A Little Snapshot of Our Christmas Season

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Merry Christmas to all of you!  I know it has been awhile since my last blog post and I hope to get back to posting more in the near future.  My reasons for the long gap is basically due to the ongoing technical difficulties that have been occupying my time for the past few months. Most of the situations have been solved, and the rest will have to be addressed later.   I made a decision to separated myself from it -for now to spend time with family and friends and enjoy the holiday season.  I still periodically post on Instagram if you are wondering or wanting to know what Bill and I are currently up to. There you will find pictures of our daily life, ideas, and whatever interests us (mostly me).  Here in this blog post I have included some pictures from White Gunpowder Instagram along with other pictures that I took during the month of December.  The above picture is of our little red shed/chicken coop that Bill built to house our chickens.  It was taken earlier this month during  a snow storm. It made for a pretty Christmas picture with a simple wreath hanging on the door.

I hope you enjoy a moment here and Merry Christmas!

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The accessory of the season…Hannah was staying warm and cozy wrapped in her chunky knit scarf.

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Our family Christmas tree hunting was a success!  The morning after Thanksgiving, we headed out to the Christmas tree farm in search of the perfect tree. With help from our kids (Hannah-left, Grace-center, and Caleb-right) and an hour later, we found just the right Christmas tree.

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A mini forest of trees.

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I left the house early one morning and went in search of candies, gummies, and all things sweet for the kids annual gingerbread house decorating party.  My first stop was at The Confectionery at the University Village shopping center in Seattle.

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An assembly line of gingerbread houses made it through without cracks, dents, or broken pieces.  The process from gathering all the ingredients to glueing the pieces together took me three days to complete.  For the recipe and gingerbread house template, click Here and Here.

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To add a hint of color, some of the gingerbread cookies were sprinkled with a little bit of crushed peppermint candy canes.

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The Christmas season is a busy time and the more I plan ahead the better.  One of the things I like to have on hand and ready to bake at anytime is cookie dough.  Once the cookie dough has been made, I used an ice cream scooper to scoop the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and place it in the  freeze until the dough is frozen.  After an hour or two, the frozen dough balls can be transferred into a plastic freezer bag or an airtight freezer container.  The cookie dough will keep well for up to three months.

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A gift bag of a sampling of cookies is a wonderful idea to give.  Here I’ve decided to do a chocolate theme package of cookies consisting of chocolate-peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate crinkles.

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A few gingerbread cookies were sprinkled in for an added touch.

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Glory had a busy day of watching us decorate the Christmas tree.  When all was quiet in the house and no one was watching, she moved her doggy bed over to the Christmas tree and made a cozy spot for herself to take a long nap.

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Christmas is one of our favorite times of the year.  It is the time to spend with love ones, a time to give and share with others, and of course the reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 2:4-19  (NIV)

 


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One Response to A Little Snapshot of Our Christmas Season

  1. LindaTorgeson December 26, 2016 at 7:06 am #

    Kay,
    As always, another beautiful chapter of “White Gunpowder”. Thank you for sharing your many talents and gifts of creativity with all of us! Wishing you a new year of peace and joy! God bless you all!

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