Pecking Order...Pie, Gumbo and Badlands.

Good Morning, Friends...

The weeks are really buzzing by!   I keep hoping for slow days, but I never seem to get any.  It's been cold here with ice to contend with for several days.  I will have my eye surgery this coming Monday and it's supposed to be 80% chance of rain...no matter.  As long as temps don't dip into the freezing zone, we'll be fine.

Crystal (our daughter and Sloane's grandma, Lolli) sent me this photo of Sloane setting the "pecking order" with Critter, the cat.  They pretty well stay clear of one another but sometimes...Sloane feels the need to reinforce things...lol...she was promptly instructed to keep relations civil!

Moving on... I finally heard the call from hubby Larry, to get into the kitchen and make him a chocolate pie!  Of all days, the humidity was awful...cold and icy outside.  Meringues hate humidity so...mine fell flat.  He said it tasted great so not to worry...he'd suffer through, somehow. lol

For lunch yesterday I thawed some homemade chicken and shrimp gumbo poured over rice.  Tasted even better on a cold day.  We always make a huge pot of gumbo in the Fall and freeze it in quart sized Ziplocs.  It's nice not to have to create gumbo every time we want some.  Just thaw and heat.  I do this for soups and stews...chili and pasta sauce.  Saves so much time!

 

This is a dogfood that is being touted as a wonder food by Katherine Heigl, for your pets.  I watched the video and tended to agree!  The stuff they add to regular dogfood is scandalous.  Expensive but I think worth it.  There's another one called, Sunday for dogs that I might go ahead and order when the Badlands sack runs out.  You get twice as much for the money, same ingredients.  I saw it too late...had already ordered Badlands.  I'll let you know if Buddy and Libby like it. Or...go check it out for yourself.

This isn't or wasn't my tree or anyone's tree that I know.  I just saw it on the internet and liked it!  Don't know if I could manage to decorate ours like that but I'd love to try next year.

Well, this is a short post today only because I really didn't do anything this week.  (Aren't you the lucky ones! Lol) 

Hope you all are staying warm or cool wherever you are!

So until next time...

Christmas...Cookies, Quilts and Kids.

Good Morning, Friends!

Well, Christmas will be here before I do another post so, I just want to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!  

These are busy days for most so if you're not done with your shopping, be safe out there!  Look around when getting out of your car...keep your purse or wallet secured while shopping and never turn your back on your buggy!  

I was once in Walmart shopping and had my bag sitting and unzipped... (yes, I was an idiot) and had my back turned towards something on a shelf and when I suddenly turned back to my buggy...there, staring at me, was a young woman reaching for my bag...All I could say was, "I wouldn't if I were you..."  (I was younger and quite capable of defending myself).

We had a "Come to Jesus meeting" in those few seconds of time...and I realized how stupid I had been leaving my bag alone and handy to grab by any self-respecting thief. 

  Totally my fault...but no more.  I'm a quick learner.  She smiled that "busted" kind of smile...turned on her heel and slowly walked away.  I didn't stop shaking until I was safely locked inside my car...

Internet photo...not my bag.  But I never fail to clip my bag to the buggy.  Zipped.  

Those straps aren't just for babies...

Isn't it sad we have to take such precautions?  It might never happen to you but just don't take a chance.  

Never used to be this bad...

What's a post without our sweetie-pie Sloane? lol

Anyway, my shopping is nearly at the finish.  I have another gift I want to get for our son in law.  The kids are coming here for early morning breakfast of biscuits & sausage gravy.  And an egg quiche of some sort...I'll make desserts and candy.  Hot coffee and chocolate, of course...The girls will bring their treats and we'll just enjoy a Christmas morning together.  We had them all for Christmas lunch last year so now it's our turn to let them go to Everett's family celebration lunch.  I remember all the places we had to go to on Christmas Day so long ago...so fun.

I've made a small test batch of these Oatmeal No-Bake cookies.  We really like them!  I'll make more for Christmas. 

Then, I made some Lace cookies I found on Martha Stewart's baking site... Larry liked them, but I don't really care for this batch because I used dark brown sugar and should have used light brown!  Too much molasses!  They never really got crisp. 

I also got busy and sewed two of the four panels of my quilt together.  I was sick this past week and didn't go anywhere so I managed a bit of sewing.  And no... not perfect but I'm continuing on and will complete the thing! lol

I don't throw these clippings away...saving them for the birds and animals who are still here to use in their nest or beds.

I found this old slide of Larry and I that was taken while we were on a Caribbean cruise in 1980.  I managed to put it on my phone and use my limited skills to make it "seeable"...lol...gads, we were infants! Larry was already turning grey at 26.

Speaking of Larry, another treatment done...the next will be on the 22nd.  He is continuing to do well!  Thank you for your prayers and...Thank you, Jesus!

Our Air Force granbabies that won't be with us this year...Sara and Tylar (stationed in Hungary) and....

Alyssa, William and Wesley (Alyssa's service furrbaby)  stationed in Arkansas.

God, how we miss them...

This never fails to make me smile...

Well Friends, until next time, May you all enjoy your Christmas...and may God keep you all wrapped in His loving arms.