Christmas 2020

It was a quiet day. Snow melt and 24 hours of rain caused some flooding in the area. It was very wet. Inside, we opened gifts from Tractor Supply. Gave the cats a couple new beds to cozy up to this winter. They immediately claimed owntership. I cooked lasagna and we watched movies. We had a Zoom call with Tim's family at 1. I missed Mom. It was a little too quiet but nice day.

HOLIDAY DECORATING

It's always a challenge to decorate the outside of the house this time of year. One, I am still getting over the emotional fall out of my Mom's passing. Also, it starts to snow and it is a real challenge to manage electric cords in the snow and turning off lights late at night in the snow. So, we decided that we would just focus on the front porch and keep it confined and manageable. We did both an autumnal display of your typical pumpkins, corn husks and fall detritus and then moved onto a more electrically charged Xmas display. We can see everything from our living room window and it's easy to unplug everything before we go to bed. Our small little addition for the holiday.

CHRISTMAS COOKIES

This year we decided to send out a little of our own homemade Christmas. Every year, my Mom would bake me peanut butter cookies and peanut butter fudge and would send me a box for Christmas. I miss getting that box. So, we decided on a new tradition and make and ship our own little box of treats. Tim did most of the baking, however, I got to choose recipes for the assortment and taste test some of the new ones - lucky me! We managed a frenzied last minute cookie wrapping and packing session but were very happy with the results. They taste delicious and we feel good that it is somehting we made with love to our family.

PANTRY CABINET UPDATE

Still working on the pantries in the basement. I am almost complete. Found some corbels that looked good to close in the storage at the top of the cabinet and getting there. Have to put on a top and paint and we can begin to fill it. It's 7.5 feet tall - so lots of space and there will be two of them eventually. This is a tank so I have to wait till next Spring to construct the second one. Have other smaller projects to tackle before then.

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

Back in February of this year, I was in San Antonio for a reunion and bought a bunch of items for Christmas decorating. Then Covid hit and we had practically forgotten I had bought them. We got out the tree and started unpacking some new items for our tree. I was homesick for my family and San Antonio and these things help a little bit this time of year to remind me of good times.

THANKSGIVING 2020