Days of Christmas 2010: Day Two

The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!

~Charles N. Barnard

Well, I don't know that this tree is quite perfect, but it is a fun little addition to our kitchen! :)  This is my second of three trees this year.

Days of Christmas 2010: Day One

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

~Calvin Coolidge, 1927

Our living room all decked out for Christmas!

I am once again joining Melissa in Days of Christmas. I will be posting a picture every day until Christmas... at least that is the plan! :)  I have really enjoyed this the last couple of years and I hope you will too!! :)

Last Harvest..

...for this years garden. These cool nights we've been (finally) having finally got to it! I need to go pull the plants! but first here is what I've picked so far:

See those tomatoes in the corner? That is just a handful of what's left out in my garden! What to do with all those tomatoes?? They're still green!! I'll show you what I did with the few I've picked so far...

Fried Green Tomatoes!! YUM!! A good ol' southern favorite! And yes, people still make this, although Mark wasn't sure he had tasted it before. He wasn't so sure after the first bite, but then he took another... He decided that they do grow on you! Here's the process:

Items needed:
Green tomatoes
flour
egg wash - I put a little milk in mine
cracker crumbs
oil for frying

here's how:

I fried them until they were tender:


And then sprinkled them with salt (go easy... I got mine just a tad salty.) :)

YUM!

We had ours with black eyed beans and snaps with rice. I drank iced tea... how's that for a southern meal?

Anyone else had fried green tomatoes? Oh and any other ideas on how I can use up my tomatoes? I'd hate for them to go to waste! :)

With every Christmas card I write...

Have you sent out your Christmas cards yet? hmmm... me either. Every now and then I get a card like the day after Thanksgiving... I haven't got the mail yet today, so we'll see... :)  But I am usually doing good to get mine out the week before Christmas. I am determined not to do that this year (but isn't it like that every year?)  :) However, I have a little boost this year! Shutterfly is offering 50 free Christmas cards to bloggers!

I've heard about Shutterfly for quite a while. I haven't yet used their services, but I am impressed with the cute cards they offer. From really cute fun ones:

To really classy:

Of course, you can also use more than one picture... love this one:

Mark and I were planning on sending a photo with our pictures this year. I wasn't originally intending to do a "Photo card." But these are really classy! And I love that we can really customize them... like writing exactly what we want to appear on the inside!

Oh, and maybe someday soon we'll be sending out baby announcements like these!! :) If you are interested in signing up for the free cards, click here. :)


PS~ Shutterfly did not tell me what to write... the only compensation I am getting is the cards... Have a Merry Christmas! :)

So Thankful...

I have some many things to be thankful for...

• God's Love
•  A beautiful fall this year.

• My wonderful husband
• A great family (including inlaws!!) :)  
• A cozy "fireside"

 

• wonderful friends... including YOU!! :)

...and so much more!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!