Friday's Favorite Fives hosted by Living to Tell The Story

Here are my favourites for the week:

1.  Christmas Eve is always my favourite day of the year.  We had a busy day with my three stepsons and their families over .  It was fun to get together and see the grandkids.  But I really enjoyed the evening when it was just my husband and I alone for a quiet Christmas Eve.  The tree lights were on and many candles lit.  We watched my favourite Christmas movie of all time, "The Homecoming" , which is the movie that inspired the Walton series in the 1970's.  I watch this movie every Christmas Eve.

2.  Christmas Day, is , of course, another fave from this past week.  This was the first Christmas of my life that I didn't spend it with my parents and siblings.  I had decided earlier this fall that I wanted to spend Christmas Day in my own home for once.  It was a lovely day.  I thought of my family, but knew that they were well and happy, and really not that far away.  All my family is within an hour and a half from me.  I will be seeing them all this weekend.  So that makes for an extended Christmas!  It was wonderful to stay at home on Christmas Day.  We had a nice quiet Christmas.

3.  My husband and I both had the day after Christmas off.  We spent a lazy day at home.  I stayed in my pajamas the entire day.  Don't know when I have ever done that!  And we watched another all-time favourite Christmas movie:  "White Christmas."

4.  This next fave has nothing to do with Christmas.  Our hen's egg production has been way down due to the fact that they have been molting.  We were down from 9 eggs a day to one, two, and sometimes no eggs.  Well, this week we have finally seen an increase again.  And our new hens that were born last spring have started laying.  We are up to 5, 6, and 7 eggs a day. 

5.  This week a braided rug that I ordered came in.  It gives my kitchen a nice , cozy, warm feeling.  I am loving it!

                                

Friday's Favorite Fives hosted by Living to Tell The Story

Here are my faves from this week:

1.  Sunday was my husband's and my anniversary.  We had a great church service that morning and thought what a great way to spend an anniversary - worshipping God!  We went out for lunch after church, and it was such an enjoyable afternoon.

2.  I worked a few night shifts this week to help out a coworker.  Not too many people are willing to cover for her because of the hours. One morning I came home to crawl into bed after working all night.  My two dogs both hopped up on the bed and slept with me the entire morning.  When I woke up and saw them still on the bed with me, it was such a warm and cozy feeling!   

3.  I spent a good part of Wednesday and today cooking and baking.  Am getting ready for a dinner party here tonight with friends of ours, and then a get-together with my stepsons and their families tomorrow.  I love preparing food for people I care about.

4.  I've been listening to Christmas music quite a bit this week.  It's been so wonderful listening to familiar songs that we don't hear the rest of the year.  Listening to the words has reminded me of the true meaning of the season.  For this I am so greatful. 

5.  My husband and I decorated our Christmas tree a couple nights ago.  That is always fun.  So relaxing to enjoy the lights in the evening.

Christmas in the Country

Gather  your friends and family together and go caroling at a nursing home.  It will be such a blessing!

                                                                                   

Christmas in the Country

Don't forget our feathered friends at Christmas!  Decorate an outdoor tree with suet blocks, birdseed bells, and hollowed-out orange halves filled with birdseed.  The squirrels and chipmunks will love them, too!

Christmas in the Country

Do you have a tea lover on your Christmas gift list?  Tuck some bags of herbal and flavored tea inside a pretty little teapot or a delicate teacup.  Add a muffin mix as a special bonus.

                                                                                     

Christmas in the Country

Cover a buffet table with wrapping paper.  What a festive tablecloth!

Christmas in the Country

      There's nothing like a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter day.  To make a simple gourmet cocoa, add a few drops of mint, cinnamon, or orange extract and stir well.  Yummy!!