In the UK we have a huge Roast dinner on Christmas Day - turkey, beef, ham, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, broccoli and lots of gravy ( also pigs in blankets which is sausages wrapped in bacon) . We have Christmas pudding, trifle and mince pies for desserts followed by coffee and after dinner mints. Then we collapse on the sofa for the rest of the day 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉
Could you look for an attractive armoire for your front living room that could garage all of the bowling bags? Sometimes thrift stores will sell those big ones that used to house the big chubby television and then other big components below. Many were very beautiful cherry wood or maple,etc.
Did you ever think about a rug underneath your dining room table? Maybe one of those washable rugs would look nice. If you have a small wreath or candle ring, you could put it around that candle on your table. Everything looks fresh for the holidays!
Yes, the candles in the sconces should be shorter. That wall with the new picture & the sconces looks awesome! It’s so nice to have a clean dining room when company is coming. Thankfully I’m thru with decorating, shopping & wrapping. Moving on
*moving on to food prep. Christmas Eve we will have a Mexican casserole called King Ranch Chicken. Christmas Day will be Ham, Broccoli/-Rice Casserole, Mac& Cheese, Cherry Jello Salad, Cranberry Bread & Christmas Cake
In Ohio we have Club Volleyball that my nieces played in the winter after regular season Volleyball ended. They played a tournament each time they played, Saturday or Sunday, maybe 6 times. They didn't leave the state but did travel a bit. My nieces really enjoyed it and made friends with girls from other schools. Merry Christmas 🎅
Merry Christmas from Australia! It’s hot down here so we have seafood for lunch …prawns, oysters, crabs, salads, and then mince pies, pudding, and pavlova for dessert.
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! My sisters all got together last weekend and baked cookies, taste tested a few and laughed a ton! We also put together a large sample box of everything for my oldest brother - we found out at thanksgiving his cancer is back and throughout his brain. He is having a procedure today for it and any prayers will be welcomed. I do have to brag a bit about our son-in-law, he was golfing with friends and got a Hole-in-One!!! OMG they were all looking around for his ball and couldn’t find it until they looked in the hole. Of course one of his buddies got a picture of him getting the ball - so exciting. Enjoy your time with your family!
Barb that sounds like so much fun!! Oh my gosh a hole in one…that is incredible! I’ll tell my husband he’ll be super jealous 😂 he’s golfed for years and is good but no hole in one yet. Sending you lots and lots of prayers for your brother 🙏🙏🙏
Jodi, if you put a seat pad on that coffee table it will then look like a bench. You did a good job of cleaning your dining room. We are having baked Cornish hens, scallop corn, and green beans on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
Oh my gosh I'm sitting here watching your video and you said have you done any banking, I was like why is she asking about banking? Turn it down on me you said baking. I think I'm losing it lol😅😅
Hi Jodi, love the picture you hung on the wall. That’s beautiful. You do need shorter candles though room looks great. You guys be safe and God bless.❤
I thought that I was the only one who fed the squirrels,much to my neighbors dismay,I’m sure. We did black oil sunflower seeds and they would bang on the window and scream at me if I dare let it get low!
Good afternoon, Jodi! 👋 Edit: being busy seems even more busy and tiring when a cold arrives to accompany the busyness. Looks good again in the dining room. Yes, it's amazing how fast the clutter & dust build up! Cobwebs... Yes they just seem to do that. Bowling, vball, band ( jazz or otherwise)... Yes, I remember the fun with it. My week? Um, catching up on what wasn't getting done.😅 The quilt for baby girl has all front squares into rows ( except the last one) with the "filling" for each row & backing rows are also sewn . Next step is the final row assembly. Then all front rows sewn together, followed by back rows and finally the edging and any "quilting " to hold them from slipping around inside when washing & drying.... That's my goal before January. Quilting turns clothing/ cloth/ batting/ blankets clutter into a finished product. If I get all that done I will see if I have enough to do a few matching pillows... But that remains to be seen. As I do all of it using my fingers, 📍📍📍, 🧵 and 🪡 with ✂️ no sewing machines or rotary stuff for these. These are done as my ancestors would have done. Are they perfect? NOPE! are they fancy or pretty? Probably not. But they are created with love, many hours of my time, and memories of the clothing and materials with my children. Are all the memories good? Nope! But they are part of the lives we shared together. That's all I can do. I would rather have many visible mistakes for my family to see because it reminds us that none of us are perfect and none of us can hide behind a facade. Our imperfections are what others remember in old age with fondness because love perseveres through troubles, trials and imperfectness. ( Ok. Soapbox put away😂) I guess we'll see you when we see you. 😅 Thanks, Jodi, for sharing your enthusiasms with us. Your family has no idea what a blessing it is to have you there and sharing your imperfectness when so much "fake perfect" is there. I'm far from perfect and id rather be friends with someone like you than someone who is so fake in their perfectness. You are the same all the time because you DON'T feel the need to be that "fake perfect" that's a complete lie.... Knowing you aren't perfect either is a RELIEF! Thank you.
