Friday, December 14, 2007

A Few Things to Check Off My List . . .

My apologies to everyone I cursed in my last post. I was just having a little breakdown and I needed to vent. I am sorry and restitution will be forthcoming (remember my guilt issues.)

McKayla and Madison decorated the tree for me. We made the gingerbread stained-glass cookies and dehydrated the oranges and apples a week ago. We have been stringing popcorn, cranberries and golden raisins all week. But thankfully, my girls stepped up and did it all. What great girls I have.

Ryan's Christmas Party at The Parker was last night. Very cool setting. The interior design was straight out of the late sixties/early seventies with many original items. Cool lighting fixtures. The salon looks like a set from the Sonny & Cher show. The Parker is a very old hotel here and was recently featured as a new reality show called The Parker. It will be on soon.

When we got home I planned out my Friday and then got back to work on the book. Finished at about 11:00. Yeah! It will make a wonderful movie.

Up at 5:00. Two turkeys in, shower, wake up girls. We finished the New Testament today! (That was our goal for the year for Family Scripture reading.) Load the car school by 7:45. I did not get any pictures because I was running back and forth to drop off girls (THANK YOU Tabitha & Kodi - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU) and then picking up the turkeys. We had great volunteers, lots of donations, and plenty of food. We gave all the leftovers to a couple families who were struggling financially. What a relief to have it over. But what a success.

10 comments:

Chauna said...

WHAT A CUTE TREE! I LOVE IT!! I have tried before to have the popcorn on the tree, but I was too impatient with the popping and I would get very upset when the popcorn would break! And those cookies are AMAZING...is that recipe in our little cookbooks we got from your party??

Jessica said...

You are an amazing woman, I only hope I can be half that you are when I grow up:) If I grow up:0

Anonymous said...

I stumbled onto your blog while looking for tips on stringing cranberries. Could you tell me how long they will last after being strung? Do they drip or get soggy or anything like that? I think it would be perfect to have popcorn and cranberries and very little else on our tree this year with two little boys in the house. Any suggestions?

The rlmmmmcaress family said...

Joann-if you use regular cranberries you have to do be discriminating (only use ones that are very firm) with a small, thin needle. Then periodically check to see if they are soggy and remove. Most will last the whole time it you live in a dry climate. My alternative is using the craisins-dried cranberries. They are smaller and flat, but they also are shiny and you don't have any of the risks with the fresh.

Dayna said...

I love your tree, it looks so yummy and cute!

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for that advice. Dry climate? Not exactly, Oregon. So, I think the suggestion of the craisins is probably the way we'll go. Thank you, your tree looks great. Love the cookies too.

Lizzie said...

I don't know how you do it all.

I also had no idea you were so Martha Stewart and Ina Garten. They have trees that look just like that on their shows and Martha's magazine. I love that you do all these projects with your girls.

Sorry you were declared "old" from the pulpit. Yikes. And I'm really not that much behind you, so double yikes. = )

Audry said...

Your tree is great. You do so much, I wish I had the ability to do all you do.

Kodi said...

Your tree looks beautiful in the perfectly round room! Way to go! I can't wait till Kail and Mia become Makayla and Madison (you know SUPER helpful!) Except then I will have to face a daughter old enough to be in YW which we have now learned is the official declaration of 'old'. Glad you made it through Friday. . .it's always a treat to have the two little M's to visit.

Kyle said...

We (Aubrey and I) love your tree! She had to look at close up shots and now she wants to string popcorn. Thanks alot! :)