BE JOLLY BY GOLLY BLOGFEST

 We bought an artificial tree about twelve years ago...It ended the annual when are we going to put up the tree fight.  (LOL)  This is the tree in our family room.  This year we decided that we would focus on red and gold ornaments.  Each year we buy two special ornaments for our tree, one for Katherine (that she can take when she moves away from home) and one for Walter and me.

 This is our hearth.  We used to have stockings I cross stitched.  They weren't as nice as the store bought ones...(They're shaped a bit strange.)

This wreath is really special to me.  Last year we sponsored it for a local fund drive for our small hospital in town.  My friend Marina made it.  She knew she was making it for me.  If you look carefully, you can see it looks a lot like me...It has a cake on it, chocolate covered strawberries a workout girl, and of course a princess crown.  

 This is our dining room tree.  It's a smaller one.  It has random colored special ornaments.  If you look carefully you can see a Macy ornament on it.  :)  There are quite a few of my "teacher" ornaments on this tree.  I get a bit sentimental as I hang these ornaments...

 This is probably the most fun tree in the house.  It's our candy tree.  We have to keep it in the basement where Macy can't get to it.  (We keep a gate across the basement stairs so that the basement is a pet free zone in case we have guests.)  The reason I have a silver tree is because when I was a little girl in England my grandparents had a silver tree.  I  was sooo excited when I saw silver trees in the stores again a few years ago.  Notice the star...It's a chocolate fish.  (LOL)

Everyone has a wreath on their door...We opted for something a little different.  :-)

I don't have a photo of the food item I always make (now only for my husband), but I wanted to share it with you because it is soooo good! 

Scottish Eggs (You can make them that morning or the night before)
Boil eggs and let them cool
Take raw sausage (I use Jimmy Dean Hot) and coat the eggs
Dip the coated egg in a raw (mixed) egg
Coat in bread crumbs
Cook in oil until sausage is completely cooked.
Drain on paper towel.
Serve with spicy mustard ...an be served hot or cold....

I don't really have a favorite drink...Sorry!

I would like to take this moment to thank you for being my bloggy friends.  I feel so blessed.  You have made my year so much better.  I hope that at some point in the year I have cheered you up or said something of value to you. 

May 2011 bring you great happiness, wonderful health and may all your publishing (or other) dreams come true....Thank you for being part of my life!

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