We have 27 people coming for 3 days this weekend. My nephew cooks one day. I cook one day and we eat leftovers for the last day. I make 2 hot dishes. My nephew is cooking something excotic! On Christmas we have chicken, stuffing, potatoes and corn...the usual! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! I hope you take a lot of time to enjoy your family!
We do Christmas a little different. We always do the traditional Thanksgiving but we do Christmas every year different. This year we are doing a taco bar and my granddaughter is hosting it.
Yes such a busy busy month my daughter made the volleyball team (8th grade) and state competition for Cheerleading this Saturday (4 days b4 Christmas) 😮💨 but like you I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Hi, Jodi! Well, had a back tooth extracted and have to take it easy for two days. We’re suppose to celebrate Christmas on the Sunday before Christmas which is ok by me. As long as I get to see my family! We will be watching the Lions game and having dinner too. Can’t wait! I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas. Enjoy them while you can! Love and hugs to you all! 🎅🏻🎄🤶🏻👍💙💜💙💜💙
Hi Jodie.. love the squirrels. I have about 10 Chunky squirrels in my yard every day I pull in because we have trees and they are rummaging for acorns and things that I leave out for them. Yes, i'm so glad you bring your bowling balls in.. You know, I'm the bowler. And no matter the weather, it should never be left in the car. It can crack. I had to take bowling off tonight as I have a slight ankle sprain, but I will get healed soon. If we don't see you this coming week,I wish you a very merry christmas ❤
Bowling and squirrels! I knew we were friends for a reason Kristie ❤️❤️ Yes I’ve never understood leaving bowling balls in the car 🤷♀️ I hope your ankle feels better soon 🙏
We are doing a big pot of beef stew for Christmas with cornbread. I'm sure others will bring random dishes also. Sort of a pot luck thing. We have it at my brother's house (the bachelor who doesn't decorate) lol. But his house is just more roomy for it. It will be my mom, dad, step mom and brothers and their familys. I love that we all still do everything together and the parents are willing to celebrate together. We do all the holidays together. My granddaughter has more great parents alive than grandparents. Hope you and your family have an absolutely wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year 🎉
the way i could USE those red bulls. I have my 3 upcoming noc (nocturnal, in healthcare it's bad to say 'graveyard') shifts coming up and I dont have energy drinks for them cuz being a CNA doesn't pay well at all. Gahh, i miss when things were affordable and i wasnt working 60 hour weeks just to afford bills :( For christmas, im working a 10 hour noc shift so i wont get dinner. but ill get to take care of my residents so :) Im okay with that. HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! (If we dont see each other next week, lol)
Hey, girl. MERRY CHRISTMAS,🎅🤶 Been busy too, its that time of year. We were invited to a party a week ago and we made an appearance. They had invited us last year but my son was in and out of the hospital with anxiety issues. This year they invited us again and we went. Come to find out the guy who invited us had gone to the hospital 2 weeks ago thinking he was having a heart attack. It was anxiety. We had fun but I have a sensitivity to alcohol so I had one half glass of Creme Brule'. Next day I felt like I had 2 or 3 glasses, lol. we went to a town wide celebration for the movie, ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE. This town was the basis of the movie. They have food, all kinds of little shops, a parade, and the museum had a lot of the items from the original movie. It was a fun afternoon with family. We have a small get together this saturday. Our friend is making chili and we all bring a dish to pass. She just moved into this home in the late Spring. Anddddddd, Christmas Eve we get together with our friends from camp. We bring the pizza and wings and she makes my sons favorite food for his birthday. He will be 38 Dec. 23. In between all this the cats got neutered, and they had to get booster shots this past monday. I am so ooo done,lol Have an awesome holiday!! God bless!!
