Time to wake up !!!

Ok guys just what have you been up to? I know the holiday is approaching and we are all running around like mad trying to get everything together. Tell me what your plans are for Christmas. I am taking my daughters to my Dad's house where we are all bringing a dish and gifts of course and we will probably spend the day there just hanging out.  I am lucky enough to be off from work on Christmas .. YEAH !! So come on share your plans with me. I hope you all have a very Blessed and Merry Christmas !!!!

Christmas Eve is going to be celebrated at my granny's house. We do soups/appetizers...I think this year there is going to be chili, chicken and dumplins, mini sandwhiches, pigs in a blanket, veggie tray, cheese and summer sausage tray and lots of sweet stuff. I'm making "cheesecake tarts" that I found on bariatriceating.com They're mini cheese cakes in a cupcake holder deal. They sound yummy and are the perfect size to settle that sweet tooth. I can't wait to see how they turn out. We also play goofy games that can last for hours. This year, we drew names for christmas gifts. Last year, we did a photo exchange. Since no one had updated pictures of each other, we exchanged updated photos.

There aren't any plans for Christmas Day. Hubby and I may go see a movie. He has been dying to see "I am Legend" the new Will Smith movie and the new "National Treasure" Other than that, probably lounging around the house. I'm also off from work on Wednesday so I may check out some of the after christmas sales.

I hope you have a great Christmas Juanita!

We have finally gotten everything done that had to be done away from the house. I told hubby that there was no way I wanted to be near any store today. We are going to our son's house tonight to get together with his family and our daughter and SIL. This year we are doing chili. I'm making a pot using ground beef and no chopped onion, because hubby doesn't like onions, and my SIL is making a pot using venison with the chopped onions. DDIL is providing all of the accompanying sides, sour cream, cheese, salsa, chips, lettuce, tomatoes, chopped fresh onion, etc. We are each bringing a dessert. I'm taking chocolate crinkles. They're not sugar free but they are my kid's favorite cookie. A few years ago our church changed from a midnight service on Christmas Eve to a 5 o'clock service to be more convenient for families with small children. Hubby and I will have our own midnight celebration to light the Christ candle. Christmas Day hubby and I plan on going to see the new National Treasure movie.  We are both off until January 2nd so we have plans for some work around the house as well as some fun. We want to go see ICE! at Opryland and I want to finish the bathroom we added to our house.  All I have left to do is grout the tiles and hang the wallpaper, then we will be ready to move in the "furniture", commode and vanity. Oh, and hang the shower doors and door between our bedroom and the bathroom. We are both looking forward to having it finished because it has a 48" shower. It's funny, we both grew up in large families, hubby is oldest of 9 and I am middle of 8, with one bathroom and now with just the 2 of us we have 2 bathrooms.