Christmas Eve

Early Wednesdy morning we packed the van full of presents and started our journey to Boiling Springs to spend Christmas with Chris and the boys. Our first stop was in PEnfield where we met our brother in law, Don. Charlotte had sent presents, a large cookie tray, and a special chocolate melt-away cake for Chris. IT is his very favorite and a welcome surprise! She is so kind and generous. One of her gifts was a cake pan loaded with goodies and tied up with celophane and ribbon. Contained in the gift were all the ingredients and the recipe for making baked french toast for breakfast Christmas morning. HEre is the recipe:
cube a loaf of Pepperidge FArm raisen bread and put it in the cake pan, Add dried cranberries or raisens (1/4 cup). Mix 3 cups half and half with 6 beaten eggs and 2 t vanilla. Pour over. Let sit overnight. BAke in morning for 45 min at 3 50 degrees. Add cinnamon and butter. Serve with syrup.
Not only were all the above ingredients in the gift but also a spatula and two oven mitts. How thoughtful was that! What a clever girl!
We attended the Christmas eve service at Chris' church which was just wonderful and really gave the true meaning of Christmas. Then we came home and ate our Christmas dinner since the boys need to go to their mother's on Christmas day. NExt we watched Mamma Mia.
Dan played the new songs that he had learned on the piano for me. HE can play Scott Joplin's rags with a quick tempo and great enthusiasm. He also told me he received an award at the assembly for having high honors. He was the only senior boy to receive that award. I'm so proud of him.
Scott and I went shopping and picked out presents for his dad, mom and brother. He's a lot of fun to shop with.