@Retired_Sue So happy for you getting to share the holiday in person with your family this year, it really does not matter the when so much as being able to be together, we sure learned that lesson if not much else from this never ending pandemic. The food sounds great maybe after the holidays if you find the time you could share your turnip casserole just wondering if it is made with what we used to call turnip (rutabaga) I think that's what it's called in the store, I went to get some turnip, my kind, & saw these little tiny things they call turnip & I just did not know what to say. Mom used to cook one turnip for a meal, we were 6 kids, that tiny thing would not have fed one, of course not everyone liked it but I always loved it. Doubt I'll be on this tomorrow so Wishing Everyone a Very Merry Christmas!

Good Evening Everyone!

Couple fine flurries. Worked on my crafts and is taking a little longer than planned for the final part. If not done tonight will definitely be done tomorrow morning. Made the Christmas pudding and worked cleaning this afternoon. Tomorrow is tart shells and wrapping. Also plan to make the rounds to neighbors that are friends with gifts. Hubby has to bye my Christmas gift tomorrow as pick up a friend's gift then they're all done.

@Bookienj ,,, Awww glad you are feeling better! Hopefully by now the headache is also gone? Ohhh ew'd all rather have snow ANY DAY over ice. I saw on the news the 100 car/truck pileup in Wisconsin!! WOW!!
Oh I hope your D is going to be okay!
@TEXASTITCHER ,, LOL Hence why we keep hoping for smaller snow storms until the last few weeks so it's always pretty. LOL
@HealthyBarb1 ,, Are you in a rural area of WA? Sounds so pretty!! SMART idea waiting for family etc until spring. Its not worth the "What if" and yes, by that time hopefully with the pills being available we'll be able to be back in groups again. Time will tell.
@Retired_Sue,,, Awww hope you enjoyed tonight!! HAPPY HAPPY Anniversary indeed!! Family means so much to 99% of us as humans, of course myself included. I saw my GGS for a few yesterday just does the heart good!! Sounds like a nice mixture of food, LOVE the mixtures!! Oh I am sure you enjoyed.
@Herbsandmore,,, My Mom also fed us 8 kids with one turnip, but hehehehe I think she was the only one who REALLY enjoyed it. BUT in a casserole it could be better. Like the doesn't matter when we get together. I do deeply love my family and friends, and look forward to this whole thing being over with!! Aren't WE ALL!!!
@Cormierannie,,, TY TY FOR ALL YOU DO!!! Enjoy the day/night!!
@Cseguin2 ,,, Even flurries are better than noooo snow. What type of crafting did you do? LOL Why do men usually wait til the last minute to buy gifts? LOL Usually from not being sure what to buy. I have friends who send them pictures, order it themselves etc. LOL
@Memeq2,, WELCOME to the 5% Challenge!! WOOHOO We are excited to see you!! May you enjoy the entire weekend, MAY WE ALL ENJOY THE WEEKEND!!
ALL this cooking got me going especially @Katiecondy1 ,,, today I picked upped what I needed for chili and home made corn bread. Hey Katie, I AM NOT MAKING IT FROM A MIX!!! LOLOLOL

Good Morning, Wonderful 5% Challenge Community! Well, we got a dusting of snow overnight - so ... I guess we can say that we got snow for Christmas.

My family and I celebrate on Christmas Eve so I have a lot to do before guests arrive this evening around 6. I'm still baking cookies (the house already smells wonderful at 6am!) and I'll be making cheesecake and rice pudding. Picking up the house one last time today and wrapping a few gifts. I will be doing a lot of running around today so I won't be on here until tomorrow (or Sunday), but I will be thinking of you all.

To those that celebrate: Merry Christmas! To those that don't, wishing you a Fabulous Friday!!

Merry Christmas ☃️🎄 everyone!

CSEGUIN2-nice work

Good morning to all. Merry Merry Christmas!🎁🎄

It's 46 feels like 44 with a high of 64 for today. Axe Sharpening: Merry Christmas!!!~~~1st Phorm Advisors Merry Christmas and Happy National Pumpkin Pie day!!!! Fitness quote for today: Always have a goal, but never compare yourself to someone else.~~~gymaholic Motivational quote for today: Every morning is an amazing opportunity to be better and do better.~~~unknown Closed all rings on my Active 4 and had 12,988 steps yesterday.

My day was after work to Jen’s for more cookie baking I’m doing pretty good with the no eating cookies. Baked until 950am cleaned mess packed car of thing off to end of Mass. Home fed Bella made Christmas punch liquor wise packed food for work in bed 90minutes late. Up and out by 555pm. stopped at Jen’s to drop off punch and snacks fro Swiss colony got to work at 628pm. Right now I am finishing the cream cheese cookies. 630am to Jen’s to bake them then leave at 2pm for work again. No work when I get off at 1030pm until Thursday for first then my usual Friday and Saturday third shifts

Hope everyone’s Christmas was a JOYOUS one

Merry Christmas, everyone!

As it happens in most years, we are stretching the "fun" and will be opening presents most of next week. Since my son has a seizure disorder and too much excitement can set him off, we scale the day's activities down and make everything last for days. We will do one present at each meal (three a day) until they are gone. It also give the cats and dogs something to mess with.

Hope everyone had/is having a Merry Christmas. Here are a couple pix: Christmas Eve sunset and the tree with the "gimme's". Tank is waiting for me to leave so he can go find his presents.