A few weeks ago we visited Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD. This place was dressed up in beautiful colors of the season, hundreds of trees deocrated, Department 56 villages and a cool train garden! The kids had so much fun looking around, touching different ornaments, and of course very much enjoyed the train garden. It was a great morning and we look forward to visiting each year!
I am so thankful that Dave can put up our tree, untangle and test the lights and brave the cold weather to decorate the exterior part of the house each year. Although I start complaining about lights early in the season he still manages to get the lights up and working so we can enjoy the pretty sight for a few weeks during the holidays. Each year my family and I also help my mom and Dave's mom get their decorations up so their tree is twinkling and they can enjoy the holdiay decorations as well.
I think sometimes we forget that there are some people who do not have family in the area to help put up their tree or lights up. It's also just too cold in our area for older people to stay outside and put up lights.
I'm sure services such as lighting service has been available for sometime now, but I just recently heard about this. Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville has a lighting service where they will help you decorate both inside and outside of your home or business and they come back after the holidays to take it down and store it for you. I don't know how much this service is but its a great idea for those who want to celebrate the holidays but can not do it themselves or do not have the help. I have also heard about friends, neighbors, lawn services and students helping those who need an extra hand with their decorations!
Last year for my mom's Christmas Eve dinner & Christmas Day burnch I made cookies for everyone. I made a variety of cookies that the kids and adults devoured! So this year I am looking for something different to add to the normal mix of chocolate chip and sprinkle cookies!
Last year I made chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, snickerdoodle and also Ritz Thin Mint Cookies
If you have any good cookie recipes, fudge, or sugary treats I can try for this year-- send them my way dmdove@comcast.net!
The last few weeks have been very busy -buying presents, joined the fun during Black Friday Shopping, and decorated3 beautiful trees! Thanksgiving weekend,we put up our tree,decorated the house and started watching all of the fun and festive movies to get ready for Christmas. Julia & Matthew were so thrilled about putting up our tree. Matthew even decorated the fireplace by putting a step stool down for Santa to sit on, the remote control next to it in case Santa wants to watch TV and the Santa plate is in it's place ready for cookies. I have to keep reminding him that the big day is still a few weeks away!
