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Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Years Eve!!
Looking for good luck in 2010? A Southern New Year's Day food tradition, eating Hoppin' John Black Eyed Peas will not only bring good luck, you might also get rich if it's eaten with collard greens. Hoppin' John is a deliciously spicy bean dish made of black-eyed peas simmered with bacon, sausages or ham hocks, onions, spices and rice.
New Year's Day Food Traditions for Good Luck
According to urban legend, it is said for the best good luck of the year, one must eat a bowl of Hoppin' John on New Year's Day. Many devoted Hoppin' John purists go one step further, and at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, they'll toast each other with a glass of Champagne in one hand and a bowl of Hoppin' John Black Eyed Peas in the other.
Black Eyed Peas for Riches & Properity
Following the good luck theory, if Hoppin' John Black Eyed Peas are served with collard greens, you might even get lucky AND rich! If that's not enough good luck wishful thinking, eating "leftover Hoppin' John becomes "Skippin' Jenny," the day after New Year's Day, and eating it demonstrates powerful frugality, bringing one even better chances of prosperity," reports the Austin Chronicle.
According to Boston University School of Theology Archives, "Eat poor on New Year's, and eat fat the rest of the year," is the best advice going for good luck and prosperity.
-http://www.huliq.com/8326/90068/black-eyed-peas-recipes-hoppin-john-new-years-tradition
This year we are going to some friend house for New Years eve, she is makins us some Black eyed peas, and collard greens! I am game for the Black eyed peas, but Collard greens?? I don't think so!
Milk and Cookies, doggie Treats and Water???
Milk and Egg nog for santa this year! They boys also felt it important to leave out water and doggie treats so "Santa Paw's" would leave Oreo something good this year!
The Christmas Eve Elf!
Every year we have a special Christmas Eve visitor, the Christmas Eve Elf. The sneaky little elf comes and drops off a gift on our front door step, rings the door bell and runs!! The boys were so convinced that this year they were going to capture him. That little elf was just too good to get caught. This year he brought the boys feetly pajamas, it took the boys a couple of minutes to figure out how to put them on, but they figured it out. 
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Snow Sleding in our back yard!
We let the boys open their Christmas gifts early, beacuse they were warm snow gloves and boots. Grandma sent Isaac saucer sleds for his birthday, which was on this day. What excitement filled them as they played in the snow!!~!
The Big Snow STORM!
The weekend before Christmas we got hit with a HUGE snow storm!! We were without power for about 12 hours but in the morning it was an amazing site!!
DC Temple at Christmas
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What a wonderful time of year! This is the time for us to take a second and remember the Birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for my elder brother and friend Jesus Christ, for without him I could not return to live with my Father in Heaven. He is my Reedemer, My Savior and most of all an example to me and how I should try to live. I am greatful for Him in my life.
Isaac Christmas Eve
For Christmas Eve we had dinner with a family from our ward and then headed to DC to see the Temple lights and concert.. It was so beautiful!
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