Santa Is Alive And Well And Is Living On The Outer Banks of North Carolina

Tonight I donned my Santa outfit and we boarded our sleigh, also known as a Toyota RAV4 and we headed over to our Granddaughters place.
As it turned out, Savannah had just woke up to prior to Santa arriving and wasn't quite her usual bubbly self.
Santa dropped of Savannah's Christmas gifts and re-boarded his sleigh for the long journey back to the North Pole.
Below are some photos and videos of Santa's adventures tonight:

Santa in his sleigh heading off to Savannah's house

 Savannah just before Santa arrives

Santa delivering the goodies

A Day Of Holiday Baking

Yesterday was Sunday and Veronica was off of work. We decided to take advantage of her day off and did some holiday baking.
I made my "crack cookies". Why are they called "crack cookies you ask? Because once you eat just one of them, you are addicted and must eat more.
Veronica made some cupcakes and something she calls "puppy chow mix", which is chocolate and assorted Chex cereal mixed with melted white chocolate coating the cereal.
When we were done with our baking we evenly separated  all of the goodies and gift wrapped/boxed it all, so that we could give it to our local friends.
It was a fun day baking along side Veronica.
Here are some photos of the baking and finished goodies.

Below are the "crack" cookies 

And here I am playing Chef du Jour

Below is the "puppy chow" Chex mix 

Veronica and I proudly showing off her cupcakes

This 2013 Holiday Season

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving has already passed and it will be Christmas before you know it.
We had a rather subdued but delicious Thanksgiving. We decided not to have Turkey. Instead we found a really tasty already prepared honey ham. We had previously tried a Kentucky Legend brand ham and really liked it so we decided to have one for Thanksgiving and let me tell you it did not disappoint. They have several types..Double Smoked, Honey Baked, Original, Gluten Free, Sugar Cured and one that you can add glaze to.  Some are already pre-sliced and other styles come whole. Here is a picture of the label on the ham:

Along with the ham we had mashed potatoes, some vegetables and some yeast rolls. It was a great meal and one of the best parts was that we were able to keep the dirty dishes down to a minimum.
We are going low key and easy this Christmas too. Because things have been so hectic since we got back from our vacation, we decided to get a small almost identical life like tree...also known as a fake tree. This tree is only about 4 foot tall but it does have the colored lights already attached. Pop the top portion into the bottom section, spread the branches out to make it look presentable and plug it in. We did add a few mini bulbs and some stringed beads for garland. It will work for this year. Next year we can go all out on the decorations.
Only thing left is to do a little shopping and most of that will be done from the comfort of my computer chair and with a little help from my keyboard and the internet.
There is no way I will be attempting to do any shopping at our local Walmart or any other stores. It is pure lunacy out there. If you don't believe me then just go to YouTube and type in Black Friday Walmart. Make sure you put on your football helmet for protection and grab yourself a nice cold one and some popcorn...let the craziness and festivities commence!