Shew, I cannot believe yesterday was already the day before Christmas Eve. It was a great fun day, though!
After I slept in and laid in bed for the first time in what seemed like forever, I worked out downstairs for an hour and a half. Then I fixed a breakfast of all new things I have been waiting since Thanksgiving break to try! I wanted to wait so I could sit and enjoy it. I got these things at Target-the wonderstore!
Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal-I love creating pumpkin spice foods, so I decided to try a premade version, since I know that Archer Farms is a top, trustworthy brand. It was a success! I mix my oatmeal using Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk then topped it off with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and nutmeg...perfect!
Kashi Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies are something I don't even consider a dessert. I ate a Kashi Oatmeal Raisin Cookie before almost every race this cross country season, too. They are so healthy, you just can't feel bad about eating these cookies!
Added to my coffee was another Target treat-a Dark Chocolate Espresso stirrer. I can't find an internet page for these, but there are multiple flavors available during the holiday to add some flavor to hot cocoa, milk, or coffee.
Dad took our sheltie, Frisco to get a bath! Thank goodness...if you had seen (or smelled) this dog before he got bathed, you would not think it is the same dog. He enjoys to bark at the rain and roll in the mud, so he is always a mess. But, precious puppy cleans up nice!
Even the most spastic of all dogs we have had is such a lover. He starves for attention. Frisco wouldn't hurt anything! He "plays" with bunnies that get into the yard. He will hold them down, but gently, while he licks and pets on them, then he lets them go.
I can't believe that I got him to look at the camera! He was about to clobber and lick me to death, because he was so excited to see me! Dad told me to get some good pictures of him while he was trapped on the deck, because once he got down, the fluffiness wouldn't last long.
Here is the cutie again, with his "sister," who is now an outdoor cat since she decided whenever she got made she would pee in the laundry baskets. When the weather gets cold, all she wants is to come back inside! Our family believes that they think they are of the same species, because they look out for each other so much. Frisco hardly ever leaves Sophie alone! She may not admit it if she could talk, but we even catch Sophie snuggling with and chasing Frisco around, too. Pets are such a wonderful gift from God! Although they can't speak, they touch hearts and lift spirits.
As of this day, I still was not done delivering or even wrapping gifts. So my afternoon and night was spent doing just that. After leaving Ingles, Mom and I drove to a friend's house to take her a gift from me. At home, I worked on additions to my parents' gifts and took treats to the neighbors. After dinner and a shower, I headed downstairs to wrap the gifts from me to Mom and Dad while watching Charlie Brown Christmas for at least the 4th time this year. Mom and Dad were upstairs watching one of the funniest Christmas movies, in my opinion, Four Christmases. I caught the last 45 minutes and still got a ton of laughs. I must say, however, my dad's laughter at certain scenes made me go into uncontrollable laughter more from him than the movie! It has to be good to get my dad tickled like that, and I love to see it! He is so funny; I just love him.
Today was full of so many things I love about Christmas: sleep, exercise, breakfast, gifts, shopping, wrapping, doing crafts, and spending time with the pets and family, and laughter and love!
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