Happy 2017! We had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas break. We did lots of visiting and game playing. Sons did lots of baking and cooking.
Making cinnamon rolls from scratch.
Christmas morning fruit salad with prosecco for breakfast. I love the way they both pitch in and love to help. We ate and ate.
Pie baking son made his wonderful chocolate chess pie for Christmas dessert. It was so good!
We did 3 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzles. This was one that was finished-missing a piece. Hmmmm. It was wonderful having both sons home. So hard to say good-bye.
Each year after the holidays I am ready to get going again. I am forcing myself to show you this shot of my master bathroom under the sink. I am ready to organize and get rid of some stuff. I will show you the after when I get it done. I thought I'd start with an easy doable project. I plan on revamping our home filing cabinet. I am cleaning today while making 10 bean soup for dinner, because it finally got cold here.
Great day to stay in and do a little winter decorating, now that the Christmas stuff is all put away.
I hope your holidays were great. Thank you so much for following along on my adventures and projects. My mind is whirring with lists of things to do. Happy January!
Leslie
I know it was so wonderful to have your sons home, and look at all that baking going on!! I love seeing when friends show us the inside of their cabinets. I look forward to your "after" results, Leslie. Your sweet vignette at e end of your post, with one of your darling snowmen made my heart sigh. Enjoy making all those soups. That's exactly what I've been doing, too. Happy New Year, Leslie!
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie, What a wonderful time you had with your sons home. Looks like a lot of fun was enjoyed by all. I know it was hard to see them go!! Love the puzzle with the piece missing. Gives it some vintage character!! Cleaning cabinets is on my to do list for 2017 too. Getting organized is always an accomplishment. Love your coffee table vignette.
ReplyDeleteSoup sounds delicious for our cold spell. Loving the blast of winter however. It's a great indoor motivator. Happy New Year!!
We did have a great time, Celeste. I think cleaning and organi'zing is on almost everyone's list for the new year. And I am also loving this little cold spell-it is great for nesting! Have a good week.
DeleteThe pie looks delicious! Have a great new year!
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie! Oh, how marvelous to know your sons can cook like that! I know you enjoyed having them home. I'm trying to get all of my Christmasing put away and need to put up more decor! Hope you've had a nice week and thanks for popping in to see me.
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Shelia ;)
Thank you, Shelia. It was so nice having them at home. It's a big job putting all the Christmas stuff away, but then it feels like a clean slate. Good luck on yours!
DeleteIt sounds like you had a wonderful holiday with your 2 sons home, Leslie! I just love when our family is all together and cherish those moments, too. Now I'm craving a homemade caramel roll with my coffee! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI'm packing things away and creating a donate pile with all the decorations I haven't used for a while. It feels so good to create some empty space on my storage shelves!
It's bitterly cold (-25) here, and I'm going to put on a pot of stuffed peppers to keep us warm tonight.
Happy organizing!
Hi Leslie! I'll bet you're missing your 'cook'. How did your sons like the decorations you made them. Thanks for popping in to see me and I hope you're having a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Shelia, they did like their ornaments that I made. I've been sick, so am trying to get over it. Thanks for coming by to see me!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got to spend some fun time with your sons. I've been doing some decluttering and reorganizing as well. Love the vignette at the end. SO pretty!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week.
Hugs, Vicky
it' so funny how we all get in the organizing mode...and getting rid of STUFF...I am going thru the same.....
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