Its Thyme to wait for Santa

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Eve spent with Family and friends!

The 

MAGIC of Christmas

was present here in my home tonight

And it was my daughter Julie who made it happen!

I had to have spinal cortisone injections on Monday 

for a pinched nerve, buldging disc and cyst on my spine

It really has side lined me the week of Christmas.

I did managed to get all the baking and dessert done last week along with the pasta for soup.

Julie did all the grocery shopping and prepared a fantastic meal for 14 people!

How lucky am I to have a Chef in the family???

This was our

Christmas Eve menu:

Hors d'oeuvres

Spinach Dill Dip

Italian Meat and Cheese antipasti

Shrimp Cocktail

First Course

Italian Passetelli Soup

Entree

Grilled Tenderloin of Beef served with

Béarnaise sauce

Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

Melody of Herb Roasted Vegetables

Homemade Cinnamon rolls

Dessert

NY Style Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze

Assorted Holiday Cookie Tray

Apple Pie

Assorted flavored coffee and Teas

 She was up early cutting, chopping and sauteing

2x's baked potatoes

Beef tenderloin

veggies

I made passatelli pasta for soup last week

I worked on getting the table set etc....

Even Colby Claus helped!

Italian Cheese and Meat Antipasti

Mr & Mrs Claus!

Yum! More appetizers!

Julz.........the Chef...........luv you!

my SIL, Mom and Julie

My SIL Nancy!!!!!

Let the eating begin!

Beef tenderloin with bearnaise sauce

Twice baked potatoes........delish!

Roasted veggies

My cinnamon rolls

I hope that on this Christmas Eve you were surrounded by the
Magic of Christmas
I know I was!
Hugs,
Lynn

Dear Santa I can explain......

really I can!

You see........my friend Brenda

at

The Rusty Thimble

has these awesome sales.........

and she is just soooooo talented

AND

I just love her creations

AND

I just love to fill my house with them......

BECAUSE

they make me

SMILE

well her last sale .....

I was 

VERY GOOD

to me.......

I hired this 

WONDERFUL

little Elf to help me

and how could I resist these

awesome little gingers

and these wonderful little snow ornies!

and this beautiful angel

And just look at these wonderful snowmen!

 and this snowman make do.........I love..........

and this wonderful snowman...............oh........how cute

this wonderful snowman poke..........

I actually bought him to give to my MOM in a basket I made

AND just look at this WONDERFUL surprise  Brenda added to my box..........oh......I was SPEECHLESS....I love her so.........

there are a FEW other things I bought from Brenda.....but the pictures did not come out and I need to re -take them.........Santa I really don't need anything this year as I have  EVERYTHING I need...the things $$$$ can't buy.....my hubby ,my children, my talents, my family, my friends........
Hugs,
Lynn