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Monday, November 30, 2009

On to Christmas!

Now that the Thanksgiving post has been made-- it's officially Christmas time!

Pami & I spent Black Friday doing LOTS of shopping and spending LOTS of money on some absolutely fabulous gifts for some pretty fabulous people. When we got home, Philip had put lights up outside (my very first house with outside Christmas lights!) and then we put up the tree. Tink really likes the tree...
Well, maybe the tree skirt... We also have my Kenyan Nativity Scene on the fireplace surrounded with some lighted garland. There's even some garland around the entryway to our kitchen. Yep, we're on our way to being ready for the season.

Today I attempted to make this wreath from some ribbon I bought for 50% off the other day:

But my bows S-U-C-K-E-D! So i ended up wrapping the wire form with ribbon and sticking some berry picks in it and I think it turned out quite well... what do you think? (Please ignore the dirty front door!)



We're not sure what our plans are for the holiday itself (though I do think mushing is on the calendar-- always!) but I pray all of you are enjoying preparing for Jesus' Birthday!

Our "First" Thanksgiving


Left to Right: Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread & Sage Stuffing, Green Beans with Bacon & Hazelnuts, Deep-fried Turkey injected with honey, beer and apple juice and Pumpkin Yeast Rolls. Not Pictured: Grands Biscuits

Pictured above is a portion of our delicious Thanksgiving feast that we shared with Pam, who was visiting us from Chicagoland. It was delicious and, four days later, we're still eating pretty much everything pictured. We also still have this in the fridge:

Yep, that's cheesecake. Eggnog Cheesecake to be exact. And it. is. amazing. Yummo. Just ask Philip, the man who said to me, "If you make that twice a year, it's not enough."

All, in, all, a great Thanksgiving. It's noted as our "first" because last year we spent the holiday with the Rockey Family out in Palmer. But this year we decided that we wanted our own holiday tradition and so, here it is. Deep-fried turkey and Eggnog Cheesecake.

Thanks, Pami, for coming to visit!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

My Thanksgiving Alphabet

Ancestors

Burt, our dog

Candy

Dean, my car

Erin, my sister

Friends—Old, New & In-Between

GOD!

Home

Ice Cream

Judy, my mom

Kena, our other dog

Love in general

Mushing Season

Nestle’s toll house cookies

Online recipes

Philip

Quiet

Rum :)

Steve, my dad

Tink, our cat

Underwear

Vacuums

Water from the fridge door

Xtra sleep

Youth Group kiddos

Zebras (they’re tasty!)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Early. Freakin. Morning.

This morning I woke up at 3am... and have been awake ever since. Awesome.


(SIDENOTE: Someone really ought to invent a 'sarcasm' font. 'Cause sometimes the italics just don't have enough feeling behind them.)

So, what did I do while the whole house was sleeping?
  • Ordered Christmas cards from Snapfish.com
  • Almost finished mine & Philip's Christmas list to send to Mom-- complete with links, pictures and pretty fonts
  • Researched all the fabulous BLACK FRIDAY DEALS to be had next Friday
  • Downloaded all pertinent Black Friday Store Ads for even more research
  • Made our Thanksgiving Menu
  • Made shopping list for said menu and cookies
  • Wrote Pami's arrival & departure info on our calendar (YAY!)
  • Found a fun new coupony website: alaskacoupondiva.blogspot.com
  • Browsed numerous crafty websites for inspiration to get started on our Christmas stockings (all the fabric is sitting in a bag on the dining room table)
All of this and more when I should be working on this:
Reflections on Culture and Change Paper Identify a major change your organization has, or is, implementing. Compare what is happening to change management principles and point out what could and should be done to implement the change more effectively. Make the paper 2-4 pages, double-spaced pages, with at least a couple of references to the materials in this module. Save your paper as a "Word file" and send it to the instructor, via the Digital Drop Box, NLT Sunday of the second week of this module.
Awesome.
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Christmas With a Capital "C"