You're Invited

to our virtual Christmas Open House.

This was the solution I came up with since I know how busy my blogging friends are and you wouldn't have time to travel here for the real one we hosted this past weekend.


We're so glad you could make it. Please sign our guest book. Thank you!

This is our Christmas tree and our Advent Chair. I bought an old chair several years ago. AD cut out a wooden tree that would just fit the back of it. Decorative tacks were added to the tree and cup hooks were attached to the underside of the seat. I painted the chair and upholstered the seat with a festive Christmas print material. Christmas ornaments meant for small trees were purchased and were hung on the tree. Each day an ornament is moved from the tree to one of the cup hooks.

These 2 Old World Santas are very dear to me. Several years ago one of my managers gave them to me as a Christmas gift. Every year when they are brought out for Christmas it reminds me of what wonderfully special people he and his wife are.

The punch is chilling in the refrigerator and will be put in the bowl in just a few minutes.

Please take a plate and help yourself to all the goodies. There's a cheese log and a dried beef cheese ball with crackers.

There's some Texas caviar and corn chip dip with jalapeno Tostitoes and Fritos.

Here's a plate of tortilla pinwheels and the stuffed jalapenos will be coming out of the oven in just a couple of minutes. The jalapenos usually go pretty fast so if you want one you'll need to get it as soon as they come out of the oven.

In the dining room you'll find divinity, a couple of different Chex mixes, fudge puddles, brownies, jalapeno peanut brittle, regular peanut brittle, and chocolate chip cookies.

There's also chocolate dipped pretzel sticks, hard cinnamon candy, chocolate dipped marshallows, semi-sweet chocolate peanut butter cups, milk chocolate peanut butter cups, Halloween brownies, chocolate caramel brownie thingees, peanut butter cookies and Ranch seasoned crackers. Enjoy!

One last thing to see. One of AD's favorite Christmas movies is A Christmas Story. Son gave AD this Leg Lamp last year for Christmas. Son made it himself. He found the mannequin leg on Ebay and then went looking for the a shoe to fit. He told us he got some strange looks because he had to take the leg with him to try shoes on it. Son went to a lot of trouble but it made for a great Christmas present, a very funny story to be told over and over and a great dining room conversation piece.

We hope you enjoyed yourself today. AD, Smoke, Elliott, Dani, Mikey and this Oklahoma Granny would like to wish each of you and your families a very Merry Christmas!