Log Cabin Decorating

I have always loved to decorate for Christmas but living in a log cabin has made it even more fun!

We live so far out in the middle of nowhere that I rarely decorate outside


but this year the boys are wanting lights outside


so now that I have most of the inside decorating done,


we'll be working on the outside! Guess my husband will have a good reason to get on that ladder and clean the hickory nuts out of the gutters now!

Honey Almond and Oatmeal Mini Soaps

It's all Cindy's fault (Our Life Simplified)! I saw her's and could not resist making these cute little mini soaps!


These were made using the hot process. I didn't have enough time before Christmas to let them cure for the amount of time cold process needs.
I love snowmen....


and snowflakes....


and goat's milk soap!


Next on my list is peppermint and then I want to try the new eucalyptus fragrance oil I bought yesterday. I'm wondering if I'll get them all done before Christmas. I may have to buy some different mini cookie cutters! They have them for other holidays as well!

It's Beginning To

look a lot like
CHRISTMAS!!!!

We all had a great time decorating our tree! I loved seeing the boy's eyes light up and those big smiles on their faces when it got dark and we lit the lights for the first time tonight!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Food, Food and More Food

We used to be classy and use beautiful "real" plates for our Thanksgiving food.

(My aunt, dad, grandmother and mom)

But hey times change and these styro-plates hold more and make life easier. You can toss them in the garbage and lie on the couch rubbing your stomach moaning after the meal instead of washing all those "real" plates. Plus these are great for taking home all the leftovers in! We'll be eating leftovers for a week.


(My Dad and Uncle)

The "adults" got the big table.


See that one big sourdough roll left? It went home in my BIL pocket!


The rest of us were in the living room stuffing our faces, laughing and later playing some very intense games of BINGO!


I think my brother was worried I was going to take his food!
I forgot to get a pic of the dessert table. We had some awesome desserts and I got a new cake recipe!


Thanksgiving at my mom and dad's always causes a lot of people to feel like this and it will all happen again at Christmas!

I hope you were all blessed with a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, love, laughter and more food than you knew what to do with!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow! Spend time with friends and family, eat way too much, take a long nap and enjoy it all!!! That's what I'm planning on doing!

We are going to my mom and dad's. My brothers, sister and their families will be there. My aunt and uncle are bringing my grandmother.

I'm taking a ham baked in my cast iron dutch oven, sour dough rolls, deviled eggs, Lil' Smokies, mac and cheese, pumpkin pie and a granny cake. You can find all these recipes on my kitchen page. What are cooking, baking, taking????

I'm working on another (different) rustic suet feeder tutorial and some friends and I are getting together Friday night to make Buttermilk Soap! I'll be in blogging about those soon.