Tuesday, November 27, 2018

It's beginning to smell like Christmas!

The past two days have been so busy but so fun!!!  Most of the men are off to the cabin to hunt!  (Mike is home this time.  Golfing has become his hobby now and so hunting happens only if he's got the urge or desire.  He decided to stay home and work instead.)  This is always when my mom and sister and I get together!  Sunday night, I went over to Jody's and Mom and Mim were there too!  The children played while we sat and chatted.

On Monday, we did our annual shopping day as sisters!!!  Jody's girls came over and stayed at my house with my kids while we us ladies went out for the day!  We (sister and sister-in-laws plus Mom) met at Waffle House for breakfast.  Then we went Christmas shopping!  The day was filled with lots of buys, lots of food, lots of good laughs and plenty of coupons!!!

Mom kept mentioning Park City Mall and so we ended up there around lunch.  We ate chine food in the food court and then shopped the mall! 


We also made stops at Old Navy, HomeGoods, Target, Chickfila for Peppermint Milk Shakes and more!!!  Jody really wanted to take us to her favorite thrift store and we sat and laughed as we all waited for her at the very end!  She was in her glory being here!  :)


We had the Yukon filled with great buys and plenty of gifts!  We finished the day with eating again but this time at MOD Pizza.  It was raining most of the day and now it was dark and we were tired and ready for rest!!!


We all went back to Jody's for our vehicles and went to pick up our dear children!

Thanks ladies for another fun day out together!!!!  What a blast!!!

Now, it time to get some gifts wrapped up one of these days and put under the tree!


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Sticking to our traditions, the day after shopping Mom, Jody and I bake Christmas cookies and do chocolates!  Mom and Jody came to my house today and we did lots of chocolate covered peanut butter crackers!


Jody did peanut clusters too.


We made some pretzel bark and peppermint bark.


We baked a batch of chocolate crinkles and one go of sand tarts!



The house again smells amazing! 

This is why Christmas is the best season of all!  Baking and playing with chocolates all the while listening to Christmas music playing in the background is heavenly!!!

It's the best time of year to celebrate and do extras with the family!!!

Happy birthday Jesus!!!  It's because of you that celebrate!!!