Merry Christmas!

Piggy Pudding

Hazel: "Mom will you sing the piggy song?"
Mom: "I don't know the piggy song, how does it go?"
Hazel: "Yes you do. You know. . . bring us some piggy pudding, bring us some piggy pudding. . . "
Mom: (Laughing I realize that "piggy pudding" is actually figgy pudding from We Wish You a Merry Christmas.)

Christmas Lesson Help Please!!!

This Sunday I am teaching the Young Women a special Christmas lesson. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas, I need some help. I have a few thoughts, but I wanted to see if anyone else has a better idea.

Good Tithings to You. . .

Kimball had a Kindergarten Christmas program last week. One of the songs his class sange was, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The other day he started singing it again in the car on the way to the church for our ward Christmas party. Andrew and I looked over at each other and chuckled as he sang. . .

"Good TITHINGS to you wherever you are, good TITHINGS for Christmas and a Happy New Year."

Making Christmas Gifts

Shelley & Heather DON'T LOOK!!!!

This year I have decided to make most of the Christmas gifts. We (Andrew actually) has my sister Shelley's name for Christmas. I decided to make her a flannel board and a whole bunch of flannel board stories for family home evening. (Andrew helped by sawing the boards and buying the white duct tape.)

I used wonder under to attach the flannel to the boards and then duct taped the sides of the boards. It folds down the center for easy storage and carrying. The back of the boards are a laminated wood, so stick tack can be used for pictures too. I was able to score the boards for free from a local cabinet maker. I found the pictures and lesson plans all the Internet. After coloring the pictures I was used wonder under to attach the flannel to the backs of all of the pictures.

For my niece, Sophie I made her this ladybug blanket. I knew that I wanted to make her a rag-time ladybug blanket, but there are no such patterns for something like that so I just made it up. I think it turned out darling. I also had enough left over fabric that I made her these funny little stuffed ladybug toys, complete with a drawstring leaf bag.

My other sister, Heather, is having a baby in January. I made this little blanket for her new little guy. It has super soft brown Minky fabric on the back.