CHRISTMAS EVE

 TAMI AND JEFF CAME OVER AT 4:00 P.M. TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS EVE WITH DON AND I.  IT HAD BEEN SNOWING ALL DAY AND THE ROADS WERE NOT TOO GOOD.

 SINCE DON WASN'T HOME FROM WORK YET, JEFF DECIDED TO SHOVEL OUR DRIVEWAY AND SIDEWALK.  THIS WAS SO NICE OF HIM. NOW  DON WOULDN'T  HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOING THIS ON CHRISTMAS  MORNING.

 TAMI STARTED MAKING  OUR TRADITIONAL COOKIE BARS.  THIS IS A TRADITION AND THE ONLY TIME WE MAKE THIS  RECIPE.  TAMI LOVES DOING THIS EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE.  WHY SHE LIKES TO MAKE 2 PANS WORTH IS A MYSTERY TO ME.  SEEMS LIKE ONE PAN WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR 4 PEOPLE.

 WE GOT SUCH A KICK OUT OF SHADOW.  SHE SEEMS TO LOVE THE SNOW AND WAS SHOWING OFF FOR ALL OF US.  THE ONLY PROBLEM IS AFTERWARDS SHE WANT TO GET WARM ON OUR LAPS......YIKES!

 DON FINALLY GOT HOME AND THE TRADITIONAL PIZZA WAS DELIVERED.  IT ALWAYS TASTES  ESPECIALLY GOOD ON THIS SPECIAL NIGHT.

 THE MAGIC COOKIE BARS TOPPED OFF THE DINNER.  TAMI HAD PUT THE PANS OUTSIDE TO COOL AND IT DIDN'T TAKE VERY LONG.  LOVE THIS TREAT.

 IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE GIFTS UNDER THE TREE.  THIS IS ALWAYS FUN!
SOME MONEY IN A STOCKING FOR JEFF.

 MY BIOGRAPHY FOR TAMI.  I GAVE ALL OUR GIRLS ONE OF THESE BOOKS. ( I WONDER IF THEY WILL EVER READ IT)

 A NEW SPARKLY SHIRT  AND GREEN EARRINGS FROM DON.  IT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO WEAR ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO THE DOUBLE TREE BUFFET.

 MOVIE TICKETS TO LES MISERABLES.  DON AND I HOPE TO GO TO THIS MOVIE SOON.  OF COURSE, WE HAD OTHER GIFTS BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO  INCLUDE ALL OF THEM ON THIS BLOG RIGHT NOW.

TAMI AND JEFF WANTED TO LEAVE BY 6:00 SINCE THE ROADS WOULD BE FREEZING UP.  WE ENDED UP OUR EVENING WITH OUR TIMED PHOTO.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SHORTER THAN USUAL.  WE WERE RELIEVED TO GET THEIR PHONE CALL SAYING THEY WERE HOME SAFE.