Thankful Thursday December 10, 2015, scenes from Christmas past 2

There came a man who was sent from God; 

his name was John.  He came as a witness

 to testify concerning that light, so that
 through him all men might believe. 

He himself was not the light; he came only 

as a witness to the light. 

 The true light that gives light to every man

 was coming into the world. 

John 1:6-9

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you are enjoying this time of
preparation for Christmas.

Today has been a day for cooking and
 baking for me, and have to say I pretty
much enjoyed it all while listening to
my Christmas music.  I love that our
christian radio station Z-88 plays 
Christmas music all season long, just 
like the regular stations did when I was
a kid,  from Thanksgiving to New
Years!  Love it...................

Since I am still not done with my
decorating thought I would just 
show you some more scenes from
Christmas's past.


So here we go...................

I am thankful

#1
Greatly thankful....................
for the true light that came into the world,
that we celebrate at Christmas and every
day.........Jesus Christ, the son of God!

#2
for this video that is a really great reminder
to us all about the true meaning of Christmas.




























#3
for online shopping, and that I am just
about done with our shopping,  and the
 last few years we have cut back......
 quite a bit.

#4
that Dee will be able to come down the
 night after Christmas for a few days.
Lord Willing!  as Jerry will be working,
but she if off.

#5
that a situation that our sweet son-in-love
had going on at work, seems to be resolved
and he is happy with the outcome.

#6
that I was able to find a gift that I was
trying to order online, but couldn't as
they were out of stock, and I was able
to find it at a store on hubby's way 
home. So they have it set aside and 
he will be able to go by and get it
 today.  Such a help.............

#7
that hubby will be able to work at home
now tomorrow,  his boss was in town
and was suppose to be here on Friday,
which meant he had to go in,  and we
are having our Sunday School class
party at 6 p.m. on Friday,  which
meant we would be late.........so now
no problem.  Praise the Lord!

#8
that I just finished making the Lasagna
 for the party tomorrow night and an extra 
pan for when Dee visits after Christmas.

#9
for free shipping........I have not paid for
 shipping on anything I have ordered.  

#10
for Christmas music, I love doing what-
ever I have to do as I listen to Christmas
music..........just brightens up my day.

#11
that we finally just finished the Rolo
Pretzel candies...........Yeah!

#12
for answers to prayer for a young
couple we know,  God is at work,
and we are excited to see what is
gonna happen...........


Well, there you have it another week
at Cozy Place.

Glad you could come by...............


Have a Holly Jolly Friday, Weekend
and Christmas!!  


Keep your light shining brightly!

Love, Hugs, and
Christmas Season Blessings,
Nellie 


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1st Christmas Vignette and Easy Peasy "Rolo Pretzel Candy" Recipe, Great for making with the kiddles

Hello Sweet Friends,

How are things going at your house?

Have you finished your decorating yet?

Have to say I haven't finished, but then as

I told you last week, I put the shopping 

ahead of it, so am 90% done with the

 shopping, so have gotten quite a bit of 

decorating done the last few days, but

 have more to go.............lol

Finally finished the fireplace and mantle

today, and had done the sofa table and

serving cart the day before, and put some

pillows out, so it is beginning to look a

lot like Christmas in the family room

at least.........lol

Have also been making candy for gifts

 for our Sunday School class party. I call 

them "Rolo Pretzel Candies" and everyone

 who eats them loves them, and typically

 asks who brought them, anytime I take

them to something, and they can not 

believe how easy they are to make.

So...........

 they are a favorite with us and our family.

So will give you the recipe at the end of

the post.  It is really a good recipe to make

with your kiddies or just as a fun family

project..............Hubby and I actually had

a lot of fun making them..........it is sort

of like playing beat the clock.......lol

These pics are from the first vignette I created

with the lovely Christmas bouquet my friend

brought me last week,  and the only decor pics

I have taken so far................this was taken in
the kitchen....justin case you can't tell........lol

This lil snowman you see here was not

already on the pitcher.  They are those

stick on window gel thingies,  so since

the subway art picture behind it had

a snowman, happened to think of these

lil stick on's I got for lil darling, so had

some fun with them.  They stick on so

easily.  Thought he was quite cute.....

Already has these lil children's gloves so

thought they went with the snowman theme,

but they are more lime green, so don't know

 why they look sea green...................

Lighting I guess.............

 Here is a Posterized version from 

photoshop,  my fav!

Got the neat sign or picture at Christmas tree

store last year...............and love it, cause that

is truly my feelings about Christmas.

Now..............

 on to the fun and delicious candies

Rolo Pretzel Candies

Already had these piled into a container when

I decided to share this,  so just took a pic as

it was due to time constraints. Sorry it is

a bit blurry,  but you get the idea how they

should look at least.

You will need a bag of pretzels, I like Snyder

pretzels the best,  and the gluten free work

fine and taste great, but they taste even

better with the butter snap ones.  So what

ever works for you...................

and some Rolo's..........

