Why is it that the Christmas traditions my family likes best are also the ones that are the most work? Sometimes a compromise is needed. That is why we make gingerbread houses every other year instead of every year. We definitely don't need all that candy around every December. This year was the year of the gingerbread houses. For some reason it didn't seem like such a chore this year and I surely enjoyed watching my 4 year old grandson decorate his half of the house.
The best part of gingerbread houses is the smell. The whole house smells of gingerbread for the whole month of December. My sister-in-law gave the recipe and the pattern for the house to me quite a few years ago.
What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? I would love to hear them.
My friend Mary Anne invited me to be her guest at the Tooele County Quilt Guild Christmas party. It was a fun event where gifts were exchanged, a nice lunch was served and a guest speaker came and did a trunk show. The guest was Amy McClellan from American Quilting. She has some beautiful patterns. I discovered that I already own two of them. I just need to get busy and sew them. Here are a few of my favorites that were shown.
The Quilt Guild women were given a challenge to make a quilt that included a Santa, a Christmas tree or both. Here are some of their creations.
You can see why it was such a great day.
If you have never read the book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever you will need to find a copy and have yourself an enjoyable read.
December is the month for simple, easy meals that can go on the table in a jiffy. French Bread Pizza is one of those meals. We cut a loaf of french bread down the center, open it up, put it on a baking sheet lined with foil, add some canned spaghetti sauce and then add our favorite pizza toppings. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 375 degrees. Yum!
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