i'm dreaming of a...

 ....white Christmas...and tomorrow morning I'll show you just how beautiful it is here in central New York state.  The treetops truly DO glisten.  It's been so cold, the latest snow just stayed on the branches, the pine trees look like part of a movie set.  

This was my side of the windshield yesterday, no, I was not the driver.

Emily took this one...isn't it so pretty?

Margaret turned 28 yesterday...Wulf, Grant, Rhys, Jamie in the pic...we had eleven of the grandkids over yesterday.

Mariel with Jamison, Margaret with Blythe

Gingerbread cookies

More cookies.  Charlotte Claire and Camille helped me frost them.  I had put a small roast in the oven, with a gravy packet (what?!), a few potatoes, and carrots, in the Dutch oven.  The house smelled good, and we frosted those cookies.  It's nice knowing your dinner will be done when you're done:)

This fine morning, I headed to the pool in the frigid temps.  If I knew the showers weren't working, I wouldn't have gone, ha, so I'm glad I didn't know.  Getting out of the pool and going into the cool locker room and NOT taking a really warm shower is not so fun.  But I lived, didn't I?

Home...but not for too long.  Kathryn picked me up, we had some things to pick up, then a quick Aldi trip.  I got a gallon of milk in the store and opened it and filled Jamie's bottle.  He wanted milk.  He's so cute, at the age where he notices everything, and is learning to talk.  He can say "grandma" now, too.  

Little Miss Maeve, Sam and Grace's little one, is coming out of her shyness, and likes me now.  It's so sweet.  I can scoop her up and she doesn't try to wriggle right back down and run to her mama or papa.

I have four racks of ribs all slathered with a dry rub seasoning for tomorrow, ready to go in the smoker.  The smoker is out on the back patio, covered in snow, hopefully the cover isn't frozen on to it.  The meatballs will go in the crockpot, two different kind, homemade ones with red sauce, then frozen store bought ones with barbecue sauce, Stubbs.  There is fudge, and there is a big bowl of Reese's trees and bells, and Kit Kat Santas.  There is Coke and Coke Zero, and seltzer, and there are plates and napkins stacked up on the extra table.  There are presents wrapped everywhere, and there is excitement in the air...sorry, couldn't resist.

Anyway.  My feet hurt and I've done enough today...cleaned out the refrigerator, vacuumed, puttered around...don't know where the day went.  It's been super nice having Charlotte Claire home though, just so pleasant.

We had some adventures driving in the snow on Saturday.  Oh dear.  I almost slid into a truck, but I didn't.  It was so cold out, and we got so much snow, the roads were just bad.  

Can you tell how disjointed this post is?  I'm sorry.  I have stories to tell but it's busy in here still, and I cannot concentrate for anything.  I filled the stockings!  My brain is pinging around, ha.  I think I'll try again another time, maybe tomorrow?  Have a really good night!