(Have no idea why the pic is sideways.....lol)

We used to use the larger Rolo's that you have

 to unwrap, but then we discovered the Rolo

 Mini's that are already unwrapped and make

it even easier.  I would say 2 bags of Rolo's

to one bag of Pretzels

and you will also need
 Pecan  or Walnut Halves.......

As many pecan/walnut halves as you have
 pretzels that you put on a cookie sheet.

Directions


Use an ungreased or parchment paper
 covered cookie sheet and put as many
pretzels on it as possible.  I put them
pretty close together.  Make sure to
count them as you put them on, so
you will know how many rolos (if
you use the kind you have to unwrap
or nuts to count out ahead of time,
make sure you do this step as once
 they come out of the oven,  time is 
of the essence.

Once you have all the pretzels on the
cookie sheet,  top each one with a rolo,
then put them in a preheated 350 degree
oven for just 3 mins. or so.  I just open
the oven up and take a nut and see how
easily it squishes down on the top of
the rolo, and if it is easy then take them
out and commence putting and squish-
ing the nuts on top very quickly before
they cool.  Once the nuts are on top,
let them cool a bit,  and commence
eating..........Yummo!

I have also tried them with snicker 
bites on top, and that is very good
too..................



Happy you could stop by..........
and hope you try these delectable little
treats, cause You won't be sorry
I promise!!

Have a lovely rest of the week.

Love, Hugs, and
Candy Making Blessings,

Nellie


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Thankful Thursday December 3, 2015, scenes from Christmas past

 "The virgin will be with child and 
will give birth to a son,
 and they will call him Immanuel"
--which means, "God with us." 

 Matthew 1:23



 Greetings this Christmas Season
Sweet Friends,


Hope this finds you well, happy
and unstressed.......

Have to say I was feeling a bit
stressed earlier this week, as you
will see when you read this post, 
plus I am quite behind my usual
 schedule. I am typically mostly done 
with my shopping by now, but have
 just gotten started a few days ago,  
but did get some done these last few
 days, thankfully, and I made list of all
 that needs to happen, and decided on 
my starting point, which is always the
 hardest thing to decide......
Decided the shopping would come
 before the decorating. Finding that
starting point helps me prioritize.
Did bring some of the decorations
in this morning, as I figured I could
do some online shopping and most
likely get some decorating in too!

Since I haven't really done any
decorating but putting up the tree,
thought I would show you some
scenes from Christmas past.

So on with the post.

I am thankful

#1

for the nice time we all had while 

Dee and Jerry were here.

#2

incredibly Thankful.....

that a scare we had with Dee on 

Monday turned out fine. Her plane 

never landed in Asheville and her

 hubby was told  that the plane flew

half way there and due to problems 

they had to turn and come back to our

 airport, and we, of course, thought

 it was some sort of mechanical 

problem, and the time frame from 

which she left and the time that is was,

when we found out about it, left us 

wondering why hasn't she contacted 

us, and we could not get a hold of 

anyone with the airlines, finally we 

found out not too long before she was

 finally able to text Jerry and call us, 

to come get her that they actually flew 

all the way to Asheville, but due to

 heavy fog and visibility problems they

could not land, so had to come back,  so

 we got her from the airport around mid-

night,  and she will fly out at noon

 today. (Tuesday)

We were all relieved that they can-

celled the flight because they were

suppose to refuel and try again on the
same night, which made no sense to us

and seemed dangerous as well, and
we were delighted that we got a few 
more hours with her, as we didn't 
expect to see her again so soon!  lol

#3
So thankful that Dee finally made
it home safe and sound Tuesday
night.  She left our airport at noon,
on Tuesday and they flew to Asheville
 and again could not land for the same
 reasons, so they took them to Knoxville,
 Tn. Airport, and were gonna bus them
 over to Asheville.  Dee had met another
young lady who was a college student,
and she had met another student that
went to the same college, so the 3 of
them decided to rent a car and drive
 home themselves and split the cost 
of the rental car........it was a very
good idea or else they would have
 been waiting hours for a bus, and 
probably would not have gotten
 home 11-12 P.M.  Dee finally got
 home about 7P.M. and in only cost
her $20.00.........so worth it!!

#4
that I finally heard from my hubby
on Tuesday.  He left for work and
hours later I was trying to reach him
 for about 2-3 hrs, by cell, work phone 
and email and could not get him and
they never have meetings unless his
boss is in town, which he was not.
So I was beginning to think some-
thing was wrong.....and wondering
if he made it to work or not, finally
he did call and they had a huge
unexpected meeting and they took
them all to a hotel nearby to their
 bldg. and he never thought of calling 
to let me know till they were in the
meeting...................so was very
happy to hear from him.
This last few days have been a lil
bit stressful I have to say!
but I am very grateful all the 
situations turned out fine.
Praise the Lord!

