8 Days till Christms

 I woke early and begam cooking for the cousins lunch on Thursday.  while I was cooking I watched/listened to this video. It is not Christmas unless I
hear this little girl "sing"

After a couple of hours in the kitchen it was time to get ready to go to my favorite place on earth. I do not go to Independence Place on Wednesdays very often because I have a conflict with my weekly schedule. However, this Wednesday was free and I was so happy to see some of the participants who can only go on Wednesdays.

The chocolate chip dip they made seemed to go over well. It was a unanimous  thumbs up kind of day. I always like days when the entire group wants seconds. Actually, some of them wanted a third helping but that is not something I would ever do with a sweet treat.

I got home and started getting the dining room dressed and ready for tomorrow. I have a very simple centerpiece and am using clear glass plates for this meal. I started to use my Christmas plates, but they have a juvenile print on them (probably because I have had them since the kids were little), and I wanted this to be an adult looking meal.

My beloved sister and I decided we wanted the meal to be made of little bites rather than a regular meal so this is the menu:

Cranberry, pecan spread with crackers

Cheese straws

Broccoli salad

Asparagus bundles

Fruit kabobs

Mini toasted ham and swiss sandwiches with poppyseed spread

Bourbon meatballs

Corn muffins

Pecan pie tarts

Bite size cheese cakes

Alabama mud cake slices

Almond kringle

Snowball candy

Peppermint bark

Coffee, tea or water

I have a little bit more to get ready tonight, then have to wake up hitting it in the morning.