Gingerbread and Paper Plates.....These are a Few of my Favorite Things

MMMMMmmmmm..... tis the season for making cookies!!! Yesterday we made gingerbread. Benjamin and Samuel helped. Nathaniel was in an ill mood. But we had fun without him.


For some reason I did not get a picture of Benjamin rolling the dough, or a picture of either of them cutting out their ginger people. (Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I was covered in dough) At least I got several of them decorating, because that is what makes a cookie special, right???








The first finished cookie by Benjamin


Samuel started chowing down on his before I got the picture.


It's the Little Gingerbread Mom!


We ended up with two plates full of gingerpeople. We would have more, but one fell on the floor, everybody ate the first one they decorated (at least) and one was so ugly I just had to eat him before anyone saw him. ;-}

About the paper plates..... Mark makes paper plates for a company called Huhtamaki. They make Chinet paper plates. Everyone we know knows this. So guess what everyone we know (even people we do not know that well) ask us? "Hey, do you think you can get me some paper plates?" It has been VERY strongly hinted that several family members wanted boxes of plates for Christmas. We did that two years ago. You'd have thought we would have given them a million dollars. The plates that employees buy are not always available. So he hasn't been able to get any lately. (I have had to wash more plates than I ever imagined. Homeschooling has added to my housework) We have been racking our brains on what to get certain family members. You know the ones-they have everything they need, you don't want to get them something that is just going to take up space. So he went into work early yesterday in the hopes of getting five boxes. He called me and said "Well, I've got some bad news. I did not get five boxes." Aw, bummer. "Well, we'll figure something out, I guess," I replied. "I got six." You could hear the grin in his voice. I was so excited!!! No more eating every little thing off of a plate that has to be washed!! Hooray!!!

I got even more excited when he got home. Turns out he actually made some of the plates! How cool is that???

Mark showing off his handiwork.

So for now, our shopping is done with the exception of a few small items for a few small people. He-he, we are all enjoying the no Santa thing. All of the boys presents are under the tree, but instead of Nathaniel, Benjamin, and Samuel the packages say Jimmy, Carl and Sheen. Mwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!

The Best Songs ....With a Twist

Mark and Berean Wife have started a conversation on Berean Wife's blog about what are the 10 most God-honoring hymns. Since it is so close to Christmas I thought I'd take this idea and put a little tinsel on it. So, what do you guys think are the most God-honoring Christmas songs? I am going to narrow mine down to 10. Here they are, in no particular order.
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Mystery

Joy To the World

Rose of Bethlehem

Jesus, Born on this Day (who'd a thunk a song written by Mariah Carey would a made this list?!?!?!)

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Holy Night

Silent Night

Sweet Little Jesus Boy

One King (ok, not the most scriptually accurate song, however, the "one King held the hope of the world" and the "tiny Baby, born to wear a crown" parts get me every time)

Joy
The ones in bold can all be found on Selah's Rose of Bethlehem CD


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These are wonderful songs. Some of my favorite songs that are not necessarily the most God-honoring are: Sing, Mary, Sing; The Little Drummer Boy; Strange Way To Save The World; Did You Know and Christmastime is Here The Charlie Brown song)