Day 6 - Dinner

Crockpot roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots, mushrooms and celery.
Very tasty!

Mini apple pie (found on Pinterest) ala mode.
Yummy!

Day 5 - 10 a.m.

10 a.m. - This is where I was at that time

Photo A Day Challenge

I'm late on getting started with this challenge.  This is my catch-up day.  I'll try to keep up the rest of the month.  We'll see .... 

View today - our back deck and yard

I have these words hanging over my piano in my living room.

Need some serious work on my hands and nails!

I didn't leave my home today so couldn't take a picture of a stranger,  this came from a magazine!
Ellen Degeneres - what a great smile.

Update

My dad is doing so much better.  It has been a long road but he is on the mend.  Currently he is in rehab working on fine motor skills, walking, and resting.  It's a long road after being sedated with a ventilator.  We're just so glad and blessed that he is off the vent and getting better every day.

Blogging

I'm sorry I have not been able to blog recently.  I was already behind in blogging and then my father was admitted to the hospital.  He has COPD, asthma, emphysema, and afib ongoingly and now has bronchitis.  He has been on a ventilator since last Wednesday and sedated to keep him from being uncomfortable on the vent.  He is very sick and I'm home for the first time since Wednesday.  The doctor and staff tried to remove him from the ventilator today and he did not do well.  I've heard sometimes it takes awhile for this to happen.  Please pray for my family as this has been hard on everyone, especially  my mother.  I'll be back blogging as soon as I can.

Afghans from Nana

 I crocheted two afghans for my granddaughters for Christmas.  Cora loves pink and Olive loves yellow.  They ended up taking longer than I expected so I was crocheting non-stop right before the holidays!

They really liked them and hopefully they are enjoying their warmth this cold winter (although pretty nice temperatures right now).

These afghans are just their size - big for them but not adult size.

I'm ready to start another project for the month of January ... what will it be?  I need to do some sewing - I have so much material. I'm sure I'll come up with something!

Christmas Goodies

I tried a few new recipes this year for Christmas.  They were well received at the Christmas parties we attended.  My daughter's MIL gave us this recipe:

2 bags "natural" popcorn - popped - remove kernels

3 C Rice Krispies

1 16 oz. jar dry roasted peanuts

1 package vanilla almond bark

3 T peanut butter

Combine dry ingredients

Melt almond bark in microwave

Stir in peanut butter

Pour over dry ingredients - coat

Spread on wax paper to dry

The other recipe I found on Southern Hospitality -  Crockpot Chocolate Candy.  This was easy and made quite a large batch.  

Both recipes tasted great.  The other goodies I made over the holidays was Magic Bars, Applie Pie, and chocolate covered pretzels.