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Season’s Greetings

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Checking in with greetings of the season, and my best wishes that you are having as much fun as I am!  This may be one of our best Christmases ever, with both of my children under one roof, and my little grand daughter full of excitement and anticipation.  Santa will be coming for sure, and we are ready for him.

The tree is trimmed, the packages wrapped, the cookies baked, and most important–all my sewing done.    I  made zippy bags for the girls I work with, and a Sew Together Bag for a special someone.  Would you believe that just a couple of days ago I discovered the most perfect little gift I could have made for everyone on my gift list?  Here is a link for those of you who still have time:  Microwave Bowl Cozy.  Next year for sure, I will be cranking these out for everyone.  Easy, cute and so practical. You know how when you heat up a bowl of soup or stew in the microwave and it is too hot to really handle when you want to take it out?  You just place your microwave dish full of food on the cozy and heat it through in the microwave.  It serves as a potholder and bowl holder both.  Brilliant.

My sewing room has been turned into a guest room for my son until New Year's, so I can't even get close to  my sewing machine.  We are having too much fun with other activities right now anyway, so it is no sacrifice.  Today Eva and I made frosted shortbread cookies.  I rolled out the dough and guided her where to put the cookie cutter down, and let her do the decorating when they came out of the oven.  The frosting turned out a bit lurid in color and she was a bit heavy handed with the sprinkles,  but Eva is completely satisfied with the results.  Memories, we are making memories.

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Hope the memories you are making are splendid too!  

I am looking forward to getting back to regular posting in the New Year, with lots of quilty projects and ideas.  Happy holidays everyone!

48 responses to “Season’s Greetings”

  7. This week I had two grandchildren, boy 8 & girl 11 making and decorating cut-out cookies. They were adopted from China at a young age and have done this with me before. End result was they had fun and probably ate half of what they made! (Lots of sprinkles too.) My motto is whatever happens at Grandma’s house, stays at Grandma’s house! Then they just wanted to play board games with me. The next day I had the 14 year old grandson (who was adopted from the Ukraine when he was 9) over to do the same. He’d never made cookies before – he wasn’t interested in doing it the past couple of years but I have to say he enthusiastically really got into it with some great decorating. He and I had a good time and I think he really enjoyed the afternoon with Grandma as well as the experience of making cookies. Building memories for sure – it’s the best part of Christmas and what it’s all about as far as I’m concerned. It’s also the best Christmas present ever for me. Keep building those memories with Ava. My 19 and 17 year old grandkids still refer to our cookie making times. Enjoy your time with your boys. My two boys and their families will both be with us this year and I’m so looking forward to it.

  8. This week I had two grandchildren, boy 8 & girl 11 making and decorating cut-out cookies. They were adopted from China at a young age and have done this with me before. End result was they had fun and probably ate half of what they made! (Lots of sprinkles too.) My motto is whatever happens at Grandma’s house, stays at Grandma’s house! Then they just wanted to play board games with me. The next day I had the 14 year old grandson (who was adopted from the Ukraine when he was 9) over to do the same. He’d never made cookies before – he wasn’t interested in doing it the past couple of years but I have to say he enthusiastically really got into it with some great decorating. He and I had a good time and I think he really enjoyed the afternoon with Grandma as well as the experience of making cookies. Building memories for sure – it’s the best part of Christmas and what it’s all about as far as I’m concerned. It’s also the best Christmas present ever for me. Keep building those memories with Ava. My 19 and 17 year old grandkids still refer to our cookie making times. Enjoy your time with your boys. My two boys and their families will both be with us this year and I’m so looking forward to it.

  9. This week I had two grandchildren, boy 8 & girl 11 making and decorating cut-out cookies. They were adopted from China at a young age and have done this with me before. End result was they had fun and probably ate half of what they made! (Lots of sprinkles too.) My motto is whatever happens at Grandma’s house, stays at Grandma’s house! Then they just wanted to play board games with me. The next day I had the 14 year old grandson (who was adopted from the Ukraine when he was 9) over to do the same. He’d never made cookies before – he wasn’t interested in doing it the past couple of years but I have to say he enthusiastically really got into it with some great decorating. He and I had a good time and I think he really enjoyed the afternoon with Grandma as well as the experience of making cookies. Building memories for sure – it’s the best part of Christmas and what it’s all about as far as I’m concerned. It’s also the best Christmas present ever for me. Keep building those memories with Ava. My 19 and 17 year old grandkids still refer to our cookie making times. Enjoy your time with your boys. My two boys and their families will both be with us this year and I’m so looking forward to it.

  10. Ah the memories made … that IMHO is the very best part of the Christmas season. I’ll be baking cookies on Monday with my daughter and my grands. It’s exhausting doing it all in one day, but it’s so much fun … and we’re making memories!

  11. Ah the memories made … that IMHO is the very best part of the Christmas season. I’ll be baking cookies on Monday with my daughter and my grands. It’s exhausting doing it all in one day, but it’s so much fun … and we’re making memories!

