Happy New Year
Sweet Friends,
Here is a good verse to ponder
as you start your New Year 2025.
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
On with my Thankfuls.....
this is out work up to Christmas edition.
#1
Thankful Christmas food shopping is all done accept for those last minute things you have to get.
#2
thankful 2 cakes are baked, glazed, decorated, wrapped in cellophane with a bow and delivered. Family Christmas cards are all done and printed, Breakfast table planned, and have started putting away stuff I temporarily stashed in the guest bedroom.
So our list is growing shorter! Course, I keep adding things I think about!!
but if it makes it to the list it gets done. lol
#3
thankful that in less than 5 days we will be seeing our Daughter, Son-in-love, and furry Grandson dog, Bentley!!
Very Excited to say the least.....
#4
Thankful the last cake was delivered,
and made 2 more fruit cakes, another
one for hubby (the 1st one is all gone) lol
and one for our friends Dad who love
love loves fruit cake. Our Christmas
dinner table is now planned. Every
thing put away in the guest bedroom.
Beef Stew is made for Christmas
eve dinner and for our dinner tonight.
#5
Thankful for a lovely Sunday. Our
lead Pastor preached this Sunday and
next Sunday will be his last Sunday to
preach as our lead Pastor, but I am
sure he might be filling in here and
there in the future probably. It
was good to see everyone and wish
them Merry Christmas along with
singing Christmas carols.
#6
Thankful we got to go out and celebrate an early Christmas dinner with our friends. We went to this lovely place that is like a country Inn, although it is buffet style, but the food is great, and it was decorated so nicely as well. So we had a great time.
#7
Thankful that we got to go by and visit with our Son on Sunday as well, and see all he and lil darlings Christmas decorations and they did a great job, everything was so festive.
#8
thankful to drop off some things
to Good Will, which means a lil less clutter here at home. lol
#9
Thankful our Daughter and Son-in-love made it to his parents house here in Florida on Sunday as well.
#10
Thankful for the sweetest and one of the
best Christmas presents ever. We got to spend 6 uninterrupted hours with
just us and our Son on Christmas eve, cooking and eating and talking.
It was awesome.
#11
thankful For a wonderful Christmas with our family. It was so special an we were thrilled we could all be together this year. We have been so blessed to have been able to spend most of our Christmas' together as a family. It was me and hubbys' 54th Christmas together~
We are thankful that our Daughter
and Son-in-love were able to get off
and we here for a few days longer
than usual. So that was awesome too.
#12
thankful last but absolutely not least,
Is for the main reason we celelbrate
Christmas at all, and that is for
Jesus, and that He came into the world
not to condemn it but to save us all,
and give us an abundant life.
He truly will change your life in every
way that can make it better.....
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Well, that's all for Cozy Place this week.
This is the Christmas Edition!!
Glad you could drop by
and
hope you and yours
have a Happy New Year~~
Love, Hugs, and
New Years Blessings,
Nellie
Sharing with:
Happy Birthday Jesus!!
and
Merry Christmas to You and Yours,
Hugs, Nellie
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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21 NIV
Christmas Greetings
Sweet Friends,
My guess, if you are like us, that you
are still in preparation mode. We
are slowly winding down, today I will be
making some cakes for our neighbors,
haven't done that for years, as I decided
to give that up years ago in order to
have a less stressful Christmas and
just bought something instead, but
for some reason I decided to make
cakes again this year. So will see how
that goes................
Hope you are having a Merry time
with your preparations and are not
feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
Pictures today are of our Christmas
Foyer and living room decorations.
Now on with my Thankfuls...............
#1
Thankful for a fun evening out with our
Son and lil darling. We went to her School Christmas program, which was really nice,
and her class did a skit that was really cute and she had quite a few lines, and did a great job. Then we all went out to dinner
together where she chose......Texas Roadhouse!! It was cold and it was nice to get dressed up a lil Christmasy.! lol
#2
Thankful that hubby caught a charge on
our bank statement that was on my debit card, and we never use our debit card,
as we don't feel they are safe. So hubby
called the bank and they have refunded
our money (fortunately it was only for
$48) while they are investigating, and
are sending me a new card. We have
no idea how they could have gotten it
as that card has not been out of my
wallet in I don't even remember when,
but thanking the Lord it is taken care
of and so far, no other charges.
#3
Thankful that all our gift
wrapping is done and under the
tree now. So now we can move
on to cleaning, which shouldn't
too bad.
#4
Thankful for a fun time being entertained
at lil darlings dance recital today. (Sat.)
they did the "Nutcracker" and it was quite
good. She was a nutcracker soldier, and
did a great job, and I really enjoyed a lot of the costumes, they were so pretty, and of
course there were beautiful ballerinas.
#5
Thankful for a good time after we left there, as we went to a shopping center we have only been to twice. We looked around a lil bit, but it was just so crowded and we were hungry as well, so cut it short and went to an olive garden near there. It was a nice time tho, Something a lil different.
#6
thankful for a wonderful Christmas presentation that was put
on by our church on Sunday. It was
really so wonderful.....it was like a
musical and a play. Very Good and very enjoyable.
We have so many talented people in
our church it's amazing.
Thankful for another productive
day, mapping out Christmas meals,
and creating grocery lists, and
working on Christmas cards for
the family.
Hubby did the vaccuuming, so the
most of the house looks great,
need to dust in bedroom and office,
then he can vaccuum in there too,
and it will all be done. He also
helps me with a variety of other
tasks as well. Very thankful
for all his help.
