BLOGMAS DAY 8 -- THE CHRISTMAS CAFE

It is coming quickly friends.  Two weeks from today is Christmas Eve.  And I haven't even begun to decorate the way I usually do.  Ah, well, Christmas will be here whether I am fully decorated or not.

Today was another day where nothing got done.  I must force myself to be productive tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon I go to see the new gastroenterologist.  I hope he has some answers for me that don't involve surgery.  I don't want to go through that again.  Ever.

Sunday was the Second Sunday of Advent.  My friends Debbie and Rusty did the reading and lit the Advent candles.

I hurried home after church because I had a visitor coming -- my sister, Elaine.  She had only a couple of hours to spend with me, but it was so nice to get together.  We sat in the kitchen and talked while I made gingerbread for the Christmas Café we were having at church that night.  It turned out good, but I think I will add more ginger next time.

But let me tell you about the Christmas Café we had at church.  This is the 13th year we have done this.  It is always a lot of fun.  Unfortunately not a lot of people came this year.  But it was still a wonderful time.  

There was lots of good food.  You can see my gingerbread on the right.

Each table had two little trees, a candle, and a cup of Christmas M&Ms.

Here's Joe and Rick.  You can see Joe is enjoying it.

Everyone really enjoyed themselves talking and eating.

We had special music by a young lady named Selena, a friend of Rick's.  She was very good.

After her performance she joined Carolyn and they played as we sang Christmas carols for about half an hour.  So much fun.

It was one of the nicest cafes I have been too.

After it was over, Joe, Rick and I drove down Greeby Street to see the lights.  We were told it wouldn't be as big as in previous years and it wasn't.  But it was still great.  I was driving so didn't take any pictures.  We will go back later and walk the block so I can get the photos I want.

TODAY'S MUG:

This is one of the mugs I got for us for St. Nicholas Day a couple of years ago.  It is such a pretty red and I love the gold handle.  It's hard to read on the picture but it says "Warm & Cozy."  That's what we all want on these cold nights, isn't it?  I still remember when I got the two mugs.  I didn't know what to do for St. Nicholas Day.  I was in Target's checkout line when I saw all of these mugs on a shelf by the register.  They were just perfect, so I got them.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

For dinner tonight I had breaded fried flounder, mixed vegetables and we finished up the sweet potato gnocchi.  Everything was good except I overcooked the gnocchi.  Oh well.

And with that, I am going to get to bed.  I'm very tired and it's a big day tomorrow.

Until later...

Kathy