Amber's Christmas House!

 Monday I went over to Amber's and we went off to do our Christmas food shopping together.

We first stopped at Starbucks - tea for her and Skinny Vanilla Latte for me and a cinnamon coffee cake to split between us! Then on to Target!!

It took us awhile but we got it done!

After we came back, I hung out at Amber's for a little while.....

and took pictures of her beautiful Christmas home!

This photo is one of Amber's and she and the kids made the gorgeous garland around the door last year!

Her entry way.....

and her dining room!

SO pretty!

Logan is good at napkin folding.....isn't this pretty?

SHe used the Lennox napkin ring as her tree base.

Amber does her napkins into bows.

I just love her dining room!!

I admire all her Spode Christmas dishes.......

Amber has arranged the hutch in such a beautiful way.

I'm thinking thsi is my favorite room right now.

Trystan said, "We don't have as many Santas as YOU do, MeeMaw!"

The playroom fireplace.......

I LOVE this!!!

Amber's house ALWAYS smells so good!!

Back to the dining room......

Amber chose wisely when she bought these chairs!

They could not be MORE perfect!!

I stopped at Aldi on my way home last night for a couple of things ....

and when I got in my car, I was trying to call Louis Dean and tell him I was on my way, when I looked up and saw a lady at my car window smiling at me and asking me something.

I got a little bit scared and just pulled forward and drove off.

It was stressful getting home - I had clicked my trunk to open and then put the groceries in the back seat instead - so my TRUNK AJAR light came on bright red. I took an exit off the Bush Toll Road and then traffic was so heavy and the stop light so long that I got right back on and drove home like it was. 

Funny but I must have hit a dip and the trunk slammed shit because it was NOT unlocked when I got out of the car to close it!

You would have thought I had walked into a bakery when I came through the front door!!

It smelled SO good!!!

Louis Dean had made 120 cinnamon roold while I was gone!

 That's four batches of sweet roll dough!

Damage control was MASSIVE!!!

I didn't even get it all cleaned up last night as I had to make the icing and then package all the rolls up before I went to bed. Think great big hands covered with buttery sticky dough! He touches everything with them from the cupboard doors to the oven handles and the stove dials and the faucet and even the cinnamon container was sticky! And the FLOOR??? My lands!

I was gone while he baked - as we had talked about it and whenever I'm here he gets disconcerted and loses his concentration. Well, that didn't work to leave. I need to be here to smell the rolls so they don't get too done and to keep an eye on him and to make sure he doesn't over do. 

The fact is - he made two batches too many as his energy and concentration wore out when he was only half way done.

We are learning how to deal with the changes we're going through in getting older and there is a learning curve to it all. But you can't go wrong with cinnamon rolls and milk for a good supper!

I forgot to post from the camper last week the finished the Red Christmas Truck!

I really enjoyed painting this!!

It will be the gift I take to the Chinese Christmas Tree in Fort Worth on Christmas morning.

But I am going to take pictures of it after it's glazed so I can make canvas prints.

And I may paint another one for next year.....only different.

Today (Tuesday) I spent finishing up the kitchen cleaning and doing other housework and prepping two more vegetable dishes for Christmas Eve's dinner - the cream cheese corn and candied carrots.

Tonight we watched Polar Express.....which reminds me of the first time I met my friends from Finland, Jutta, down in Galveston. We went to Moody Gardens and saw The Polar Express for the first time! Good memories of a good time with my friend.

Unfortunately, Covid has changed the travel plans that once included the USA.

So this is the scene next to my desk in the sitting room tonight as I write.

Louis Dean is waiting in the living room for me to join him with my glass of wine.

I still have Wednesday and Thursday to get ready for Christmas Eve.

Yes, Lord!

Help me see others through your eyes.