#8
Thankful that I finally got around
to making my own rendition of a
fruit cake. Been gonna do that for
a number of years now. I just used
a yellow cake mix and put all the fruit
and nuts in there, in a bundt pan.
It tastes and smells wonderful but
parts of the cake are a bit crumbly,
it did get more stable after settling
in over night.
Hubby thinks it's so good I should make
them for our neighbors.
I am gonna make some cakes but they
won't be fruit cakes tho. lol
#9
Thankful I got more cards made today,
and the ones printed that I made yesterday,
also printed a scavenger hunt sheet for
Christmas day game playing, washed a load
of clothes, got my grocery list done for Christmas eve and Christmas
breakfast and dinner. Refrigerator
cleaned out, so we can now go grocery shopping in the next day or so.
been a good and productive day!!
#10
Thankful to talk with my Daughter
for awhile today, and to get the
majoritey of our Christmas breakfast
and dinner shopping done, so all we
need to do is just get those last min.
items which should be quick. Also took
a blouse back that came in the wrong
size and it turned out to be flannel
as well, and even if it fit, it would be
too hot for our Christmas day here in
Florida. lol Thankfully I had ordered
another top which came today and
I am keeping to wear. So that was nice.
#11
Thankful that all things that were
ordered have arrived, and most are
wrapped and under the tree, just
a few loose ends.
#12
thankful that lil darling is able
to go with my Son to his Christmas
Party at his new job, since his boss
has 2 girls near her age that are
going. It's in Miami ..... So it will
be a lil adventure for them too!
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Well, that's it for Cozy Place today!
Thanks for making us a part of your day.
Love, Hugs and
Merry Christmas Blessings,
Nellie
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I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 NIV
Christmas Greetings Sweet Friends,
Hope this finds you enjoying this time of the year!
We are enjoying all our finished decorations, and
about finished with our Christmas shopping,
so now we are in wrap mode, and cleaning mode.
We had some warmer and beautiful days,
but today it is cold again, which is great
as we are going to a Christmas program tonight,
and that just feels more Christmasy to me, when
it is cold, plus I can wear my one Christmas
sweater that I have. lol
Pictures today are of our Christmas decorations
in the family room, for 2024.
So on with my Thanfuls
#1
Thankful for another great school day, and that she
got finished early enough to help me do more
Christmas decorating. She does such a great job
cause she is very creative, and we have a lot of fun
doing it as well.
#2
Thankful for a new facebook friend, our server from
Olive Garden, she is such a sweet young Mom, and
we got talking about Thanksgiving and what we had
and I was telling her about the party chicken that I
make.......so she wanted the recipe, so was able to
send it to her. I really enjoy young people.
#3
Thankful that I am finally finished with the Christmas
decorating............Halleleujah.....can you hear me
singing!!
It takes a long time cause I have accrued 40+ years of
Christmas stuff, much of it as gifts, so only get to use
it once a year, so want to use as much of it as I
can.....as I get such a kick out of the nostalgia for
it all as well, plus I may not always be able to do
this............ since I am getting close to 73 yrs.,
but I do really enjoy it even tho it is a lot of
work............it's good and fun work.
#4
Thankful for a lovely Sunday.....getting to hear part 2
of last weeks sermon on our identity in Christ
with another week to go. Then after church, some
quick trips to Aldi's, Bealls, and Sam's club and then
lunch just the two of us at Outback Steakhouse.
#5
Thankful for our Christmas presents that came early.
Hubby needed a new phone cause somehow he wrecked
his camera, and I needed a new bike, so they both came
the same day!! lol Merry Christmas to us!
My new bike is so cute - I stuck a pic in down
below.........so you could see it.
#6
Thankful for "Up Faith and Family" app for all their
fun and clean Christmas movies that we have been
enjoying this Christmas Season.
#7
Thankful that lil darlings school had like a market place
for the kids to make things to sell. She and one of her
lil friends make bracelets, necklaces and earrings, and
they sold $80 worth of their wares,
so they split the money. $40 each........
I thought that was so cool..............
#8
Thankful and enjoying my new bike. We have
taken several bike rides now and it was so enjoyable
as the weather is beautiful as well. I love
everything about the new bike, so I am the
happiest kid in the neighborhood............lol
And here she is in all her glory!!
#9
Thankful for a long phone conversation with my
girl today. Always enjoy that so much.
#10
Thankful for what was like a gourmet din din tonight.
Hubby wanted to try some steaks that were marinated
in Italian dressing, cause he read somewhere that is
what they do in restaurants.
So we made some Good Season's dressing and
marinated them overnight to see if we would like
to do that for our Christmas Dinner. I made
baked potatoes and a nice salad to go with it.
So it was an excellent meal. The steaks were great,
and realized we can still season them with garlic
powder and seasoned salt (which is what we
normally do)........
They were so tender and delicious.
So his experiment was a success.
#11
Thankful for the ability to read and enjoy what I am reading.....
12
Thankful last, but surely not least, for Jesus, who is
our Savior, Lord and coming King, and without
which their would be
NO Christmas!
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Well, that's a wrap for Cozy Place this week.
Thanks for coming by,
and
Let every Christmas tree, wreath, ornament, song,
and decoration remind you of
Jesus, the true meaning of the Season.
Love, Hugs and
Merry Christmas Blessings,
Nellie
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