All things holiday

Thanks Rosemary, yes that is my only grandson Charlie with his Aunt Nichole. She is my oldest daughter, Charlies mother is next to the oldest, her name is Tiffany. Nichole & Tiffany look a lot a like and when Charlies' tired he's not picky. ^_^

Very cute, Santa baby.

Just got back from my niece's house. Very nice get-together. Appetizers and desserts. YUMMMMOOOO!

Christmas Greetings!

We got a little live music last night from DS.

That's a wonderful photo, Rosemary.....it must be bittersweet for you knowing the kids will all be off to college next year....Pixie, Charlie gets cuter by the day.....

Thanks for your thoughts, Robin. Just can't get every thing done in senior year. My son just had to quit orchestra to get time to study for the Math II subject test. The stakes just get higher and higher. Fortunately the conductor invited him to play-in or return any time.

That's nice of him. DS played her flute at Midnight service last night.
Merry Christmas everyone!

jan, you'll probably never forget what your daughter sounded like. A wonderful memory.

Any New Year's plans????

We meet for church on Saturday nights since we are currently renting space from another church so we'll be having a party after service with catered foods and apps and desserts provided by individuals. Don't know if I'll be well enough to go though, I feel really bad I was supposed to do the decorating...I had all these really cool ideas too....NUTS....

Feel better Jen!

We babysit the girlies, will have them all afternoon and night this time. We don't party to much to begin with so New Years isn't any different for us!! LOL
I enjoy having the girls, we will have a fire in the yard and toast marshmallows and eat popcorn. We let them stay up if they can, so far they haven't made it until midnight but I think this year they might!

No, no plans this year. Maybe, we could build a fire, too. That sounds great!

A Yule Log sounds like just the thing! Quite an interesting tradition and history. Hre I can view two fireworks displays from my yard as downtown Annapolis does First Night with fireworks at seven for "kids" and then again at midnight for "grown ups".

Was always jealous the New Years arrived on the East Coast an hour before than my childhood home out in the country near Chicago.

One year I celebrated New Years Eve on the Staten Island ferry! Magical to hear all of the joyful noise New York City can make!

Quiet or noiseful may the passing of the old and the coming of the new be a treasure to us all. Judy

We don't New yrs party. I watch football, hard on the DH.

We have DH's sister and cousins over for New Year's Day. Pork roast and sauerkraut is on the menu.

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Came down to my DH's house early in the week to help out while she goes thur some blips with her pregnancy. Her siblings decided to drop in for the weekend to spend some time with her since she doesn't move from the house much.H Today we decided to let her 5 year old stay home from kindergarten, and it's a good thing that we did! His dad won't be home from a business trip until tomorrow AM and my daughter went to the hospital this morning to see what the cramping is all about. There would have been no one here for James after school. I am beginning to REALLY appreciate the way things have been falling into place in our lives so that we have been able to cover all events and emergencies.

I did have use of her car yesterday and did all the shopping for the breakfasts, lunches and dinners while the crowd is here. New Year's Eve dinner will consist of hot and cold appetizers, salad, lasagna and marinated filet mignon roasts. We have sparkling grape juice and citris juices for the kids' toast and James and I are practicing "Auld Lang Syne" so that we can provide some quality entertainment. I hope they don't Boooooo us.

We always stay home. We will stay up for midnight, then usually go to bed.

I will probably be in bed by 11....on New Year's Day, there will be six of us for corned beef & cabbage.....don't know why it's become a tradition....my aunt used to serve 'lucky bean' soup.....

I get to choose the meal on New Years day since it's my birthday. Ham this year!

Nice celebration!

mmmm I love corned beef and cabbage and ham but not together LOL

We go out to dinner early on New Years Eve, then asleep before midnight. Went out to dinner last night and tonight for DHs 60 th birthday (today).

Happy Birthday to him! (Is he asleep yet??)

I know were both getting up there!

Hope your DH had a wonderful birthday, Debi!

Happy Birthday, Debi's honey!!

Thanks Robin and Jan

have already placed the chinese food order...............

Eggplant grinder tonight....not very festive, but I like it, and am having a large meal tomorrow.

DH and I are on our own tonight. He picked up some small steaks.

house is cleaned and I made the pretzel bread for tomorrow.

No party. For those who like he rose parade. It is on Mon starting at 11 am eastern time.

Pretzel bread sounds interesting

it's a bread in the shape of a pretzel. It is flavored with mace.

So not salty, hmm. I just cleaned out my spice cupboard and tossed mace.

Isn't that what we spray the bad guys with?!!

Anyone do resolutions?? I never have.

Nope!

Not me

Nope, not me, no how.

How about a holiday hellebore????
Very early....last year was Feb 27