Happy New Year!

Considering the old and looking forward to the new, that’s how I’m ringing in the new year! I’m posting my Happy New Year greetings early and will see you all again in 2012! Highlights of 2011! Our son Josh opened his own Mortgage Office with his parent company in January and had an open house [...]

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Feed The Birds?

I’m really not sure who is getting more of the birdseed… I see plenty little birds coming to the feeder, also. Today I have to refill the feeder because it is empty! Tomorrow all the Christmas boxes are coming down out of the attic again and I hope to re-organize everything while I put stuff [...]

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I Recommend to You…

…my favorite purchase for cooking in 2011! These onion goggles deliver on their promise. Tear free when chopping, dicing, slicing or mincing onions! I can’t tell you how many onions I’ve chopped this year but I can say I’ve done it tear free. I bought these beauties at Lepp Farm Market in Abbotsford. I bought [...]

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Brie en Croute for New Years?

A simple great appetizer for your New Years gathering. Head over to MGCC to see the easy method.

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By Now It’s Christmas Past…

Before we went to bed on Christmas Eve the table was set for our Swedish Pancake Breakfast. I was up several times during the night receiving texts and talking with Katie in North Carolina with updates on when Andrew might arrive back to the base from Afghanistan. It felt a little like those days long [...]

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas…

I’m dreamin’ tonight of a place I love Even more then I usually do And although I know it’s a long road back I promise you I’ll be home for Christmas You can count on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents under the tree Christmas Eve will find me Where the love light [...]

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Joy! Joy! Joy! ~ It’s Christmas 2011

Angels From the Realms of Glory Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o’er all the earth; Ye who sang creation’s story Now proclaim Messiah’s birth. Refrain Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. Shepherds, in the field abiding, Watching o’er your flocks by night, God with us is [...]

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Christmas Eve Day

The stockings are ready for “Santa” but more importantly our hearts have been filled with what God did many years ago for us and our hearts are ready for what He will do this day for all of us. It is fresh excitement and anticipation that we are filled with today. May God bless all [...]

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New Moon…

Looking out at the Sunrise on Thursday morning I saw our new moon. We were very frosty and cold. I was also on the phone with my dear mom on Thursday trying to get a recipe for one of my favorite Christmas treats that she bakes. It’s going to take a lot of experimenting to [...]

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Winter is Here…

I’m looking forward to longer days now that Winter Solstice has arrived. Sad but true, I found out the hard way that my body now rejects egg nog. Sigh***. I’ll need to replace this great treat with something that doesn’t distress. Still experimenting with the tea strainer star effect with my camera. Thanks Vee for [...]

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