The Tree is Up!

It is a tradition the weekend after Thanksgiving,

my husband and I go get our tree with my

brother and SIL.

We were so happy to have my twin cousins 

in town so they could go with us.

I never can seem to get a good picture

We went and got our trees

we always get some funny looks with 2 trees tied up on top

Had a great lunch and visited with my brother

then on home to get the tree up and make dinner.

But wait, it is Santa..............

Santa and Prancer!

Oh Santa...which twin is naughty and which is nice?

I love it when my kitchen is a hub-bub of activity

Home to make dinner

I made the sauce for lasagna and Mr. and Susan layered it

yum!

Sheryl and I were working on updating the 

Charleston Illinois Riot website

The software on it is difficult sometimes and 

we had a little victory and were happy.

the tree was up

and we ate dinner then watched

Christmas Vacation.

The next day was some shopping

and we went to see the movie

Lincoln.

Home to eat leftovers and decorate the tree

it was fun telling them about the history behind certain ornaments

Mr. putting up my angel my Daddy bought

me when I was a little girl

ta da.........

turn off the lights and admire

no holes really, that black hole is where there is a twinkle light.

I have to have some twinkle!

how about a treat 

home made hot chocolate with whip cream and 

chocolate chip peppermint cookies.

Served on my fiesta ware Christmas dishes I bought last year.

whipped cream mustache

you silly girl!

One more day off today

so we headed out to 

Home Goods and Trader Joe's

for some shopping.

Then they will head home and back to work

for me tomorrow.

These weekends are what wonderful 

holidays are meant to be, family time.

So very blessed.

I will look at my tree all season and

think of us putting it up together.

So now some of you are asking about those 

PINK ORNAMENTS?

they live at 1515 and go on my

Grandmothers aluminum tree.

I will be doing it in a couple of weeks.

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

ANN