#5
that I came across the blog address of
the blogger who did this Fall printable
you see below.  I used it in my Fall
decor but could not give her credit, 
as I misplaced her address.......but
I believe in giving credit where credit 
is due.......so better late than never,
 it was Rachel at
 Shades of Blue Interior.
Click here to visit her or
type in............
http://www.shadesofblueinteriors.com/i-painted-something-for-you-free-printable-hop/

Thank you Rachel, loved your
drawing.........as you can see!

#6

for our Homedic Massager,  it has done
wonders for my lower back lately.

#7
that Scott and Megan are both feeling
better,  they were both sick on Monday
but feeling better, not quite 100%
 yet tho.

#8
for the fun time I had with our lil darling
today.  She dressed up in an white eye
let nite gown I have, and said she was
a princess,  and we had a tea party and
she just talked and talked, and I acted
like I was understanding it all but I 
couldn't understand half of it, but she 
was really into it, hand gestures and all.  
So adorable!  She really is so much 
fun..............and such a girly girl!

#9
that a sweet blogger friend sent me
a wonderful advent calendar from
Jacquie Lawson today, can't wait to
figure out how to get into it,  my
hubby will figure it out,  it is out
of my league.......but if you have
ever seen her ecards they are
stellar...........just love them.
So excited to see it!

update:  hubby got it up or down
loaded over the weekend and I am
really enjoying it........and it even
has a cute game on there, that I
found out how to pull up every day,
so treat myself to a game daily.
Thanks Mimi...........this was really
fun and a great reminder of what
the season is all about as well.
Blessings to you, Hon,

#10
all my Fall decor is down and 
packed away till next year, and
that we at least have the tree up.

#11
for a nice long visit today with
my sweet friend Becky,  it has
been months since we have seen
each other due to either her or my
 schedule........so we had lots to
catch up on...............

#12
for the sweet bouquet of Christmas
 flowers she brought me.............
I am off to arrange them in a nice
vase now.....
update: They have graced my 
kitchen table with beauty.
Will show you soon!


Thanks so much for dropping by.......

Hope you are having a good time
 preparing for Christmas.  I absolutely
love Christmas, and it really is the
 Most Wonderful Time of the Year,
All because of JESUS and his
birthday celebration.

Have a lovely Weekend.

and keep you light shining brightly!

Love, Hugs and
Christmas Preparation Blessings,
Nellie


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Our Thanksgiving Table

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving

weekend, and maybe got a lil something

done towards Christmas.........

Oh my, today is the last day of November,

can hardly believe it.....but it's true......lol

We were happy that our daughter got to

come back here on Saturday and spend

some time with us, then Sunday she

visited one of her best friends, and

Sunday night we watched lil darling

so she, Megan and Scott went out to

dinner to celebrate Megan's birthday, and

 so they could have a nice interrupted

dinner, and all you Mom's know what

I mean................lol

We did get our tree up, nothing but lights

on it thus far, but that will come........

Today Dee is still here and will be here

till later this afternoon, so not sure what

or if we are doing yet.........she is still 

sleeping. She was tired and not feeling 

super as she has been around 2 lil ones 

 that have colds, so we are hoping she

 isn't catching their colds. Neither of 

them was not lil darling, Thankfully.

Wanted to show you are Thanksgiving

table today and get it posted before

December........so today is the day!!  lol

I had seen an inspiration picture in a 

Better Homes and Garden magazine

 that I took with me on vacation, and just
 loved a table I saw in there, so decided 
that was what I wanted to do for Thanks-
giving, as it was a bit more modern than
 usual and it would be quite different
 for a change.  When it came time to
actually do the table I could not find
my inspiration picture in any of the
magazines I thought it was in,  so the
table is a bit different.  Know they 
used real pears, but couldn't remember
what else,  so I just used the candle
instead.

So while I was in Asheville I found this 

pretty solid turquoise wrapping paper.

It is actually bluer than this picture

makes it look.

It's really this shade of blue.......

only darker which you will see a 

couple of pics down.  I took a 

plate from the set I was going to

be using to set the table, and 

then took one of the bowls and 

turned it upside down to make a 

cake plate again, and then added 

the gold pumpkin with the orange

 berries.

Used the gold mercury glass candleholders

 again and the orangier colored leaves.

Used a gold tablecloth then added the blue 

wrapping paper over that, then used my

shabby chic dishes.  This and the header

pic were my trial pictures......

Used my Wedding Silverware, and 

clear crystal goblets, to add some

elegance.

Already had the right color of blue napkins,

so just folded them into a lil pillow,  then

knew I needed some orange to tie it together,

so made the Happy Thanksgiving place cards

Added the Place cards and just a stripe

 of orange satin ribbon and a tiny pumpkin

for some more orange accents.

A nice overview

Overview with a  Posterized Affect

This gold pumpkin is one of my favorites,
I have 3  of them and they were all on the
 so borrowed this one off the mantle for
the table.

From opposite end of the table

Well, hope you enjoyed our 
Thanksgiving Table,  we did!


Glad you could drop by for a visit,
always a pleasure to have you 
come by...........


Have a lovely week!
and
Keep your light shining brightly

Love, Hugs and
Happy December Blessings,
Nellie


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