It is so cold outside.  I sent out a text asking people what the first day of Christmas really is.  I got a variety of answers.  So I thought I would google search 'the twelve days of Christmas". This is just a small portion of what I got.  I hope everyone is enjoying the count down to the First day of Christmas!  

The Twelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days beforeChristmas, but in most of the Western Church are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany  (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th). In some traditions, the first day of Christmas begins on the evening of December 25th with the following day considered the First Day of Christmas (December 26th). In these traditions, the twelve days begin December 26 and include Epiphany on January 6.

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There is something to say about spending all day in your PJ's.  That is what the girls and  I have done today.  We have wrapped presents, listening to Christmas music, done laundry and just basically hung out....all in our Jammies.  LOVE IT!  I do hope that everyone is having a wonderful December.  I am amazed at how fast time is moving.   Only 12 more days until Christmas.   Daniel and I have already given each other a gift.  We are going to have 3 Christmas's this year.  One at home...then off to Redding...then down to the Bay area...  We are doing to have a crazy wonderful time...  Well, I guess it is time to get ready for Supper 8.  Merry Christmas! 

Good Morning!

Sorry that I have not written in awhile.  I have been crazy busy with Thanksgiving and now getting ready for Christmas.  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Parents and Friends. 

I have been getting the house ready for Christmas.  We have the tree up and all the decorating.  I will have to post a pic of out tree.  It is really pretty...except for the huge kid gate (in dingy gray) that surrounds it....yep you guessed it...Miss Brenna proofed the tree... lol

I am off to make laundry soap...no laughing...  Hope to be able to write more soon!  Merry Christmas everyone!!

Good Morning! I am getting a slow start today.  I got Kenna off to school and feel like that was a huge accomplishment.  I did try out a new recipe on Sunday. It was a Crock Pot recipe and super easy. I am not sure if I loved it. But it did have a good flavor.  I hope everyone is having a good week! 

CrockPot Bacon Wrapped Cornish Game Hens

--2 cornish game hens, thawed

--6 slices of bacon 

--1 tsp kosher salt

--1 tsp thyme

--1 tsp rosemary

The Directions.

I used a 6 quart crockpot; the little birds nestled in nicely.

In a small bowl, mix your dry spices. Rub the spice mixture all over the birds, inside and out. Lower the birds into the crockpot.  Take your strips of bacon, and wrap two one way and one the other on each bird. See if you can tuck an end inside of the cavity.

Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-5. 

 I went and picked apples yesterday in the rain with Kenna.  We had so much fun.  So today is Apple Butter day at the Lewis house.  I am getting a slow start but should be able to put apples on stove with in the hour.  My cousin Jen told me yesterday that I was becoming a Humboldt Hippie, with my canning, soap making and such.  I laughed and told her that I am my grandmother incarnated.  But the truth is I really enjoy canning and soap making. Beware though, my Christmas baskets are going to be filled with unique items this year.  Have a happy day! Love you all!

I just would like to say THANK YOU to those men and women, young and old, who have, are still and will in the future, fight to keep the human race free.

Happy Monday!  I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.  I happen to have had a most amazing weekend.  Saturday was my 5th anniversary.  Friday night Daniel and I sat and talked about what we were doing 5 years ago, the night before we were married.  We laughed about things that we did not find very funny at that time.  On Saturday, Daniel surprised me with a relaxing massage at a Spa in Old Town.   He got a pedicure which made his feet look amazing.  Besides all that,  I think that if a couple can make it through 5 years, 2 kids, and a job transfer, then that is the first step to making it through the next 5, 10, 15 years.