  12. Ah the memories made … that IMHO is the very best part of the Christmas season. I’ll be baking cookies on Monday with my daughter and my grands. It’s exhausting doing it all in one day, but it’s so much fun … and we’re making memories!

  13. Nothing better than making memories with the grands! Merry Christmas! HUGS… and stitches
    p.s. thanks for sharing the link to the MW Bowl Caddy.

  14. Nothing better than making memories with the grands! Merry Christmas! HUGS… and stitches
    p.s. thanks for sharing the link to the MW Bowl Caddy.

  15. Nothing better than making memories with the grands! Merry Christmas! HUGS… and stitches
    p.s. thanks for sharing the link to the MW Bowl Caddy.

  19. Love the tree Nicole and the cookies you and Eva made are just perfect!
    This is a special year for us as we have both of our children home as well. My son will be deployed to Japan next year so we are making the most of this Christmas!
    Best wishes for a blessed holilday season!

  20. Love the tree Nicole and the cookies you and Eva made are just perfect!
    This is a special year for us as we have both of our children home as well. My son will be deployed to Japan next year so we are making the most of this Christmas!
    Best wishes for a blessed holilday season!

  21. Love the tree Nicole and the cookies you and Eva made are just perfect!
    This is a special year for us as we have both of our children home as well. My son will be deployed to Japan next year so we are making the most of this Christmas!
    Best wishes for a blessed holilday season!

  22. Thanks for checking in! It looks & sounds like a wonderful Christmas with your family; as it should be! Eva’s cookies are yummy looking & you both must be so proud of them! Merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years to you & your family!

  23. Thanks for checking in! It looks & sounds like a wonderful Christmas with your family; as it should be! Eva’s cookies are yummy looking & you both must be so proud of them! Merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years to you & your family!

  24. Thanks for checking in! It looks & sounds like a wonderful Christmas with your family; as it should be! Eva’s cookies are yummy looking & you both must be so proud of them! Merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years to you & your family!

  34. Your tree is lovely, the cookies and your helper are splendid, and the link you provided is too cool!
    Wishing you and your family a blissfully delightful holiday together with the extreme excitement of a three year old to gild the days ahead.
    See you in the New Year!
    Holiday hugs!

  35. Your tree is lovely, the cookies and your helper are splendid, and the link you provided is too cool!
    Wishing you and your family a blissfully delightful holiday together with the extreme excitement of a three year old to gild the days ahead.
    See you in the New Year!
    Holiday hugs!

  36. Your tree is lovely, the cookies and your helper are splendid, and the link you provided is too cool!
    Wishing you and your family a blissfully delightful holiday together with the extreme excitement of a three year old to gild the days ahead.
    See you in the New Year!
    Holiday hugs!

  37. Merry Christmas Nicole – I love reading about what you’ve been up to. First grandbaby (a little girl) is due to arrive in 5 weeks and I am so looking forward to making memories with her. No 2 grandbaby is also on the way (arriving June) – so Christmas from now on is going to be lots of fun.

  38. Merry Christmas Nicole – I love reading about what you’ve been up to. First grandbaby (a little girl) is due to arrive in 5 weeks and I am so looking forward to making memories with her. No 2 grandbaby is also on the way (arriving June) – so Christmas from now on is going to be lots of fun.

  39. Merry Christmas Nicole – I love reading about what you’ve been up to. First grandbaby (a little girl) is due to arrive in 5 weeks and I am so looking forward to making memories with her. No 2 grandbaby is also on the way (arriving June) – so Christmas from now on is going to be lots of fun.

  40. Kids have so much fun with sprinkles. I keep a hefty stash for the cookie and cupcake decorating, as they all seem to feel that if the surface of the cookie or cupcake can be seen, it needs more. Last time (Halloween) all 4 of the grandkids decorated cupcakes I had to vacumn the tile floor to get all the sprinkles out of the grout lines. The dogs were trying their hardest but just could not keep up. So much fun. Eva is lucky to have a grand who lets her decorate “her” way. Memories.

  41. Kids have so much fun with sprinkles. I keep a hefty stash for the cookie and cupcake decorating, as they all seem to feel that if the surface of the cookie or cupcake can be seen, it needs more. Last time (Halloween) all 4 of the grandkids decorated cupcakes I had to vacumn the tile floor to get all the sprinkles out of the grout lines. The dogs were trying their hardest but just could not keep up. So much fun. Eva is lucky to have a grand who lets her decorate “her” way. Memories.

  42. Kids have so much fun with sprinkles. I keep a hefty stash for the cookie and cupcake decorating, as they all seem to feel that if the surface of the cookie or cupcake can be seen, it needs more. Last time (Halloween) all 4 of the grandkids decorated cupcakes I had to vacumn the tile floor to get all the sprinkles out of the grout lines. The dogs were trying their hardest but just could not keep up. So much fun. Eva is lucky to have a grand who lets her decorate “her” way. Memories.

  46. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas, so much more fun when there are young children to refresh our sense if wonder.

  47. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas, so much more fun when there are young children to refresh our sense if wonder.

  48. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas, so much more fun when there are young children to refresh our sense if wonder.