I Hope Everyone Had a Great Holiday

     Hi everyone. I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful holiday. With my husband off from work, it's been a relaxing and also a busy few days since Christmas.  I took a little blog break so if I wasn't by your blog that's why.

     This year my daughter and my son-in-law arrived mid-morning on Christmas day, and instead of Christmas dinner we decided to do a big brunch around noontime instead. 

    We had a lot of food starting with cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit salad, eggs, bacon, sausage, and French toast as well as mimosas.  Later in the day we had light snack food. I had given my son-in-law a bar-tending book, so he made us a drink called an After 5, which was Bailey's, Kahlua and peppermint schnapps. He picked a drink of things he could find in our liquor cabinet, and it was actually quite good. The peppermint made it perfect for the holiday.

     My makeshift table was this large box which was my gift from my daughter, a much needed new suitcase since mine other one has a big hole in it. I've no big trips planned right now, but I guess it's time to start thinking about one. 😏 The funniest part is back in October, after we got home from our Canada trip, I mentioned I needed a new suitcase. She said she'd get me one for Christmas. We even spent some time with me measuring my old one because she had found some that fit the bill on sale. I even knew which one she bought for me.  But did I remember that she had got me the suitcase? Nope. Not until I opened it and saw the suitcase and then it all came back to me. Of course I got a big eye roll from her. Grin.

   Somehow I didn't manage to get any photos of my husband at Christmas. 😒 But he was there and having fun with us.  

     Even the dogs got into the Christmas spirit. They each have their own stockings. They each got a new toy, a new collar, a new flea collar and of course some treats.  

       The rest of us get lots of treats in our stockings too. 😏

      And right before Christmas I made some pepparkakor (the Swedish name for gingersnaps) and some thin crispy sugar cookies. Not only does the family like these, but they remind me of my childhood. My aunt always made the pepparkakor  and my mother the sugar cookies.

Now my family would be disappointed if I didn't make them. 

It's a good thing I didn't eat too much food this holiday-ha ha ha. 😇😈😏

       In this post I also want to share another page Sharon's Snow challenge at Art Journal Journey. The month is quickly wrapping up, and it will be 2025 in the blink of an eye.

     I created this happy mixed media scene  using some older rubber stamps, light blue acrylic paint, white acrylic paint, inks some paper lace, a big snowflake die cut  as well as some blue washi tape. 

    That's it for me. I hope everyone enjoys this last weekend of 2024.