Poppop and Abigail in the garden

Here is hubby and granddaughter Abigial, the day after Christmas, picking broccoli for dinner. They had a good time and got a good load! We have had a casserole and have steamed some too. Yummy!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....

I miss it already! Yesterday, December 28, we turned it on and nothing happened....no lights. So we decided to dismantle it, and sure enough it was the main power cord going up the middle that was faulty. I am so glad it was AFTER Christmas Day.....otherwise, there would have been a lot of work involved in getting it back on. And grumbling too.

It was a real tree.....although they are more work and mess, there is nothing like a real tree to me. It smells so good, and this year ours stayed really fresh...it was up five weeks, but I was ready to enjoy it at least another week.

I found the quilt about 15 years ago at an antique shop in Marianna, FL. It is an old crazy quilt, with wool batting. It makes the perfect tree skirt, I think, because it is a little too heavy and too old to sleep under, but just right for presents to lay on.

Christmas Cookies - finished!

No more jammies either! The cookies came out really good, with lots of icing. What are cookies but mere vehicles for lots of icing?

Christmas Day - Men making cookies - little gals too!

Here the guys (Poppop and Daddy) help the little ones roll and cut cookie dough. Most of Christmas day was Jammy Day.....we opened gifts, had brunch, made cookies, took a nap, put the turkey in the oven, iced the cookies, ate dinner, played with all of our new stuff, and had a wonderful day!

Our daughter and her hubby live in town, but they packed their bags and moved in for two nights and almost three days, and we had the best time. It was so nice falling alseep at night knowing all the beds were full of family.

Don't they look serious about their cookie making?