We were expecting rain with a few snowflakes mixed in, but as it is now, we have a "white out" and the grass is quickly disappearing! I try to make Saturday morning my baking/cooking for the week day. I made pancakes until I lost count, sausage biscuits and breakfast burritos.There's also a loaf of pumpkin chip bread in the oven (that probably won't make it to lunch time) and a pot of beef stew on the stove. The fire is keeping us toasty warm and even the beautiful giant snowflakes can't coax me out of its warmth. Not so for the boys, who have already come in from making snowballs for some hot cocoa. Now it's really difficult not to be in the Christmas spirit! I think I just might start working on some gifts this evening for our old fashioned Christmas. Honestly, last year was one of the nicest, warmest, Christmas celebrations we've ever had. I'm excited that it has become a tradition.

Youngest Son went with Grandma today to pick out gifts for Operation Christmas Child and they spent the afternoon wrapping things up. We brought the venison home this morning and it's tucked away in the freezer. I'm still working on our Thanksgiving menu and I have a new dessert in mind, but it will need a "test run" before we decide to serve it on such a big day. I'll be sure to share the recipe. For now, I'm going to sit by the window and enjoy the snowflakes as they fall peacefully. Each season has so much to appreciate.