2025 Project 365 – Week Fifty-two

What a busy week we had! Although I had a couple of completely obligation free days and that was much appreciated.

Sunday, December 21^st            
I finished this prayer shawl just in the nick of time to deliver it to a friend from church.

We went caroling after church. It’s always a nice time – and one of our folks gave US snacks (sorry Nance, I didn’t get a photo of the pound cake). I’m the one in the Santa hat.

Monday, December 22^nd        
It’s officially Christmas because I’m wearing new Christmas jammies and the dulcimer came out. Happy sigh.
 

Tuesday, December 23^rd      
I had to read all the books I got my great-nephews and this page is from The Book with No Pictures as recommended by Steve Reed. It is a hoot! 
 

Wednesday, December 24^th        
We always gather with my family for Christmas Eve and it was a fun (if slightly chaotic) time together. As usual, I mainly took photos of the boys. I tried to get more of Grayson, but he is a perpetual motion machine. Ha! (Also, fun note – he slipped a Whoopie Cushion into my gift bag from my sister-in-law. I wouldn’t have been surprised if she had given one to me, but it was hilarious that he did that.)
 

Dr. M took a walk out back to check on the beaver situation – still going strong!
 

And this might have been my favorite gift, from my bonus niece (the boys’ mom). Someone on FB said I should make one recipe a week. The mock pecan pie has pinto beans in it!
 

Thursday, December 25^th    
I ended up not going anywhere today and it was LOVELY. I made an omelet with this Florida Seasoned Pepper and now I’m obsessed with it. The ingredients are: Tellicherry black pepper, citric acid, lemon peel, garlic, orange peel, & onion. But I especially love the message on the back of the packet.
 

Friday, December 26^th              
We met up with Dr. M’s aunt & cousins for lunch & then had a nice visit with his father.
 

And then I went to a Paint & Sip with my sister-in-law & bonus nieces. It was fingerpainting! I had a blast & was actually VERY SURPRISED at how well my painting turned out (I’m including some early photos to show that it started out very iffy). 
 

Saturday, December 27^th   
Spent the day at home being a knot on a log. I maybe got 2,000 steps? Dr. M unpacked and put away all of our gifts and basically let me be a slug. It was lovely. And speaking of gifts, here is an enameled roaster that Dr. M’s cousin gave him – he’s going to use it to store our garlic (it’s pretty small – adorable, in fact).
 

And here is his gift to himself – a wok! We’re very excited to try it out (by “we” I mean Dr. M). When he asked me about getting it, I said why would I ever say no to new ways for him to fix food for me?
 

We survived Christmas! Well, Dr. M & I have one more gathering today, but then Christmas is OVER. Um, well, maybe it’s not over liturgically, but the social aspect is done. Whew.