This year has gone unbelievable fast, it is already time again for:
- Flannel Sheets
- Fur Throws
- Wood Stove Fires
- Cocoa Mix
- Marshmallows
- Hallmark Christmas Movies
- Decorating the House
- and all that Christmas stuff
While I was at Jeanne's we had Chocolate Ovaltine which I drank hot and really loved. As a child I drank a lot of ovaltine and I think it is much more healthy than my cocoa mix so yesterday I looked for some at Walmart--Not! So this morning I looked in the Family Recipes and sure enough Linda had put in the recipe for Cocoa Mix. It is really very good, I put it through a strainer to get out all the cocoa lumps but I love hot cocoa in the winter so I keep the steam pot on the stove and the mix and marshmallows ready.
I have many, many Hallmark movies recorded so I always have a "happy ending" flick to watch no matter how bad TV is and this weekend I will decorate the house for Christmas. It used to come right after Halloween but I am waiting a little this year. I am even thinking of possibly cutting a fresh tree for Christmas--will need to see if I can get Michael to help me.
Marjorie and I ran into a beautiful grove of them, would love to find it again, and of course, I need to find out what the regulations are for cutting in the forest.
This is a wonderful time of year except for I am always sad thinking about Richard and that Thanksgiving in 1996 and then it was also Thanksgiving time when my brother Richard passed away, too. Sad and happy memories always a mix at this time of year. Thank heaven for hot cocoa and Hallmark movies and being thankful for all our blessings to get us through the season.
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