Gingerbread House Number Three

We were able to do a gingerbread house with a third set of grand kids yesterday. The youngest of that family was too little to help so she just watched.

Odd Thing to do on the last day of the Year

Don't have a picture to post but wanted to post about our silly thing we did today. It was very warm for Michigan so we did a few things that we hadn't gotten done before the snow came. We put away some swings & toys that the grand kids have here. I also climbed up & cleaned out the eves. Man they were needing to be done too. Now hopefully the rain we are to get yet today will run in the eves & not over them.

Christmas Eve

This is a picture of our local grand kids after they had opened their gifts from the missing ones.

Cookie Making

Our church was going to go caroling so I offered to make cookies to have afterwards & let our grand kids that go to our church help. We made three different kinds. This is how their clothes looked when we were all done. :) They sure had fun.

More Beans

I canned more beans. One day I had seven different kinds. I don't remember just now many jars I ended up with, lost count.

Bad Toe

Ed hit his toe on something, we both remember he did it but can't remember what he hit it on. This is what it looked like after a few days. The toe nail is about to come off so now it looks less colorful.

Christmas Programs

We have had several Christmas programs to go to. Sarah's was first then Benjamins. Katherine & Victoria's would have been next but the weather got bad & it is canceled until Jan. Caleb was able to have his program. It was very crowded so we couldn't get very good pictures. we did see him come in & he looked either scared or nervous.

"Gingerbread" Houses

This is a new annual thing we do with the grand kids that live near us. This is the second year of doing it. Last year we used graham crackers & it was hard to get them to stick together. This year after Halloween we found gingerbread houses made up already, they are actually chocolate favored. So we used that to make our Christmas ones just didn't use the candies & etc that came with them but got Christmas colored candies. The first pictures are of the Dempsey grand kids work on them & the finished product. William gave up on it as he wasn't feeling good. The picture is just as he gave up & I could not get him to smile & look at it.

"Gingerbread" House

I don't know how to get the blog to let me post two sets of pictures & wording so will do it this way. These are pictures of the Orange grand kids working on their house & the finished house. Sorry the house is side ways.

Flower in December

We had some hanging baskets of flowers that were doing so good when the first hard frost came we put them on the porch. One has been blooming for us, sort of a way of thanks we think. But it is neat to have flowers in December.

More Canning

I finally am getting around to posting again. Life has been busy & I have not had time to add anything. But had to share my latest canning with you. We got a big bag of carrots, I think they are seconds & meant for putting out for deer. But I have used them over the years for canning for us & get a great deal as they are only $3.50 for about 25 pounds. I did some with potatoes, onion, celery & ham & some just plain.