Edwina you had a very busy week!!! Sounds like a lot of fun ❤️ town wide celebration sounds very fun. Anxiety is just terrible! Does some awful things to our bodies. I hope your son is feeling better 🙏
I'll be making either lazy lasagna or taco spaghetti with salad and garlic bread for Christmas day lunch and dinner. I'm leaving it up to my son, so it will probably be taco spaghetti. 😊
We rotate holidays between my sister and I. I had Thanksgiving, so she's hosting Christmas. I think we're having ham and a bunch of other stuff! Merry Christmas to you and your family and other viewers! (No pressure on a video next week. You need to enjoy your holiday as well!) 🎄🎅
In the UK we have a huge Roast dinner on Christmas Day - turkey, beef, ham, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, broccoli and lots of gravy ( also pigs in blankets which is sausages wrapped in bacon) . We have Christmas pudding, trifle and mince pies for desserts followed by coffee and after dinner mints. Then we collapse on the sofa for the rest of the day 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉
14:13 shorter ones!
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Jodi.
Thank you 🤗❤️
Love your videos....Merry Christmas. Stay blessed.
Thank you Peggy 🤗
Have a great holiday with your family❤
I LOVE your squirrels!!!!!!
Merry Christmas! ❤❤❤❤❤. Room looks lovely!
Merry Christmas to you and the family.
That is a beautiful room, comfy cozy. Merry Christmas.🎀🎄☃🎁
Hi Jodi
The dining area looks great!
Have a great Christmas 😊❤
Oh my goodness this squirrels are so chunky. They love them some peanuts.
Yup,we had that exact coffee table in front of our family room sofa in the seventies!
How darn funny 😂
Could you look for an attractive armoire for your front living room that could garage all of the bowling bags? Sometimes thrift stores will sell those big ones that used to house the big chubby television and then other big components below. Many were very beautiful cherry wood or maple,etc.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
Did you ever think about a rug underneath your dining room table? Maybe one of those washable rugs would look nice. If you have a small wreath or candle ring, you could put it around that candle on your table. Everything looks fresh for the holidays!
❤Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
The sconces are great, they look nice and level😊 I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 😊❤
Looks good but yes shorter would look better.
lmfaoo flash and clark the velcro pets - they love being jodis shadow!!
Yes, the candles in the sconces should be shorter.
That wall with the new picture & the sconces looks awesome! It’s so nice to have a clean dining room when company is coming.
Thankfully I’m thru with decorating, shopping & wrapping. Moving on
*moving on to food prep. Christmas Eve we will have a Mexican casserole called King Ranch Chicken. Christmas Day will be Ham, Broccoli/-Rice Casserole, Mac& Cheese, Cherry Jello Salad, Cranberry Bread & Christmas Cake
Christmas dinner is smoked prime rib, salad, baked potatoes, and a vegetable side. We also do egg custard for dessert.
In Ohio we have Club Volleyball that my nieces played in the winter after regular season Volleyball ended. They played a tournament each time they played, Saturday or Sunday, maybe 6 times. They didn't leave the state but did travel a bit. My nieces really enjoyed it and made friends with girls from other schools. Merry Christmas 🎅
Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas from Australia! It’s hot down here so we have seafood for lunch …prawns, oysters, crabs, salads, and then mince pies, pudding, and pavlova for dessert.
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! My sisters all got together last weekend and baked cookies, taste tested a few and laughed a ton! We also put together a large sample box of everything for my oldest brother - we found out at thanksgiving his cancer is back and throughout his brain. He is having a procedure today for it and any prayers will be welcomed. I do have to brag a bit about our son-in-law, he was golfing with friends and got a Hole-in-One!!! OMG they were all looking around for his ball and couldn’t find it until they looked in the hole. Of course one of his buddies got a picture of him getting the ball - so exciting. Enjoy your time with your family!
Barb that sounds like so much fun!! Oh my gosh a hole in one…that is incredible! I’ll tell my husband he’ll be super jealous 😂 he’s golfed for years and is good but no hole in one yet.
Sending you lots and lots of prayers for your brother 🙏🙏🙏
Jodi, if you put a seat pad on that coffee table it will then look like a bench. You did a good job of cleaning your dining room. We are having baked Cornish hens, scallop corn, and green beans on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
We love to put from someone on the gift tags that the recipient finds annoying lol it’s great to watch the look on their faces.
Hilarious 😂😂
Merry Christmas Jodi to you and your family. 🎄❤️
Oh my gosh I'm sitting here watching your video and you said have you done any banking, I was like why is she asking about banking? Turn it down on me you said baking. I think I'm losing it lol😅😅
Oh my gosh 😂😂😂 well I was in banking for years so it honestly wouldn’t have surprised me if I did 🤣🤣
Love your dining room , it’s so homely 😊
Thank you ❤️
Merry Christmas Jodi and family🎄🙏🏻enjoy all your family this season.
