Happy sweet treats tuesday! :) Wonderful Day! :) Christmas Town preview video :)

Happy Sweet treats tuesday!!! :) Caramel Iced coffee, and Iced tea CHEERS!!! on this sweet relaxing, peaceful, and festive decorating day! :) We're enjoying a super sweet day! :) December is beginning very nicely, as we get more and more into the holiday spirit :) my mom, Lisa, and i enjoyed going to mcdonalds this morning, to get some treats :) i decided to get an iced coffee for early in the day, and got an iced tea, to have later on :) Double the treats today! :) awww! :) We always wish you all, could go with us, to get some treats :) at mcdonalds, they got their holiday drinks, and the holiday pies available now too :) We'll be going there often, this wonderful holiday season, that is really beginning nicely :) my family and i are doing well :) my dad is enjoying his new jobs :) he's doing great, and is really happy, to be more active :) he and i were talking football yesterday :) here in my computer room, i'm continuing to decorate my 2014 Christmas town :) it's looking really nice, and festive :) yesterday, i placed my DS Christmas tree amongst my decorative display :) today, i've been decorating the Jingle Bells Theatre, in preparations, for the grand opening up my Christmas town, to share with everyone :) i'm having a wonderful time decorating :) i got my holiday lights, and i've got my Christmas box here, and continuing to sort through, the decorations :) my family and i are going to put up our Christmas tree in our living room soon :) i think we may be buying a new tree this year :) it's always fun decorating :) my mom is creating a special, holiday calendar, for my grandma, using pictures of us, for each month of the new year :) my mom loves her Christmas house/villages and is gonna decorate our living room soon :) We love to hear about your decorating :) i'm finishing up some nice writings for the week, i also have put together a treasures package: )Tomorrow is super wednesday!!! :) our 1st super wednesday of December! :) my mom and i are looking forward to going to the post office :) Also tomorrow, the ghost hunters party is on! :) Whooo!!! :)
A very Special GREETINGS, FROM CHRISTMAS TOWN! :) i made this preview video today, of my 2014 Christmas town! :) it's coming along really well! :) i'm so excited, to share the video! :) our dear friend Emma (Sissy831) and i have been texting eachother today, sharing Christmas songs, and sharing decorating :) this is awesome!!! :)

