Blizzard is predicted for our area (CT) through Monday morning. Lots of snow and wind. Watching football with my daughter and her boyfriend and my husband. Staying warm and snug. Had a wonderful Christmas with my family. Lots of books. I think the first one I'll read will be The Invisible Bridge.

Merry Christmas! The turkey is in the oven. The house is quiet. Went to church last night for a beautiful service and again was reminded of how fortunate I am with wonderful family, friends and good health. As a friend said to me last night when talking about how fortunate we all were he stated "we started at third base".
Today most of my family will be here for dinner. I will have a range of ages- 5 months old (my great niece) to my parents (my dad turned 92 yrs in October). There will be 18- quite a gathering.
Have a wonderful day.

Last of the Christmas baking finished. My son's favorite cookies- chocolate and vanilla pinwheels and a cardamon bread (braided) which we have after opening presents Christmas morning. The tree is almost all decorated. Just waiting for my daughter to put her ornaments on. Have been getting organized for dinner on the 25th as I have my family for dinner- from 5 mos ( my great niece) to 92 yrs (my dad). Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Met last week for our annual Christmas Potluck and Yankee Swap. No book as everyone felt they were too busy to read and discuss. Lots of good food, great company and fun gifts. Made another change to our calendar- the book of poetry (Drive By Heart) is now the January book and The Women Who Raised Me was moved to February. Still need book selections for the rest of the year. My husband gave me the children's book It's A Book which is absolutely delightful and fun. And not just for children. Have been reading The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. Slow start for me but finally getting into it. Busy with holiday preparations. Have baked 8 doz. cookies for the town Community Services dept. and another 5 doz for my family. Finished the family sugar cookies today. Labor intensive- cinnamon sugar, nonpareils, red and green colored sugars - but yummy and worth the effort.

Last week we met to discuss The Help. Very good discussion regarding the civil rights movement, where we are today, etc. Talked about the movie being made and the casting selections. Would be a fun thing to organize a movie night and then revisit the book and compare the movie. Decided to postpone the December book ( Drive By Heart by Michael Milburn) to February since we meet in two weeks. Drive By Heart is a selection of poems. Poetry is an area we don't often visit. Getting ready for the holidays. Tree is up, lights are on. Candles are in the windows.