Thank you Vicky 🤗🤗
Have the best Christmas ever Jodie🎅🤶🧑🎄
Thanks so much Soroka 🤗
Hi Jodi, love the picture you hung on the wall. That’s beautiful. You do need shorter candles though room looks great. You guys be safe and God bless.❤
Thank you Dolores 🤗🤗
Yes I thought they looked too big 😂
I thought that I was the only one who fed the squirrels,much to my neighbors dismay,I’m sure. We did black oil sunflower seeds and they would bang on the window and scream at me if I dare let it get low!
Laura that’s hilarious 😂😂
Yes I’m sure my neighbors think I’m nuts going in yard everyday calling them 🤣
Merry Christmas!
Looks awesome!
Good afternoon, Jodi! 👋
Edit: being busy seems even more busy and tiring when a cold arrives to accompany the busyness.
Looks good again in the dining room.
Yes, it's amazing how fast the clutter & dust build up! Cobwebs... Yes they just seem to do that. Bowling, vball, band ( jazz or otherwise)... Yes, I remember the fun with it.
My week? Um, catching up on what wasn't getting done.😅
The quilt for baby girl has all front squares into rows ( except the last one) with the "filling" for each row & backing rows are also sewn . Next step is the final row assembly. Then all front rows sewn together, followed by back rows and finally the edging and any "quilting " to hold them from slipping around inside when washing & drying.... That's my goal before January.
Quilting turns clothing/ cloth/ batting/ blankets clutter into a finished product. If I get all that done I will see if I have enough to do a few matching pillows... But that remains to be seen.
As I do all of it using my fingers, 📍📍📍, 🧵 and 🪡 with ✂️ no sewing machines or rotary stuff for these. These are done as my ancestors would have done. Are they perfect? NOPE! are they fancy or pretty? Probably not. But they are created with love, many hours of my time, and memories of the clothing and materials with my children. Are all the memories good? Nope! But they are part of the lives we shared together. That's all I can do.
I would rather have many visible mistakes for my family to see because it reminds us that none of us are perfect and none of us can hide behind a facade. Our imperfections are what others remember in old age with fondness because love perseveres through troubles, trials and imperfectness. ( Ok. Soapbox put away😂)
I guess we'll see you when we see you. 😅
Thanks, Jodi, for sharing your enthusiasms with us. Your family has no idea what a blessing it is to have you there and sharing your imperfectness when so much "fake perfect" is there. I'm far from perfect and id rather be friends with someone like you than someone who is so fake in their perfectness. You are the same all the time because you DON'T feel the need to be that "fake perfect" that's a complete lie.... Knowing you aren't perfect either is a RELIEF! Thank you.
Hi Edie 🤗
We have 27 people coming for 3 days this weekend. My nephew cooks one day. I cook one day and we eat leftovers for the last day. I make 2 hot dishes. My nephew is cooking something excotic! On Christmas we have chicken, stuffing, potatoes and corn...the usual! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! I hope you take a lot of time to enjoy your family!
Merry Christmas Jodie!
Merry Christmas ❤❤❤
We do Christmas a little different. We always do the traditional Thanksgiving but we do Christmas every year different. This year we are doing a taco bar and my granddaughter is hosting it.
Awesome video. The dinning room looks awesome. I would get shorter candles. Merry Christmas with lots of love ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes such a busy busy month my daughter made the volleyball team (8th grade) and state competition for Cheerleading this Saturday (4 days b4 Christmas) 😮💨 but like you I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Merry christmas Jodi
Hi, Jodi! Well, had a back tooth extracted and have to take it easy for two days. We’re suppose to celebrate Christmas on the Sunday before Christmas which is ok by me. As long as I get to see my family! We will be watching the Lions game and having dinner too. Can’t wait! I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas. Enjoy them while you can! Love and hugs to you all! 🎅🏻🎄🤶🏻👍💙💜💙💜💙
Oh Sharon that’s not fun! I hope you heal quickly 🙏🙏
Yes enjoy your time with family and watching the lions
Merry Christmas Jodie
very nice,
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Good video wishing you Christmas Joy ❤
Shorter candles.
Hi Jodie.. love the squirrels. I have about 10 Chunky squirrels in my yard every day I pull in because we have trees and they are rummaging for acorns and things that I leave out for them. Yes, i'm so glad you bring your bowling balls in.. You know, I'm the bowler.
