kayce's blog: saturday's giveaway

kayce's blog: saturday's giveaway: "Today you can win your favorite KH women's dress. Post this on your blog for 10 extra points to win."

Christmas Countdown: Six Weeks to an Organized Christmas!

Christmas Countdown: Six Weeks to an Organized Christmas!

Thanksliving, Christamas at th Barretts, and Other Ramblings

The other day I finished creating my "Holiday Planner".  I've had several over the years and even bought Marcia Ramsland's  Simplify Your Holidays .  There's one online I would love to down load, but at last, it $15.00 bucks and I can not justify it.  I like creating my own planners and stuff because I can take things from various site and personalize them.  I need to find some Thanksgiving devotionals to print and use the week of N0v.21.  Years ago I got Barbra Rainey's "Thanks Living"  I love it!  It really focuses on remembering the Thanksgiving history and putting a biblical prospective on things.   I maay takee this and sorta make our own "Barrett Thanks Living Devotional".  For the past 2 years, we've had company on Thanksgiving Day and I sadly admit that I have been as diligent on this aspect of the holiday that I should be. 

We are also contemplating having some friends over,  The wife/mom is a nurse and has to work that day.  All their family lives out of state.   I love to have people over.  I know the holidays are about family (which I'll talk on in a minute) but I just love to give and serve to others.  Yes, I know you can (and should) do this all year around, but there's something about the holidays that energizes people; energizes me!  I not one of these people that can got serve food to the homeless - wish I could.  However, I know that although my physical abilities are limited I can serve God through serving those who pass through our home.

Christmas at the Barretts  - we are hosting a Christmas get together on Dec 11, for my side of the family.  I live halfway between mt Uncle's family and mom and my siblings.  I'm supper excited!  I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters so getting everyone together is hectic,  Not sure they'll all make it, but hoping most of them will.

Shopping -   Hoping to start shopping this week,  will do most of it on line .

Thanksgiving Planner Sample

Thanksgiving Planner Sample

Planning Thanksgiving - 2010

OK,  so four weeks from today is Turkey Day.  It's gonna be a simple Barrett affair.  We may have 2 SILs and a BIL here - but not sure yet.  We are hosting Christmas for my family on Dec. 11th.  I'm kind of excited to go back to just a basic Thanksgiving.  Looking forward to it being a bit more laid back.  The kids can help cook, we can do a Blessing Journal, watch the parades, movies, just relax and enjoy each other.

THE MENU SO FAR

~HONEY BAKED HAM

~CHICKEN & GNOCCHI SOUP

~DRESSING

~GREEN BEANS

-CARROTS

~MAC & CHEESE

~CONGEALED SALAD

~CRANBERRY SAUCE

~SAUSAGE BALLS

~TRAIL MIX

~PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

~BROWNIES

 

Gospel Stocking

OK.  So  as our general gift to family and friends this year I thought about making Gospel Stockings.  Including:
   - Baby bottles - to tell of His birth
   - DR. ducks - to tell of His healing
  - pencil erasers - to tell of his teaching
   _ dove tokens- to tell of His baptism
   - crosshatched cross bookmarks  - to tell of the crucifixion
   - glow in the dark skeleton- to tell of his death and burial
   - 3-D form suns to symbolize Him being raised from the dead
     -cut out of a right hand to symbolize the Jesus sits on the right hand

I have the stockings and most of the other stuff I can either make or get from oriental trade.  Bobbye Sue wants to use this idea as our Christmas card to so I need to think of how we can design this!