Days 20 and 21 ~ Part 2 of Peanut Butter Ball Making

Days 20  & 21 of @HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY

Capturing the Season in Photos

 

My mother and youngest son have gotten together to make these delicious Peanut Butter balls for years, since he was tiny!! This year was no different except for ... well you'll see if you watch the video at the end of this post! ;)

 

 

Shane & his grandma working diligently

while I'm in the office.

 

They call me in to snap some photos of their progress. I had been hearing an awful lot of giggling.

The finished product! They turned out so creamy and delicious!

 

Shane remembered his older brother likes his Peanut Butter Balls best if not dipped in chocolate so he built him a Christmas tree with the plain P.B. balls and decorated it! I think it's adorable!!

 Delilah was thrilled to help! She really cleaned that bowl well!

 

Just a few moments earlier, a lot of laughing and noise brought me into the kitchen. They were having way too much fun in there! This is what I found! Pay close attention to our "ninja-dog" Delilah!

Note Card Party at Vee's

 I was so happy to stumble upon A Haven for Vee tonight and find that she is hosting a Christmas Note Card Party. I'm excited to add my post to Mr. Linky and then head out to visit some new to me blogs!
To join in, come on over to Vee's Note Card Party!!

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These are a few of my favorite things!

An ornament to remind us of the REASON for the SEASON!

 

 

A glimpse of our tree.

 

A house we caroled at last year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS from our house to yours!

Day 19 ~ Capturing the Season

Day 19 ~ #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY

I love the warmth and coziness
that Christmas decor
brings to our home!

Click on photo to enlarge.  

Day 18 of Capturing the Season

Let the night of Grandma & Grandson Peanut Butter Ball making commence!
This year they had an extra helper - our new buddy Jingle Bear! He kept inching closer and closer!

 Delilah knew she smelled peanut butter!

Days 17 & 18 ~ Capturing the Season

Day 18 ~ Tuesday

My view right now as I sip on Apple Cinnamon Spice Tea and blog at my breakfast nook table. It's our front door waiting for you to come a knockin'!!!  Come on over and I'll fix you a cup and we can talk all night!

Day 17 ~ Monday

Our little friend, “Jingle Bear” made another appearance Monday, but he wasn’t being NAUGHTY---he was being NICE!!
Can you tell what he did to help out around the house on Monday?

Capturing the Season~Days 15 & 16

Saturday's #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY

Day 15

 

Jingle Bear is at it again! He opened our mail! In doing so, he got the honors of opening our first Christmas Card of the season---

 

and reading it. (HOW RUDE!)

 

 

But he's so cute - I can't be angry at him!

 

Thanks to Andy and Natalie Williams for their sweet card!

 

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Day 16 of #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY

 

 

Glimpses of our tree

Day 14 ~ Our Merry GRINCHmas Party!

PARTY!

It was a last minute decision 

but it all came together beautifully! 

We dressed in green - you know, like the GRINCH!

We ate green food and drank green liquids.

We love it when our house is full of NOISY friends!

Day 13 ~ Our 26th Wedding Anniversary

I married my 

"Knight in Shining Armor"

 twenty six years ago today!!!

This is how we looked last year on our anniversary day. We had just moved in to our new home and had spent most of the night unpacking and setting up housekeeping. We had talked about making reservations at Bern's Steakhouse, but due to the move, things were so hectic and we were so tired, the reservations were never made. (yeah, my fault) We did make it out to Chili's for dinner that night with our two sons joining us. It was the best 25th anniversary dinner I could have hoped for!

This year, our 26th, I am sick; so my "Knight in Shining Armor" zipped off to our oft frequented Chinese take-out place and brought my favorite to me, Orange Chicken! Yum! THEN...he was called in to work! A key player unexpectedly "quit" this afternoon and the restaurant is swamped. My husband didn't blink an eye but ate his Orange Chicken quickly, changed his clothes, and hurried out the door...to work on his scheduled day off. You see, that's the kind of man I married! He isn't only my "Knight in Shining Armor", he is that valiant Knight for everyone in his life. I'm so thankful to be married to such a caring, hard working man of character who loves the Lord with all his heart!

Agustin & Pam

December 13, 1986

Honey, I love you so much and I'm sorry we didn't get to have a nice evening together on our anniversary. Sigh. Maybe next year? 

Day 12 ~ Candy Canes!

Once again, I'm playing catch up with my daily #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY meme.

Wednesday, I stirred my coffee with a candy cane. I then commenced taking photos of candy canes. You know-trying to get in touch with my "artsy side". I failed.  ;) But my, aren't candy canes so pretty? They just scream out CHRISTMAS!

Day 11 ~ A Cute Surprise!

Well, it seems while we slept last night, our naughty little Jingle Bear got into some mischief that he couldn't get out of. Look what Shane found Tuesday morning when he reached into the cupboard to get a glass for his juice!!

