{"id":7521,"date":"2013-12-20T10:36:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T14:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=7521"},"modified":"2013-12-20T10:36:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T14:36:47","slug":"christmas-around-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=7521","title":{"rendered":"Christmas around the house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am really not there yet.&#160; In the Christmas spirit.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I usually don\u2019t arrive until all is over- the shopping, making and wrapping-<\/p>\n<p>the cooking, partying, greetings, cards, and catching up-&#160; my Christmas spirit<\/p>\n<p>comes after New Year\u2019s has quieted down and I\u2019m digesting all that<\/p>\n<p>has happened over the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>BUT- I do have preparations going on- rituals to follow, recipes to bake-<\/p>\n<p>it certainly looks like Christmas around my house!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"001\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/001_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"452\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starting off with fruitcake.&#160; I love making it as much as eating it- maybe I<\/p>\n<p>love making it more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"015\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/015_thumb.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And gingerbread houses- I love to make them with children!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"064\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/064_thumb.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made three houses this year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"067\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/067_thumb.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(OK this is not at my house- but these are the houses I was involved in making.)<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"044\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"044\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/044_thumb.jpg\" width=\"164\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a>See- I\u2019m making the royal icing.<\/p>\n<p>And bread- I\u2019m making many loaves of bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"006\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/006_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"019\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/019_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0331.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"033\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"036\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/036_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And cookies- I made some gluten free shortbread this year that I really like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"038\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/038_thumb.jpg\" width=\"503\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They have rice and almond flour- and are better as time goes by!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"001\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/001_thumb2.jpg\" width=\"507\" height=\"758\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We finally got the tree up yesterday- it has many more ornaments than I usually put<\/p>\n<p>up- but my grandsons are coming this year so I added a lot of kid themed stuff I usually<\/p>\n<p>by pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"002\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"003\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/003_thumb.jpg\" width=\"108\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"004\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/004_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"107\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"005\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/005_thumb.jpg\" width=\"463\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are small little signs of Christmas throughout the house- it is starting<\/p>\n<p>to look right ready for the celebrating to begin.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m linking this to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dontboilthesauce.com\/p\/my-tradition.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jason&#8217;s blog Don&#8217;t boil the sauce<\/a> for his At my tradition feature.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful Christmas and don\u2019t forget to catch the spirit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am really not there yet.&#160; In the Christmas spirit. 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