And no matter the weather, it should never be left in the car. It can crack. I had to take bowling off tonight as I have a slight ankle sprain, but I will get healed soon. If we don't see you this coming week,I wish you a very merry christmas ❤
Bowling and squirrels! I knew we were friends for a reason Kristie ❤️❤️
Yes I’ve never understood leaving bowling balls in the car 🤷♀️
I hope your ankle feels better soon 🙏
Hi little squirrel friends 🥰 Merry Christmas Jodi and family!
Merry Christmas Barbara 🤗
We are doing a big pot of beef stew for Christmas with cornbread. I'm sure others will bring random dishes also. Sort of a pot luck thing. We have it at my brother's house (the bachelor who doesn't decorate) lol. But his house is just more roomy for it. It will be my mom, dad, step mom and brothers and their familys. I love that we all still do everything together and the parents are willing to celebrate together. We do all the holidays together. My granddaughter has more great parents alive than grandparents. Hope you and your family have an absolutely wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year 🎉
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Merry Christmas to you and yours! 💜
Love seeing you ❤! Happy to see your litte squirl friends 🧡! 😅
I would get shorter. Very pretty.
Thank you Trudy 🤗
The shows I watch insist on doing all the work themselves. I suppose they want to protect kids' identity, but it would be great seeing kids helping!
Christmas Eve, prep usually.. 😊
Christmas Day, if not brunch then soup, salad, apps. Just enjoying each other all day.❤
Jodi, your sconce's look so pretty in your dining room and looks perfect with the picture. Merry Christmas ❤❤
the way i could USE those red bulls. I have my 3 upcoming noc (nocturnal, in healthcare it's bad to say 'graveyard') shifts coming up and I dont have energy drinks for them cuz being a CNA doesn't pay well at all. Gahh, i miss when things were affordable and i wasnt working 60 hour weeks just to afford bills :( For christmas, im working a 10 hour noc shift so i wont get dinner. but ill get to take care of my residents so :) Im okay with that.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! (If we dont see each other next week, lol)
Hey, girl. MERRY CHRISTMAS,🎅🤶 Been busy too, its that time of year. We were invited to a party a week ago and we made an appearance. They had invited us last year but my son was in and out of the hospital with anxiety issues. This year they invited us again and we went. Come to find out the guy who invited us had gone to the hospital 2 weeks ago thinking he was having a heart attack. It was anxiety. We had fun but I have a sensitivity to alcohol so I had one half glass of Creme Brule'. Next day I felt like I had 2 or 3 glasses, lol. we went to a town wide celebration for the movie, ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE. This town was the basis of the movie. They have food, all kinds of little shops, a parade, and the museum had a lot of the items from the original movie. It was a fun afternoon with family. We have a small get together this saturday. Our friend is making chili and we all bring a dish to pass. She just moved into this home in the late Spring. Anddddddd, Christmas Eve we get together with our friends from camp. We bring the pizza and wings and she makes my sons favorite food for his birthday. He will be 38 Dec. 23. In between all this the cats got neutered, and they had to get booster shots this past monday. I am so ooo done,lol Have an awesome holiday!! God bless!!
Edwina you had a very busy week!!! Sounds like a lot of fun ❤️ town wide celebration sounds very fun.
Anxiety is just terrible! Does some awful things to our bodies. I hope your son is feeling better 🙏
I think shorter candles for sure
Thank you ❤️
I'll be making either lazy lasagna or taco spaghetti with salad and garlic bread for Christmas day lunch and dinner. I'm leaving it up to my son, so it will probably be taco spaghetti. 😊
We're having ribeyes, mash potatoes, corn, rolls, and cookies ❤
Hi Sweetie, Cutie, and Jerry!! You guys are loved 😍 🥰
Oh that sounds yummy Pamala ❤️❤️
I have 2 sets of sconces. I have votive candles in mine.
Good morning Jodi ❤😊
Hi Laura 🤗
We rotate holidays between my sister and I. I had Thanksgiving, so she's hosting Christmas. I think we're having ham and a bunch of other stuff! Merry Christmas to you and your family and other viewers! (No pressure on a video next week. You need to enjoy your holiday as well!) 🎄🎅
Flash is looking a little .. plump😂
Shorter candles
Thanks Sandi 🤗
Merry Christmas! Question for you because my family doesn’t give a hoot about plants. Is it ok to repot my pothos? It cant wait until spring
Yes!!!! Every Pothos I have repotted (because it needed it) has grown so much ❤️
Christmas Eve: we eat sandwiches (deli tray and fancy breads).
Christmas Day: Lasagna, garlic bread and salad.
Merry Christmas! ❤️💚
Lasagna sounds like an awesome Christmas dinner. Thanks for sharing ❤️
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Merry Christmas to you and your family ❤
Happy Holidays