Christmas morn

A tired Autumn Redd dawg lies under the paper, Melissa played Santa, her year since she was in Austrailia last Christmas diving the great barrier reef. Matt and Susan open gifts on the sofa and
our pup dog roots under paper for a lost treat.

Beautiful

The popcorn was replaced this year. The other was 16 years old and was past even resembling "carmel corn" Susan, T.Tom and myself strung air popped corn on quilting thread with a red wooden bead spaced about every 16 to 20 inches to resemble cranberries. An airtight ziplock will insure the popcorn garland to last a few years.

Christmas at Home!

T.Tom,the antler guy, Matt and Susan are here to help trim the tree. We had a nice night, chili for supper and fun with the ornaments. Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, however green your branches...





Walt puts on the lights!

Just a bit of the cookie craze!

If you notice the three separate gingerbread, they are a bit morbid! Melissa gave me some cutters that actually had body parts the were missing due to 'teethe' marks! Yikes
when we make the plates and platters more pics will be posted. This year I have made Peanut butter balls, Coconut birds nests, Walnut stripe cookies, a new one this year-Brown sugar cookies and they are yummy, or course - Spritz, Magic cookie bars, and fudge walnut brownies, plus the sugar cookies and gingerbread you see posted. Still to come, oatmeal scotchies.

some posing!

David and Laura, Matt and Susan and Don and Dana

Wow, TV Addictions!

So are these guys watching anything interesting, of course not, they are watching the tv play christmas songs! Matts pal Paul takes a pic of the tree!

2 Dads Tackle Tree!

Walt and Donald take on the chore of putting the lights on Susan and Matts tree! Lots of fun! Donald sports some Christmas bling, reminds me of Sinbad!

Christmas tree

Here we are deciding why we want such a huge tree! Walt, Susan, her dad and Michele in pic. And Down comes the monstrosity! After some whittling on himselfs part, it will be doable in our modest living room!

Winters Reflection

The blanket of snow begins to fall
the earth is sleeping quietly
A poor man fertilizer I have heard it said

All is gray this early morn
crisp cold stinging air
as one steps from the warmth of home

The birds frequent the feeders
looking for a morsel of food
Their colors bright against the white backdrop

We do not lament, we cry not
we know it is for a season
and all will again awake, spring forth

The black cat looks blacker
the red dawg looks redder
invigorated by the cold as they run about

It is time, time to reflect
to ponder ones life
to be in the moment, at peace

Has it been good, yes
what does the future hold
whatever it is, it will be for me

you see, we love, we sorrow
we despair, we hope, we care
without any of this, what is life

the blanket of first snow has fallen
this beautiful gray morn
it is for a season

The gift He has given
the Author the Finisher
my Lord and Savior

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Turkey and Three Generations

And... Dad goes for the bird! It was fun!



So here are the menfolk at Matt and Susans home. Matt learns from the best the art of carving the bird! More pics to come of the table!