Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Blog Pals!!

It's been very nice being with all the family here and there, but I have to admit....there's no place like home!

We had a terrific meal at my in-laws home lastnight and a fun time until I got to feeling pretty terrible and asked DH to take me home quickly.....I had a headache a couple of days ago....thinking it was a sinus headache.....but it would come and go.....
Then, lastnight after supper and presents....we were all laughing and having big time at my in-laws....when all of the sudden my headache CAME again! All across and up the back of my neck and head and into my temples....I felt so sick and it was so painful....and thumping like a base drum.....I don't know if it was my BP or what, but I sure did feel rough!
I felt so bad for cutting our evening short at DH's parents....I went home showered, while praying it would ease up (and it did), then stretched out on the sofa for a bit....then just decided I'd be better off just to go to bed....so that's what I did.

We were up a 6:00 this morning to do Christmas with just the four of us and then started breakfast a little after 7:00....This morning we had DH's parents, a couple very good friends and the four of us here for breakfast....my DH cooked the bacon and sausage, the scrambeled eggs and made coffee....I baked the biscuits, fixed the hashbrowns and got the plates & forks out....then our friend made the milk gravy....it was quite a tasty Christmas breakfast!!!

After the kitchen was cleaned up.....we sat down to exchange a few gifts with our neighbors and watched a little t.v......then, after our friends went home....I decided to lay down for a little bit and take a nap....
I felt better when I got up an hour and a half later......so, I started preparing the food I was taking to my parents home.....I made a Fiesta Ranchero Cheeseball with a Wind & Willow mix, some Cheesy Bacon chip dip, also a Wind & Willow mix and then DH help me put a Sausage Ring together.....a Pampered Chef Recipe....a very BIG hit!!
We had a nice time there as well....it was quite a house full....even though my sister's son wasn't there and my brother's two youngest either....
I got several nice goodies....the kid's got me a very nice Wilton bundt pan (always wanted one), a new can opener (our's was about shot) and a pretty red blender/smoothie maker....
DH's parents got me PJ's, a beautiful dark teal sweater, socks & gloves....
My parents gave me some money to put towards my room re-do & a pot holder set w/ the holders that slip over the handles of your cast iron skillets......my brother gave us a nice gift card, and we got a really adorable gift basket from my nephew and his wife.....she made most of the cookies and snacks in the basket and had them all individually packaged according to kinds, a small stick of summer sausage, a cute small box of Ritz crackers, a little candle, candy canes, another candle molded to resemble a gingerbread house and it was all arranged in a pretty basket and tied up in a festive cello wrapper....I was quite impressed with our little Martha Stewart!
She's expecting my nephew's first baby in February....she has two boys and this lil' one is supposed to be a girl....they are really excited for her to be here!

It was all very nice and I enjoyed the time spent with each side of the family and two of our dearest friends!
I hope each of you all had a wonderful Christmas spent with the special people in your life!

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