Merry Christmas Y'all!!

I hope everyone's Christmas is wonderful and bright with God's Love!

I have spent the past week getting presents together, wrapped and sorted.
We baked for 4 days straight! This allowed me to make a goodie basket for David's workmates!

Christmas can be such a stressful holiday, please stop for a moment and remember the reason for the season!

Lots of love from the Killingsworth's!

Tuesday Tackle!

I found this idea over at Mom Of 3 Girls

So, here goes the well known Christmas Carol to the list that ever groweth for me.


On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me (to tackle!):

Twelve (times 8) Christmas cards to get out, today!

Eleven more gifts to buy…

Ten holiday baked goods to make…

Nine shopping days left…

Eight errands to run…

Seven candles to "light" for the windows (I'm still looking for batteries)…

Six more hours of crockpotting…

Five minutes for golden naps…

Four gifts to make or remake…

Three loads of laundry to do…

Two dinners to plan…

And one lovely husband to love on!

What are you tackling this week? And check out other Tackle It Tuesday posts over at 5 Minutes for Mom!

I won tickets to a Christmas Jazz Concert!

How fun is that??

David and I will be getting dressed up and heading out this evening to the Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. We will be seeing Cyrus Chestnut play his beautiful piano!

It is so nice to be blessed!

Simple woman's daybook

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FOR TODAY Tuesday, December 9th...

Outside my window... It is very windy. We have a massive cold front coming in. So, it is dark with bits of rain. I can't sleep, so I blog!

I am thinking... about all the prayers on my list. I don't make it through the list as a whole very often. I hate that. I want to be a prayer warrior, but I fall way short.

I am thankful for... Computers that work. I have been very slow to get my workstation up to where it needs to be. It is rather tiring finding another application that doesn't work, ie the sound today.

From the learning rooms... I am continuing to be a flybaby with FlyLady.net. She rocks and is keeping my holidays less stressful and more meaningful.

From the kitchen... David brought home fresh goat today. He also brought two recipes for them too. I will be getting the supplies tomorrow. We grilled chix tonight and I sautéed garlic to go with the Brussels sprouts. yumm

I am wearing... David's undershirt..

I am creating... many Christmas treats.. banana bread tomorrow.

I am going... to wake up on time and be cheerful in the morning, although it is 1115 now!

I am reading... The Spider Catcher by Gilbert Morris.. I like it

I am hoping... Life stays as calm as it is now.

I am hearing... the wind outside.

Around the house... Tried a new cleaning tip for sour drains. Pour baking soda down the drain, follow with vinegar and let foam and sit for 10 minutes. Follow with hot water for 1 min then cold for another min. It really works well on my garbage disposal.

One of my favorite things... logic puzzles.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Go see Debra Duncan on "Great Day Houston" taping tomorrow. Hopefully, win tickets to see A Cyrus Chestnut Christmas at the Wortham Center on Friday.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...


Spiral Aloe















From: The Simple Woman's Day Book http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

I had the best Birthday Weekend Ever!

I had to post about this because it means so much to me.

First off, I received some beautiful pearl earrings, a bottle of perfume (a first for me), a candle, a butter dish, and a country plaque that states "Forever For Always and No Matter What"



(Picture from the Christmas Parade and also Marriott.com)

But what made my birthday great was that we went to San Antonio and spent 2 days on the River Walk.. it was so relaxing after a crazy Thanksgiving dinner at my house. We spent it with friends, and so breakfast/lunch/dinner was MY BIRTHDAY out and about.. I usually get forgotten on my birthday.. so it was grand!!

I've been tagged

Lisa-Anne over at The Berry Patch at Home tagged me with this fun little Bookworm Award.

Here are the rules:

Pass this on to 5 blogging friends. Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56. Write the 5th sentence, as well as two to five sentences following that.

"And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain." ~from God's Promises Bible NKJV

Now to the fun part...I tag....

Sally at The Hollavar Wedsite

Enjoy!

Thanksgiving 2008

Oh the fun of Thanksgiving! Well, this year we hosted it at our house. We had a table set for 10 with 13 on the guest list. It worked out that only 10 people came.

Our guest list:
My mom and dad, sister and her boyfriend and 2 kiddos, my youngest brother, and David's mom.

Our menu:
Cajun Butter Fried turkey, gluten free stuffing/dressing*, gravy*, steamed lemon broccoli, pecan sweet potatoes*, Aaron's famous mashed potatoes, Mom's cranberry sauce, jellied cranberry sauce, fruit salad w/o nuts, black olives, and rolls. (* new recipe for me)


*thanks Aaron for taking pictures of the pre-Thanksgiving table!

We had a great time, although it was very stressful for me. It's a lot of cooking, prepping, cleaning and general fussing. It is worth it though. I couldn't have done it without my dear husband, my dad, my mom, and my brother's help. I would have been a very crazy mess without their help leading up to the big day. THANKS GUYS!

I made ornaments for the 6th year to be used as the placecards. In return I asked for an ornament for my tree. When I get my permissions right, I'll upload the pics of the new ornaments and the ones I made this year. Which leads me to compose another post about Christmas ornaments past.. :)

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are the things I am thankful for (in no particular order) :
Family
A great husband
Time to indulge in crafts
Beautiful art
A wonderful niece and nephew
Cooler days in Houston
The ability to get together with other Christians when and where we want..