We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
Amanda sent us this pic of Garrett and Amary helping her bake cookies.
Our beautiful Julianna made honor roll!
Presents were opened and enjoyed.
The table looked beautiful and filled with yumminess! The wine was sweet and not too strong.
Even the Instant Pot got a wintery jacket! And Amanda sent me a springy one!
I made a breakfast casserole on Christmas morning in the Instant Pot! It was so good, and warmed up so well the next day (today) in the microwave!
Christmas afternoon we went to Sharon and Jim's house for dinner with the family. I got to spend some time with nephew David, showing him pictures of my girls and their spouses and kids. Living 3 hours away, he hasn't got to see them for a while. We were at Sharon's til almost 9, and had a lovely time!
And now the holiday is over, and real life comes back! Not a bad thing. I've been listening to Christmas music since November 1, and I will miss it when it stops in the next few days. I like the hype and excitement leading up to Christmas. I didn't decorate this year. After the kitchen renovation, I was not up to moving another piece of furniture. The good thing is, now I don't have to take it all down!
This weekend we're going to my cousin's daughter's wedding, and the following weekend I'm going to a baby shower, both fun things.
And 2018 is almost history!
Rainy and dreary, but at least it's not snow! It's in the 40's today, not typical mid December weather.
We're loving the redesigned kitchen! The last pieces of trim went in this week, and we're waiting to hear from Lowe's about picking up materials not used so we can get the money back for them. Four months for a six week renovation! As my brother Mike said, he could have built me a whole house in that time! Lowe's Sicklerville kitchen department sucks.
I saw these hats when I was at Manda's, and had to buy them for Eddie and Julie! They of course loved them!
I knew I wanted an instant pot. Steph got one from us last Christmas, at her request, and Manda got one on prime day. Manda taught me how to use it when I was at her house, so I ordered it Cyber Monday. I did the water test, then my first project was the cheesecake, which was fabulous! I googled instant pot cheesecake, and it gave me cheesecake #17 on a blog. It was not hard, and it was so good!
Heather gave Ed a 51st birthday party. Everyone brought something, and it was all wonderful. My contribution was a crockpot full of kielbasi and sauerkraut, and I put a pack of hot dogs in at the end, which made the kids at the party happy.
While in Washington, we went to Snohomish on Black Friday to do some shopping. The girls got matching hats, and got Heather one. It's a cute little town with lots of little stores.
Amanda made Amary and Garrett matching pj's. It's hard to believe she's only been sewing for a year!
Amanda made Amary an adorable dress to go see Santa. Garrett looks like he was being a fireman. He's such a picture of Ralph at that age!
While I was putting things away, I came across a marble rolling pin that I'd forgotten about. I showed it to Heather, who said Julie has been telling her they need one. So it went to a good home!
And that's us, up to date!
