The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

Incase it gets more quiet Merry Christmas everyone...

 

[drumstick diva]

Quiet can be good. Sometimes it is so quiet when snowing at night, it looks like diamond glints coming down and I can hear them falling.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@bruceha2000 beautiful still Merry Christmas
My coops are clean have pumpkin pie waiting to go in the oven all is good
in hooterville

 

[ronott1]

Christmas chicks. Sooooooo cute!

Earlier today, I was frazzled. Usually, I'm on top of things, but this Christmas, I've been totally off my game. My house looked like a war zone, mostly due to the grands, but not exclusively due to them. While Dh did wrap all our presents, Dd had a bunch from someone that is unable to wrap them, so she had them stashed, and spent from 3 pm, until 1 am, wrapping them. She was no help to me. In fact, I was having to do all the caring for the kids, because she was holed up in the bedroom wrapping presents. I was ankle deep in helping the kids make some home-made Christmas ornaments. They're giving them to everyone in their family. I made the dough for them, cut them out, baked them dry, mod-podged everyone's names on them, and the kids did the gold glitter. Baked again to set the names, then coated the sides, and fronts with mod-podge, and applied the opalescent glitter. Baked them to dry, flipped them over to finish the backs with mod-podge, and they are now drying in the oven.

For the record: The "recipe" called for baking them at 175 in the oven. That's for a conventional oven. This oven of mine is convection. No, I did not scorch them, but 175 is too hot, and most ovens don't bake at much lower than that. I have a setting on my oven that I've never used called DEHYDRATE. It's for making fruit leathers, and such. Well, I set it on that, after I initially baked the ornaments. It does 150 degrees. It's PERFECT for what I was needing. I'm amazed! It's made quick work of the project. Otherwise, it would have taken several days drying time, in between the various stages, and coats of mod-podge.

While all that was in the oven, I got the house vacuumed. Dd did finally emerge from the bedroom, and she dusted for me. Dd, and the kids are going tomorrow to their Aunt's for Christmas for that side of the family. While they're all gone, I'll get the floors mopped. I will start the prep work for our Christmas too. I'm not exactly where I want to be with my Christmas doings, but I'm getting there.

Now I want an oven with a dehydrate setting!

I hope the rest of Christmas goes well. I am hard into it too

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pumpkin pie is done

 

[Alaskan]

Pumpkin pie is done

 

[microchick]

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

It sounds like good food, candy and Family fun!...even with some tears....

With an 18-month-old, there are always a few tears. It’s all good!

She opened a few presents tonight and we assembled the micro-scooter and table-and-chairs for her tomorrow. Nothing makes it Christmas like assembling toys late into the night! My parents’ wedding anniversary was Christmas Eve. They celebrated, exhausted, after assembling toys with a glass of champagne.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I’m the last one awake here. It’s been a beautiful Christmas Eve, although I am constantly exhausted with a toddler around. Her parents are, too, so I don’t feel so badly. I will take care of her for 3 days in February, so I have to cure my knees, golfer’s elbow, and IT band aches and pains before then.

We have agreed she will go to day care for two of the days so my body doesn’t give out completely! Even a half day will give me a chance to pick up the house, cook, and/or take a nap. My daughter does all her housework with the baby on her hip, especially after work! Little Darling is at the mama-mama-mama stage. My kid says she feels like a celebrity! Joy and even applause when she appears, even from a trip to the dishwasher! Plus desperate hugging around her legs. Dad feels left out but he will get his turn.
I’ve got to hit the hay. Goodnight to all, and Merry Christmas!

 

[getaclue]

It is DONE! My house looks great. I ache all over. I will drink a cup of coffee to relax, watch a bit of tv, to give the Advil a chance to work, then go to sleep. I will be up early, and start all the cooking. Most of the prep work is done, so it won't be too rough.

Ron, there is a Bread Proof setting on my oven too. That one, I've used. It works great.