Hi angel friends! :) my computer room, and table area here, is looking festive, and feeling cozy warm, as the holiday season is just beginning, and already, my room here is beginning to get that golden glow, of the colors of red and green, and my Christmas town is gonna be opening up soon, for some Christmas time fun! :) i'm having a really nice time, decorating :) decorating a little later than usual this year, but it's really nice, as i've organized my decorations really well, and i'm having a fun time, putting in the decorations, and taking some special decorating pictures to share with everyone :) my family and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a nice day :) it's gotten a bit colder outside here, overnight, and it feels like it's gonna snow! :) i think tonight, we may get a little snowfall. :) this time of the year, when we do get snow, i often love to look out at the glowing street light, as the beautiful peaceful sight of the snowflakes falling peacefully from the sky :) i think we're in for some wonderful snowfalls, winter wonderland sights this month of December :) i'll always remember that 2009 year, when we had a blizzard here, and i took pictures of the snowfall, sent the pictures into our local norwich bulletin newspaper, and the next day, saw the pictures in the paper! :) my mom was the one that found/discovered the pictures, always a sweet memory, i cherish, and treasure :) i definitely gonna take many more pictures, to send in this winter season :)
We're enjoying a great tuesday :) i went for a double sweet treats day today! :) i've been craving an iced coffee, and also wanted to get an iced tea, for later on during the day :) This morning, was such a great start to the day :) i woke up, feeling energized :) i got some nice extra sleep, as the recent days, had been very busy, filled with lots of celebrations, and last week, i had a couple late nights staying up to watch football! :) hehe! :) i sure do love football, especially as the season gets ready for playoffs time in January :) It's amazing, how December is here, and we're weeks away, from Christmas holiday :) i love to soak up each day to the fullest, this time of othe year :) as the new month arrives, sweet wholesome, and heart-warming traditions continue :)
This morning, my mom, Lisa, and i enjoyed going over to mcdonalds :) We're seeing more and more holiday decorations now, here in our neighborhood :) it's really nice to see :) at mcdonalds, they got their holiday drinks, and also Christmas pies, it's like a custard pie, with sprinkles on top :) i remember getting some of those pies last year :) i'll definitely get a couple of them this month :) At mcdonalds, my mom got her favorite breakfast sandwich, Lisa and i both got an iced coffee, and i got a breakfast burrito, and an unsweetened iced tea, to have later on today :) i love those nice iced teas, just $1, and it's a big cup of iced tea, that i'll enjoy well into the evening :) CHEERS!!! to family, friends, and to the wholesome joys, of the holiday spirit blossoming in our hearts :)
it's really beginning to feel like the holidays :) my mom is gathering pictures, to make a special, holiday calendar, for my grandma :) She's very excited, for this project :) She's using our pictures, for the months/seasons of the year, to give to my grandma :) She's gonna love it! :) i sent out some hugs yesterday, here on ds, including 2 hugs, to our dear friends Sharon (SilverShadow), and Audrey (MaxiS) :) i wanted to let them know, how much i am enjoying my 2 new gifts, they recently sent me :) my awesome snowman fleece blanket, and my decorative pine tree scented candle tarts/yankee candle warmer :) i've been lighting a tea light in my candle warmer, from time to time, that pine tree scent, is so nice, and smells like nature, and Christmas time :) i love it! :) it's been cold at night time, and i love to put my new fleece blanket around my shoulders here, while hanging out in my computer room, watching tv, and spending time online, to keep warm :)
i've really blossomed into some nice decorating to begin the new month :) i'm so happy, and thrilled that everyone is enjoying seeing my new pictures, of my holiday decorating :) i'm definitly going decorating wild! :) hehe! :) i love it! :) here next to me, i have my decorations box, and i've sorted through all of the decorations nicely, and have been adding a decorative here, a decorative there, adding in the glowing spirit, to my 2014 Christmas town :) Today, i brought in my portable dvd player, and have decorated it, and i've placed it, here on my table, in my decorative display :) i'm doing the decorating a little different this year, but with a sweet wholesome style, that always brightens my computer room :) i'm really organized this year too, with my decorating :) i usually have my Christmas town all decorated already, but this year, i decided to wait until December, to really begin to decorate, and i'm still having such a wonderful time, taking my time to decorate, as we had some busy days last week, it's great to begin december, by decorating :) i really get into my decorating :)
my 2014 Christmas town is looking festive :) i've taken some new pictures today, to share with everyone :) i'm going to continue to decorate, as the week goes on :) i'm also getting ready to sort out our holiday baking supplies :) on the Christmas Baking friday menu this week, we have Gingerbread cookies, and Chocolate/Candy cane brittle/bark candy :) it's gonna be so nice, to make these delicious treats :) during the holidays, we always love to have some cookies in the kitchen, candies too :) i remember last year, i made gingerbread cookies about 4 times during the holidays :) hehe! :) it's nice, easy recipe, and really delicious good :) i'm excited, because i'm gonna be decorating our kitchen, and taking many pictures, to share with everyone :) i'm also going to be making some special holiday/Christmas slideshow videos too, with Christmas music :) it's gonna be festive :)
i'm finishing up a nice writing week :) i'm writing a new letter, for my dear DS mum (Bloss) :) i'm also putting finishing touches on putting together a nice treasures package, and i have some cards to mail too :) tomorrow will be our 1st, post office adventure, of the holiday season. :) i'm looking forward to all of our adventures this month :) here next to me, i have a nice table, that i'll be turning into my Christmas writing area for December :) i want to buy some more Christmas cards next weekend, to begin writing cards next sunday :) it's gonna be a wonderful writing adventure :) Sending lots and lots of love, and happy holiday smiles across the miles, from our hearts, and home to yours :)
We're enjoying a SUPER SWEET DAY! :)wow! :) i'm accomplishing a lot today! :) i'm feeling really spirited :) my family and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) it's so nice, easing into the new week, with some nice decorating, getting into the holiday spirits :) today for lunch, i enjoyed a baked sweet potato, peas, and tomato soup :) yum! :) lunch was delicious! :) it's been a chilly day, but i did get to go out to put some goodies around our yard, for our nature animal friends :) they love gathering goodies :) they got a big nest in our pine tree in our backyard :) our nature animal friends are very excited, to enjoy the goodies we put outside for them :) i bought a new ghost hunters international dvd set for Holly :) i'll include it in her Christmas package :) She's gonna be so excited :) We love watching the shows :) it was really neat watching the mid-season finale, of the walking dead show on amazon instant video yesterday :) Tomorrow is super wednesday! :) my mom and i are very excited about our super fun, post office adventure tomorrow, and also the ghost hunters party is on :) i'm feeling really joyful, and accomplished today :) i did a lot, and accomplished a lot today :) i'm very excited :) Thank you angel friends, for all that you do for us : )You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) BIG GROUP, WARM COZY FRIENDSHIP HOLIDAY HUG :) Tonight, i'm gonna do some writing, and watching tv :) There's many more great things, and wonderful times to look forward too :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a wonderful day today, gearing up, for some nice adventures. :) got some treats, and decorating for the holidays :) it may snow tonight :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone had a good day" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and having a nice day :) The holidays are here :) i'm very excited, to decorate, and hearing about your holiday decorations :) The season is beginning to glow! :)
CHRISTMAS TOWN IS COMING! :) Happy Holiday smiles! :) i'm having a really nice, and fun time, decorating my Christmas town, and also my computer room here :) it's looking cozy warm, and festive :) i did some more decorating today, including decorating the jingle bells theatre :) i'm going to be putting on some holiday movies soon :) i love those specials, and all of the holiday cheer :) i'm so happy, and thrilled, that everyone's been enjoying viewing pictures of my decorating :) Christmas town will be opening soon, with a special winter festival of lights, and Christmas smiles and cheer :)



