EATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE

To me, the saddest part of the holiday season is taking down all of the decorations. Sugar Daddy likes everything down by the weekend after Christmas Day. I could leave them up for a few weeks... but he usually wins this one. So we put everything away until we were left with nothing but the bare little yuletide tree.

Many communities offer Christmas tree recycling options...but this year, we decided to recycle our Christmas tree by feeding it to our little goats...what could be more eco-friendly than that? lol

GOOD MORNING

Here is Jubal subtly (not) hinting that he would like to have his chest rubbed.

how can I refuse?

CHRISTMAS WISHES

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!!
We had a good one...it was a very different kind of holiday than usual. We spent most of Christmas Eve driving! We had driven from Greenville to Temple on Tuesday night so that we could attend my extended family's annual luncheon. I have never missed one in all of my 39 years. Our younger son had to miss it...he stayed in Greenville because he had to work. So SugarDaddy & I went to the dinner...it is always great seeing my cousins and their kids!

Then we left at about 3 and headed back to GVegas to pick up son from work...ate at the Bi-Lo Deli while waiting on son. And then drove back to Temple, GA. All in all, about 10 hours drive time.

We got home...put the young nephew and niece to bed and did our 'Christmasy' chores...finally getting into bed at 2:30am...zzz...zzz

Can you believe those wacky kids were up at 5:48am?

I was soo tired! lol

I have posted pics of our little tree. That is my nephew & 'niece', who decorated it!

MORE GOAT PICTURES

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CHRISTMAS COMES A LITTLE EARLY FOR BUNNY & JASMINE

Sugar Daddy installed a hayrack for Bunny & Jasmine. We got them a nice bale of alfalfa hay, a new mineral salt lick, a goat protein pail & licorice-flavored treats!

Merry Christmas, Bunny and Jasmine!

( wow! those treats smell so good!)

GABRIEL & JUBAL TAKE A RIDE

These boys are "fresh to death"... both just got their Christmas grooming.

As you can see, it really tuckers Jubal out!

YET ANOTHER SCARF FOR CHRISTMAS!

Here is another Christmas gift scarf that I have started. I am working it on my ExtraSmallGauge Wonderloom from Decor Accents (www.dalooms.com) . I am using the Hobby Lobby Brand acrylic yarn in Camo Stripe & will trim it in Orange.

Ok... just wanted to show y'all... now I gotta get BUSY!!!

THURSDAY NIGHT SUPPER REVIEW

Sugar Daddy sure does grill a mean burger! yummy!

ROW #7 OF YOC GROUP'S COLLABORATIVE GIFT COMPLETED!!!

here is row #7 of a gift that the yoc (the fiber group that i meet with) is making.

i am not telling anymore info until after the presentation... i am sure the recipient doesnt check out crafty blogs...but i wouldnt want to spoil the surprise!

the members all made a part and now the crocheters are putting it together. cant wait to see the finished piece!!!

and now i am off to start on row #4!

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notice that jubal thinks it belongs to him... i had a dickens of a time keeping him off of it!

FINISHED!!! LOOMKNIT & CROCHET SCARF!

Woohoo! I finished the scarf!!!

Now if I can only finish all my other Christmas gifts!

LOL

MONDAY NIGHT SUPPER REVIEW

Spiral ham glazed with Mexican hot sauce glaze
roasted butternut squash with parsley
roasted asparagus with onions
tomatoes & onions with blue cheese

LOOMKNIT & CROCHET SCARF

Here is the loomknit & crochet scarf that I am working on as a holiday gift. I really like the way this yarn 'stripes up'... I will definitely play with the other color offerings in this type.

i had a couple of suggestions about leaving the scarf long and skinny...which i would if the scarf was for a woman... but since it is going to a guy, i feel that it needs a little more width to it.

do guys wear skinny scarves?

anyway... just wanted to post a few pics to show that I have been working on it... although I didn't get much done this weekend... my older son and dil came up from Georgia to visit!!! We all had such a great time...I just love it when the whole family is together... makes me dread the day our younger son decides to fly the coop...sigh

HOLLYWILD LIGHTS SAFARI

As part of our holiday festivities, we took in the lights of Hollywild's Light Safari. If you haven't seen this annual holiday attraction, it's worth checking out. It's what I call a quantity as opposed to quality light display...LOTS of lights EVERYWHERE!

But it has character... where else can you pull into an enchanted deer forest to feed little deer (descended from the deer in the movie 'Prancer') by hand? There is also a walk-thru section with a bonfire where you can buy hotdogs & marshmallows to roast. And you can get hot chocolate to sip on as you listen to Christmas music and look at goats, llamas, buffalo, long-horned cattle, camels, reindeer, zebras, donkeys, and ze-donks (so cute! but my camera wouldn't get a good shot).

It's truly a unique holiday experience.

but be forewarned, traffic into the place was HORRENDUS! We waited in line for 3 HOURS. And there is NO traffic control...Hollywild could really benefit from hiring a police officer to direct traffic!

SANTA'S SLEIGH & HORSE n' BUGGY RIDE

seen on main st - downtown greenville

RIDING AROUND LOOKING AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN PELZER SC

We drove through Pelzer to see The Light People and the surrounding neighborhood.

We were a little sad to see that many in the neigborhood were not participating. We talked with the one Light Person we saw... she said this was the darkest the neighborhood had been in the last 19 years.

But we still enjoyed the lights that were on.