Happy (slightly belayed) Birthday Jennifer. Hope your day was one long celebration:-)
Monday, December 31, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Gingerbread House Gets Recognition
Finally got to see a picture of that infamous Gingerbread House - Incredible. You are one talented group Jennifer, Ben, Paul, Sylvia and David. Great Christmas Card!
Monday, December 24, 2012
Mmmm
Merry Christmas Wishes to All
Photo by Deanna - making her Mom's traditional candy cane breakfast rolls
Saturday, December 22, 2012
God's Bday Babies fight off Apocolypse!
I guess with God's blessing and with Vicki's birthday yesterday and mine today, God thought it would be too cruel to end the world on our birthdays! haha... Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Happy Birthday!
Lucky for you, you get to have the last birthday on this earth... im not so lucky... no earth left for my bday! haha
Happy Birthday Vicki!
Love Joe and Jen
Happy Birthday Vicki!
Love Joe and Jen
Happy Birthday
Wishing Vicki a very happy birthday. Sorry you have such a short day in which to celebrate, but maybe with today's weather you won't get out of bed at all.
Love you.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Santa Claus
So we went to see Santa yesterday. All three kids got on his lap and he asked Dylan what he wanted for Christmas. Dylan said, "Nothing, you're a fake Santa". I don't think Santa understood him at first because he asked him a couple more times and Dylan kept repeating louder "you're a fake Santa". Santa finally got the message. I was mortified and kept trying to get him to be quiet so other kids wouldn't be disillusioned by him. To make matters worse, later that day we were at a birthday party for Connor's friend and one of the parents came up and introduced himself to me saying he was the one who played Santa earlier in the day and he "remembered my kids well".
Merry Christmas everyone. I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Deanna
Merry Christmas everyone. I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Deanna
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Merry Christmas
Thank you Joe (and Jen) for adding to the Christmas spirit on Mead Street in Walton. Your outdoor holiday lights are beautiful.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Christmas Fest
Congratulations to Nancy for being the first responder regarding "eats" for the ever famous Gavett Christmas Fest. I'm sure everyone is as proud as I for her initiative in being number one for this endeavor. This feat represents what the Gavett clan holds most dear, good tasting food. Nancy's special prize awaits her at our party! With this first response we already have one cancellation for prior baked beans dishes. Janie was disappointed with this news saying, "I love Nancy's baked beans." Personally, I believe we are on the correct path.
Vicki, are we engaging in any type of regifting? Now that's something that would be fun, only items allowed are gifts that you don't need and/or want. NO hard feelings allowed but gifts may be ones that were received at former Gavett Christmas parties but any unwanted item, in good condition, is allowed.
Congratulations to Nancy for being the first responder regarding "eats" for the ever famous Gavett Christmas Fest. I'm sure everyone is as proud as I for her initiative in being number one for this endeavor. This feat represents what the Gavett clan holds most dear, good tasting food. Nancy's special prize awaits her at our party! With this first response we already have one cancellation for prior baked beans dishes. Janie was disappointed with this news saying, "I love Nancy's baked beans." Personally, I believe we are on the correct path.
Vicki, are we engaging in any type of regifting? Now that's something that would be fun, only items allowed are gifts that you don't need and/or want. NO hard feelings allowed but gifts may be ones that were received at former Gavett Christmas parties but any unwanted item, in good condition, is allowed.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Holiday Gathering
Saturday the 29th. it is - Snow date on Sunday (Thank you, Skip for your weather insight, but my sources say the storm arrives on Sat.) Potluck for dinner and email your prospective contributions to Skip for coordination (bagels97@aol.com) - though if you are a last minute kind of person, I would say just bring something edible and I am sure we will be well fed as always.
Skip, you have to sign in with your gmail address to comment, but it is probably easier for everyone to read if you just do a new post.
Skip, you have to sign in with your gmail address to comment, but it is probably easier for everyone to read if you just do a new post.
Vicki
For some reason I'm not allowed to post answers under another person's blog. Saturday would work best for us on the Christmas gathering or gig for short. On Sunday the weather will be a bit rough. Snow accumulations will be in the nine to twelve inch range. That makes it great for the kids playing in the white stuff but the drive home excitement is for the under fifty crowd. Both Jane and I miss this mark by a year or two. If the majority prefer Sunday I will bring the tire chains and we'll enjoy the day. What to eat is another non-definitive. Do whatever makes it easier for the "homers." I like the idea of dishes supplied by the "gatherers" without a main meat dish. Maybe you could put out suggestions out on the blog and have replies returned to your own e-mail by a certain date. As the suggested menu groups are filled you could delete them from the offered choices. If needed you could be like a menu policeperson and where duplicates are not wanted you could do a return e-mail. I've noticed that sometimes when someone is busy directives come across as a bit rough. It might help to be gentle like, "I love your "poured out of a can baked beans" but we already have three people bringing "their special recipe" baked beans. Pasta dishes are well received and we could use a few more of these. Instead of boiling pasta and pouring sauce over it you might want to pull a recipe off the Internet and try to spice it up. As you can see this is the "better way." Vicki, I've noticed the word "you" has been used several times. I'm sure everyone feels the same as I and appreciate all of your voluntary work for this gig but with everything else you have done and are still doing are you sure you want to do all of this. I can help. If you will post what dish choices you think will work, I'll do the policing. With my gentle way with words the Christmas spirit in everyone will certainly be exposed. For the menu I'll offer to make rolls and an oyster dish. I've already e-mailed my contributions to another of my addresses so I won't forget. Once I figure out where I mailed it to I'll be okay, I think.
For some reason I'm not allowed to post answers under another person's blog. Saturday would work best for us on the Christmas gathering or gig for short. On Sunday the weather will be a bit rough. Snow accumulations will be in the nine to twelve inch range. That makes it great for the kids playing in the white stuff but the drive home excitement is for the under fifty crowd. Both Jane and I miss this mark by a year or two. If the majority prefer Sunday I will bring the tire chains and we'll enjoy the day. What to eat is another non-definitive. Do whatever makes it easier for the "homers." I like the idea of dishes supplied by the "gatherers" without a main meat dish. Maybe you could put out suggestions out on the blog and have replies returned to your own e-mail by a certain date. As the suggested menu groups are filled you could delete them from the offered choices. If needed you could be like a menu policeperson and where duplicates are not wanted you could do a return e-mail. I've noticed that sometimes when someone is busy directives come across as a bit rough. It might help to be gentle like, "I love your "poured out of a can baked beans" but we already have three people bringing "their special recipe" baked beans. Pasta dishes are well received and we could use a few more of these. Instead of boiling pasta and pouring sauce over it you might want to pull a recipe off the Internet and try to spice it up. As you can see this is the "better way." Vicki, I've noticed the word "you" has been used several times. I'm sure everyone feels the same as I and appreciate all of your voluntary work for this gig but with everything else you have done and are still doing are you sure you want to do all of this. I can help. If you will post what dish choices you think will work, I'll do the policing. With my gentle way with words the Christmas spirit in everyone will certainly be exposed. For the menu I'll offer to make rolls and an oyster dish. I've already e-mailed my contributions to another of my addresses so I won't forget. Once I figure out where I mailed it to I'll be okay, I think.