my wonderful tea light candle warmer, that our dear friends Sharon (SilverShadow), and her family sent me :)
Dreaming, of a White Christmas! :) Season's greetings, from our hearts, and home to yours :) Wishing you all, a wonderfully beautiful Holiday season, with many heart-felt moments, that become great memories, to always cherish and treasure :)
Wishing everyone, a beautiful and bright, Christmas season, that glows each day and night :) With Silver Bells, Christmas cheer, all throughout the season, wishing you warmth, and a healthy happy new year :)
Frosty is on his way, to bring holiday cheer, this sweet festive time of the year :) Winter is coming, and all of the snowflakes will light up the sky, with that bright glowing spirit of the holiday season :)
Happy sweet treats tuesday! :) We had a great time going out to get some nice treats this morning :) we love this special tradition :) CHEERS!!! to family, friends, to sweet treats tuesday, and to enjoying the simple joys in life :)

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annieheart
annieheart

I love all your Christmas decorations. my son like your mom collects and loves Christmas village\'s . He loves McDonald\'s mint hot chocolate this time of year. I am looking forward to your Christmas journals.It is the season to be jolly fal la la la
CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family had a nice day and enjoyed your treats.Happy to hear you\'re enjoying decorating.Your Christmas town is going to be awesome. I enjoyed seeing your video tonight.Your Gramdma will love her photo calendar I\'m sure.Thanks for all my nice hugs today.Have a good evening. Hugs to everyone-Stephanie
ddeadred
ddeadred

YOU ARE FEEDING ME, CHRIS!!! I feel my HOLIDAY SPIRIT pick up a bit when I read your journals!!! All of my holiday decor is on the front deck waiting for me to OPEN THE BOXES AND GET BUZY!!! PLEASE OH PLEASE, KEEP IT UP!!! I just love reading all about your dayz and I love your reminder that I NEED A SWEET TREAT!!!

Keep it all coming and it will continue to help us ALL FEEL THE SPIRIT!!! Would LOVE to see pics of your Mom\'s village when it is all set!!! My Mom has her light cup houses on her plate rail 8\' up and lit!!! I will miss seeing my Mom\'s house tho maybe I can get a video from Linda!!!

Kept buzy today getting NO HUNTING signs up on the farm. While I was at it, I posted some new No Trespassing signs and Beware of Dog. That with the barking will go very far out here in cow country before someone breaks into the house. Most of my energy was done after that, but it needed to be done... I also called my neighbor down the hill so he knew nobody was hunting my land. It\'s important that we all know what\'s going on out here...

Love to You and Mom and Dad and everybody in CT!!! Enjoy your evening whatever you do... I\'m excited to watch Peter Pan Live on Thursday for the Holidayz!!! xoxoxo Cj
KneeDeep
KneeDeep

Hello Chris....Enjoyed your youtube video. Silver Bells is a beautiful tune. Amazing Christmas Town you have got!! Makes me smile.
Its turned very cold here too. Do you think you will get snow for Christmas?
The Walking Dead mid season finale was so sad wasn\'t it. Glad you and Holly are enjoying it.Jets lost to Miami!! good grief!! Giants are playing horribly but they are still my team. Washington is a great team as well.
Enjoy your evening my friend. Say Hello to all for me. Love you bunches Hugs/Greenies. Oh! I have come across a healthy granola recipe that I will share with you.

Paleo Granola

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins
Inactive: 20 mins Servings: 6



Ingredients:
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/4 cup raw pepitas/pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds (no shell)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup raisins (or your favorite dried fruit)

Equipment:
- Food processor or blender
- Medium sized mixing bowl
- Stirring spoon
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 275 F. Place the almonds, cashews and coconut flakes in a food processor or blender and pulse a few times to break into smaller chunks.
2. Microwave the coconut oil, raw honey and vanilla extract together in a medium sized mixing bowl for about 30-45 seconds. Add the seeds, nuts and coconut flakes and stir to coat.
3. Spread the granola mixture evenly onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cook for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once or twice. Remove from heat and add the raisins and sprinkle with sea salt, pressing the mixture together to form a flat surface (see photo below).
4. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes or until hardened, and then break into chunks and enjoy.
ZenEm
ZenEm

Christmas season 2014!! I have an envelope to send you, it should get to you in time if I mail it tomorrow :) Now that all our family birthdays and my trip to NZ are out of the way I can start to think about Christmas, even though I\'m working up till Christmas Eve this year :-/ I think I\'m organised, just have to get the food delivered.
Oh, and I gonna steal KneeDeep\'s granola recipe :-D
Keep enjoying yourself, and remember to pace yourself, like we both need to at this time of year!
Love and hugs to you all xx
bluemoon29
bluemoon29

what a joy to see your Christmas town! great job with the video:)