Silly little bear!

Day 10 ~ Our Little Trouble Maker!

Let me introduce you to a cute little guy who has been making himself comfortable around our home!

His name is "JINGLE BEAR".

He enjoys making messes.

This is what Shane woke up to Monday morning! Not only did Jingle Bear use Shane's toothbrush without asking, he also  made a mess with the toothpaste!

He enjoys surprising us when we least expect it.

We've grown to love him!

Day 9 ~ An Early Christmas Present!

Sunday-another sheep came into the fold.

Our hearts are encouraged!

A. gave his heart to the Lord!

It is such a precious thing to witness a child come to Christ!

I still love this little poem I learned as a child: 

'What can I give him, poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd, I'd give a lamb.

If I were a wise man, I'd do my part.

Yet what can I give Him? I'll give Him my heart!'

~Author Unknown

Our Pastor (a.k.a. "My Dad") and A.

The happy little guy in the striped shirt has recently started attending church with his grandparents. (There is another great story there!) I've been privileged to have A. in my Children's Church class for several Sundays now. The past two Sundays, I've sensed that he was moving closer and closer to the point of wanting to know more about the doctrine of salvation. He approached my dad before Sunday evening service, and well...A. is now my brother in Christ!

 A. with his tickled Grandparents!

A. with his happy teacher and her happy helper!

Day 8 - Can You Guess What This Is?

This is ...

 what's left of the Peppermint Twist milkshake Shane and I shared from 

Arby's tonight!!

A delightfully yummy taste of the season!

Day 7 - Capturing the Season

Christmas is a busy time of the year so a helping hand in the kitchen is always welcomed. Here Shane prepares dinner one night this week. While I filmed this, I felt a twinge of jealousy eek in as I watched the chicken get such a great massage! ;)

Day 6 - Peace, Hope, Joy

Day 6 of #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY (See link in my side bar)~  Three little words, Peace, Hope, Joy ~  all gifts available to us. Thank you God for sending your son Jesus on that first Christmas Day. I bought these little candles last year right before Christmas. They have a gold lining inside and look oh so gorgeous in real life. 

Days 4 & 5 - Walking out of My Barnes & Noble Store

Sunday, as I walked out of our Barnes & Noble store, I was happy to catch a glimpse of this little "old fashioned" peek of Christmas. It seems many towns are decorating less and less for this special holiday. 

Yikes! Due to a surprise dinner invitation yesterday, I got thrown off my schedule and was out of the house until after midnight last night. I allowed a day to lapse without posting a photo of the season for the #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY I'm participating in. So today, you're getting a "two-fer"!

 You can read more about it over at Social Savvy Mom.  

 I also felt inclined to take a wider shot since the two buildings shown here are former places of employment of two important men in my life. Dad used to work in the large glass building for TIME Customer Service. My husband once was manager at this Ruby Tuesday location! It's amazing how something as simple as looking through a camera lens can bring something small into focus. My dad and husband both spent a lot of time in the same part of town, only several years apart. I just thought it was kind of neat.

 DAY 5 ~ I want to share with you some "sub-way" art I'm going to be printing out and framing. I found this on Pinterest of course! You can find so  many more fabulous free printables for the season by clicking on the following link:

It's Written On The Walls

I might download a variety and frame them all. I'll share a photo of the complete projects later.

Day 3 of #HOLIDAYPHOTOADAY - Savoring Sweet Moments

These days, my moments with both sons under one roof at once are rare, so I truly SAVOR each moment we have together. Another reason to love the Christmas Season~it seems to afford us more time in each other’s company…


Son #1 came by the house today on a mission. What was that mission? To help his “little” brother start his birthday week celebration off right. After they strung lights on one of our Christmas trees, (not to worry, I still have work to do on those pitiful branches!) they were off to see “Red Dawn” and grab a bite of food before going home to son # one’s apartment for a night of gaming. Now I need to come up with something for day two of the promised week long celebration!! Any suggestions for a soon to be 15 year old whose actual birthday isn’t until Wednesday?

Day 2 - A Little Touch of Christmas...

Today's #HolidayPhotoADay was taken this a.m. during our Children's Church service. Here one of my youngest students shows off the Christmas headband I gifted her. One of the things I love most about Christmas is the light in the children's eyes! It really helps us "grown ups" to get in touch with our inner child during this season. Don't ya' think?

Day 1 - Capturing the Beauty of the Season

Ahhh it's finally here, December. I'm excited about posting my first picture, capturing the holiday's beauty and what it means to me. If you'd like to join us in sharing your daily photo for the season, just click on the button here, then copy and paste the link into your post draft.

  I found it fitting to choose the picture below to start off with. It is my heart's intent to stay focused on Jesus during this holiday season. After all, without Christ, there is no real Christmas. 

Luke 2:11 "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord."