. Had a great visit with them, then brought our stuff home and got it into the freezer...barely...good thing I didn't buy anything more!!!
Today we met our friends R&C down at the casino. We had lunch and gambled a bit then came back here for coffee and cake and more visiting. We really enjoy their company!
Delivered the grandkids and most of the frozen food to our daughter then headed over to #1 daughter and son-in-law's with their order. Had a great visit with them, then brought our stuff home and got it into the freezer...barely...good thing I didn't buy anything more!!!
Today we met our friends R&C down at the casino. We had lunch and gambled a bit then came back here for coffee and cake and more visiting. We really enjoy their company!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Early Christmas Presents
On Friday we went to Michael's and they had the Cricut cutters on sale reg. $269.99 on for $69.99...think the Canadian store was matching the US store's Black Friday sale because last year they were on sale in the States for that price, but by the time I got there they were all gone. B was with me and said for that price I had to get it and that it would be my Christmas present from him...I wasn't about to argue. When I went through the check out they gave me 3 $5 gift cards (plus the usual fistful of coupons they always give you). The $5 cards had to be used this week but you only had to spend $5 to cash in the gift card and you could only use one card per customer. The hard part was finding something for $5 and it couldn't be a clearence item. B came with me and between the two of us and two trips there (good thing Michael's is close) I managed to cash in all 3 coupons and got some lovely cardstock to make more cards!
Saturday my daughter told me that Mark's Workwarehouse was having a "friends and family" sale...20% off everything from 5pm to 11pm. Had a quick supper, rushed up there and we got B 2 pair of jeans and 2 polo shirts...Merry Christmas...here's your present! From the store we went straight up to our friends J&H and played canasta. H & I were partners against the guys. They were whomping us the first 4 hands but the last hand was fantastic and we totally lambasted them!!!!
Saturday my daughter told me that Mark's Workwarehouse was having a "friends and family" sale...20% off everything from 5pm to 11pm. Had a quick supper, rushed up there and we got B 2 pair of jeans and 2 polo shirts...Merry Christmas...here's your present! From the store we went straight up to our friends J&H and played canasta. H & I were partners against the guys. They were whomping us the first 4 hands but the last hand was fantastic and we totally lambasted them!!!!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Snowy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends. Hope you are all able to celebrate safely!
It's been snowing here since the early hours of this morning. Sure glad we were able to get the car back from the repair shop yesterday...It's got 4 new all-season tires on it and a new radiator, so it should be set to go, but who wants to go out in this...better to stay off the roads and let those who have no choice but to go out have more room on the roads...anyway, yesterday after getting the car we went to Michael's and I got some new scrapbooking/cardmaking toys so now I've got a excuse to stay home and play with them.
It's been snowing here since the early hours of this morning. Sure glad we were able to get the car back from the repair shop yesterday...It's got 4 new all-season tires on it and a new radiator, so it should be set to go, but who wants to go out in this...better to stay off the roads and let those who have no choice but to go out have more room on the roads...anyway, yesterday after getting the car we went to Michael's and I got some new scrapbooking/cardmaking toys so now I've got a excuse to stay home and play with them.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Long Time Since Blogging
It's been such a long time since I've blogged. I've been busy, my knee has been so sore it's hard to walk and I guess, in general I've just been feeling sorry for myself!!! Enough of that!!!
We managed to go up to Cultus Lake with our trailer on Nov. 10. Number 2 daughter, son-in-law and the 4 grandkids came up on the 11th. We had a wonderful time camping with them, even if we did have to wait for the rain to subside a couple of times. Sunday we left and headed down to Beachwood in Birch Bay. We usually go down for the American Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping, but alas my friend whom I go shopping with is scheduled for surgery on the 25th, so there'll be no Black Friday shopping for us this year....and there's apsolutely NO WAY hubby will go with me!!! Anyway we did manage to find some good deals this week, like a turkey for 37 cents a pound. I also managed to get the Christmas gifts for our 6 grandkids, so I was really happy about that. Lots of wind and rain while we were there, but we were snug in our trailer. All was well, until the weathermen started saying the "s" word....snow???...no way!!! We decided to hook up and come home a day early, didn't want to have a repeat of Nov 2006 when we had 2 feet of snow the Saturday night after Thanksgiving.
We managed to go up to Cultus Lake with our trailer on Nov. 10. Number 2 daughter, son-in-law and the 4 grandkids came up on the 11th. We had a wonderful time camping with them, even if we did have to wait for the rain to subside a couple of times. Sunday we left and headed down to Beachwood in Birch Bay. We usually go down for the American Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping, but alas my friend whom I go shopping with is scheduled for surgery on the 25th, so there'll be no Black Friday shopping for us this year....and there's apsolutely NO WAY hubby will go with me!!! Anyway we did manage to find some good deals this week, like a turkey for 37 cents a pound. I also managed to get the Christmas gifts for our 6 grandkids, so I was really happy about that. Lots of wind and rain while we were there, but we were snug in our trailer. All was well, until the weathermen started saying the "s" word....snow???...no way!!! We decided to hook up and come home a day early, didn't want to have a repeat of Nov 2006 when we had 2 feet of snow the Saturday night after Thanksgiving.
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