(140) A Busy Monday at Home

I did an overhaul, a big reorg of my craft closet.  

Took most of it out. 

Have a box of things to give away now. 

All the stationary I found at the VNA in October is put away.

I cleaned up the 3 drawer organizer pictured above, 

filled it will all of my stamps (an exercise in doing a live puzzle) and 

then was putting it on the shelf and the entire middle drawer fell out and crashed

to the ground, severely cracking the bottom.

Instead of crying I marched to the laundry room to get the duct tape

and fixed it up really well.  It works good as new. 

And all the stamps are there now.  I lost a lot of time but am so glad 

that I persevered! 

That (re-homing my stamps) emptied 3 other boxes and made space also in the 

coffee table (with 6 cubbyholes) for games and other things.

And I finally found my sewing tall ruler.  

It was against the back wall on the very bottom of the closet....

glad I never bought a new one, I knew I had not lost it!

I think my Husband will be quite happy. 

It was so much work! 

I enjoyed my Godiva hot chocolate; it's creaminess was just perfect. 

I was very pleased. 

I am still processing our unbloggable (had a great text chat with my sister-friend too)

 and feel drained by my processing-work but

also that I made a LOT of progress today.

We are having leftovers tonight and I am so glad for all that was done

today, God be praised, I could not have done it without His mercy.

May God have mercy on us and help us... 

The Seventh Day of Christmas my true love went with me to liturgy and Christmas party!

A very lovely day today!

Liturgy, the last time Christmas is so present in all the prayers....

our church Christmas party! 

Lovely time of visiting with friends, yummy food and hot tea!

I was given some treasures today!

a Cranberry Stilton Cheese, crackers and a box of tea! (that means I am 

up to 6 new teas this Christmas, what an unexpected blessing!) and I was given

a book of all things Christmas in Fairacre by Miss Read! So exciting!

And two very nice movies!! 

So many blessings! 

We had a Walton's day tonight and tomorrow I get to be home all day, 

which is just lovely.

We had cheese, crackers and salad and a bit of chocolate! 

Worked on some birthday cards later on...and did some dishes :)

And that's all for today!

May God bless and protect each of us! 

On the 7th day of Christmas....A Wonderful Warm Delicious Christmas Lunch 2018

We had a wonderful Christmas lunch today!

I invited just three people, 

as I felt I could only do something small this year.

But it was so special!

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Final Menu was...

~- Camembert Cheese and Cranberry Sauce Fillo Bites (Trader Joes)

~Chocolate (a gift from a friend who was there!)

~Green Tea and Chamomile Citrus tea both by Mighty Leaf

~Pork Roast in Crock Pot

~Ree's Creamy Mashed Potatoes with roasted garlic and shallots

~The last jar of my Husband's parents beans from their garden in Ohio, before they moved

~Homemade Apple Sauce (2015)

~Cranberry Sauce (1 bag cranberries, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, boil until cranberries are popping

and it seems done, then cool and it thickens; recipe for this is from Ocean Spray Cranberry bag!)

~Salad made by guest 

Warmed Bread with salted butter on table 

~Cheese Cake from Cheesecake Factory with these toppings:

~Raspberry syrup

~drunken cherries (dried cherries re-hydrated in brandy)

~Chocolate Sauce

~Chocolate and Orange Sauce from PEI

~Dulce de Leche Milk Caramel (Trader Joes)

Wittle Truffel tea + Christmas in Paris tea (Stash tea) 

with cream and sugar optional 

***

It was so very nice!

One of the friends I had over is expecting her third child

and had not been to my home before because it's over an hour drive

from her place + 2 young kids.

We had such a nice time of fellowship, the three ladies

with myself and my Husband.

So that was a blessing.

***

I think the meal was exactly what I hoped it would be,

warm, relaxing (my two friends helped me with the last details,

I was running late due to various things that happened yesterday

and I ran out of steam last night so I did not have the table set

the night before like I usually do).... but it all worked out and was delicious! 

***

I hope to do one more Christmas dinner,

God willing, with my dear friend and her son, our Munchkin,

on Theophany night.

That menu will include...

~Turkey with Egg Noodle Casserole (An Amish recipe) 

~Salad

~Cranberry Sauce

~Stuffing if I can find it (it's frozen!) 

~Broccoli (if it's not in the casserole, I need to look at

the recipe again!)

~Hot Apple Cider 

Dessert will include...

~Turtle Brownies

~Cranberry Pie (if I can find it!)

~Tea and Hot Chocolate 

***

Tomorrow DV is St Basil's Day and the Circumcision of Christ, 

is the Church New Year and happens to be our 

Church Christmas Party also.

***

I had so much fun decorating the house with the 

Christmas towels, Christmas Dishes, playing Christmas music...

It was a really nice day and I am really grateful for it.

And that we are currently not sick like we were a year ago! 

Praying that we do *not* get sick this year...

so many have a terrible flu this winter, 

I am hearing about it in different States and also Provinces of Canada. 

May God have mercy on us and save us all!

***

Christ is born! 

Glorify Him!