Recipe in new "Gooseberry Patch" cookbook

I am a big fan of "Gooseberry Patch" cookbooks, I just received one of their newest cookbooks,
that has one of my recipes in it.
The new cookbook is called "Tastes Like Home".
So this is cookbook number 6 that I have recipes in.

Here is a picture of all the cookbooks that I have recipes in.
Love their cookbooks, the beautiful artwork, plus all the yummy recipes.

Happy New Year!!!

I want to wish all of my blogging friends a Happy New Year!!!! Do you have any New Years Resolutions? One that I have every year is to loose weight, since that never happens I will just choose to eat healthier.
 But I have two other resolutions that I am really going to try to do.
One is to read the entire Bible in a year.
 I found a chart to go by and I want to share it with you, Bible Chart for a Year

 Next I seen on Facebook a challenge to save money, it is called the penny challenge,
you save a penny the first day, two pennies the second day, three pennies the third day etc.
If you do this for the entire year, 365 days the total amount you save is $667.95.

I also want to share a few photo's from Christmas.

Ronnie and Steph on Christmas Eve. cooking oysters on the grill

Me, Ronnie and Bo setting around the campfire

Jake and Luke and Pappy at Luke and Jake's house on Christmas morning.

Cole and his Pie Face game

Riley and her Crayon carver

Steph and Mat showing Jake, his Jake from State Farm shirt

Riley and Cole

Jake and his easy bake oven

Pappy and Maw

Love my floating candle with berries and greenery

Little Bo with his toy

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, and please remember the real meaning of Christmas, "Jesus is the Reason for the Season".

Blog Hop Giveaway!

Brenda of The Rusty Thimble hosted the Greatest Gift is Love blog hop givaway.
I was lucky enough to be the winner of  Jessica of "Blessings in the Country"
ornament giveaway. I won one of her snowman ornies and two candy canes.
They are adorable!! Check out Jessica's blog, she does such nice work. I love them,
thank you Jessica!!!

Second annual cookie bake!

Last weekend me, my sisters, my daughter, granddaughter, nieces and three of our friends went to our Farmhouse in WV and had our second annual cookie bake and pajama party.
 We had a ball of fun, baked cookies, had a fun gift exchange and watched Christmas movies.
I will share some photo's. I cherish these times with family and friends. One of my favorite parts of the Christmas celebration.

Me, Riley and Steph

My nieces Regina, Emily and Hillary

My sisters Lena and Lina

My best friend Shelia

Me

My sister Lena and her daughters Regina and Hillary

Riley and Stephanie

A work in progress

Going out to eat

Ava, Emily and Regina

Teresa, Ava and Hillary

My sister Annabel and her daughter Emily

Shelia and myself

Yummy cookies

Family and friends

Family and friends

Our gift exchange game

Giveaway Winner

I was thrilled to find out that I was the lucky winner of Danice, "Homespun Hannah"
Holiday giveaway.

 Her box was filled with wonderful goodies and everything was wrapped so pretty.
First I received a beautiful mouse rag doll, a gorgeous holiday mug mat and holiday mug.
An amish star pinkeep, a snowflake ornie, paper mache "Joy" box with potpourri, and a
cute snowman tuck.

For me Santa arrived early this year. Thank you Danice for all of the wonderful goodies.
I love everything!!! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful, wonderful giveaway!!!

Wonderful Christmas swap

Yesterday I received the most wonderful package in the mail. My friend Wendy "Ravenwood Whimzies" and I decided to do a Christmas swap.
 Little did I know how much Wendy would spoil me. She sent me so many wonderful
things that I am still in awe.
 I have admired her wonderful Santa's for so long and was just thrilled so much that she sent me one,
and look at his little sheep , so much detail. I cannot tell you how beautiful this set is,
everyone should own one of these. Wendy's Santa's are fantastic!!!
 Next she sent me one of her santa appliqued pillows, it is lovely and so much detailed work,
I love it too.
 I love old kitchen things and she made me the most wonderful arrangement with a Christmas towel,
I have already hung it up.
 Also in the package was a Christmas ornament, Goats milk soap, which is just wonderful, (her son
and Daughter in law), have a wonderful business and they make the soap and lotion, I have to
say it is the best I have every used.
 Also enclose is a beautiful nativity pin, and a santa timer candle, and some wonderful homemade
peanut brittle. I have already gotten into it and it is so yummy.
 I can never thank you enough for all of these wonderful goodies Wendy, most of all thank
you for being such a wonderful friend.
 Also you need to check out the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop that Wendy is hosting,
just go to her blog and you will enjoy reading all of the great tutorials and recipes.

Everything is wrapped so beautiful

Just look at all of these wonderful goodies

I love the Santa with his sheep and the beautiful wool appliqued pillow

Love the tag, but I couldn't help myself, I couldn't wait.

Isn't it beautiful hanging