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    A most unusual (and really cold) day in South Louisiana.

    A solitary tree stands in a snowy landscape with snow gently falling around it.

    My babies worked SO hard yesterday getting ready for a really big garage sale at our church. Proud of them.

    A child in a camouflage jacket and gloves organized a stack of books for garage sale in a gym with a volleyball net.A child wearing a plaid jacket and green cap is smiling in a large indoor space with tables and various items in the background.A large indoor space is filled with tables displaying various items for sale, resembling a garage sale or flea market.

    More trampoline this afternoon. So, I grabbed the school books (upon their request, which I thought was a great one) and met them out there.

    A person is holding school textbooks outdoors near a trampoline with children playing on it.

    Truth.

    We’ve been on a Painterland Sisters skyr yogurt kick over here. My favorite is Blueberry Lemon. Ro’s is Savannah’s Peach. And B’s is Vanilla.

    A hand holds the foil lid of a yogurt container featuring a cow illustration and the text "Simply Yummy," with the opened yogurt and spoon nearby on a wooden surface.

    Trampoline time today. It had been a while.

    A child wearing sunglasses is mid-jump on a trampoline covered with leaves, set in a wooded outdoor area.A child wearing a cap and jacket joyfully jumps on a leaf-covered trampoline surrounded by trees.

    I’ve made cornbread 4 times in the past couple of weeks. Been using ghee instead of oil and YUM.

    A glass bowl contains a mixture of dry and wet ingredients being stirred with a metal spoon.

    The kids went afternoon camping, complete with backpacks full of things to do and snacks. 😊⛺️

    A red and gray tent is set up on a grassy area surrounded by trees.

    How We Celebrated the New Year with the kids:

    Charcuterie, sparkling cider, mixed treats, and a LEGO put together party

    Someone is pouring a drink into green glasses lined up on a kitchen counter with snacks in the background.Four LEGO sets, including Star Wars, Friends, Botanicals, and Disney, are displayed on a wooden table.

    Gumbo cookoff for lunch today

    Three bowls of gumbo are arranged on a table, with one containing a quail and chicken, another with shredded chicken and sausage, and the third featuring smoked sausages.

    Made gingerbread cookies (my favorite!) last night

    A child wearing a purple shirt is cutting out shapes from rolled-out cookie dough using a cookie cutter.A child is decorating freshly baked gingerbread cookies with white icing on a parchment-lined baking sheet.A child wearing an orange shirt is excitedly eating a cookie at a table with a small orange plate.

    Currently 🦁🎥🌾🌮👟🐅🍪☕️🧱

    Reading: Just finished reading “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” to my son. We’re 4 chapters in on “Prince Caspian” now. I found this whole 1970s Chronicles of Narnia set at a thrift store for either $4 or $5!

    Watching: @mtt and I just finished watching “A Gentleman in Moscow.” I liked it.

    Researching: Countertop grain mills. I think it would be so amazing to mill our own flour.

    Purchasing: Lots of Christmas gifts. ‘‘Tis the season. 🎄 My grandfather graciously gives me money to purchase my own gifts. So more specifically, I just purchased myself a Masienda tortilla press and masa. Something I’ve wanted for a while, but just couldn’t justify. But that’s what makes it a good gift!

    Wearing: I got a new pair of classic Vans. Sized up half a size for some toe wiggle room (because I wear barefoot shoes a lot of the time and can’t do a tight toe box anymore), and they are so comfortable.

    Enjoying: Took my kiddos to the zoo here recently. It’s not very big, but they’re making some improvements as of late. My kids have visited with their grandparents a lot in the last few months, and they were so excited to show me around because it had been years since I’d been. We had the best morning there.

    Eating: I’m making gingerbread cookies this week. This is my favorite recipe! In the past, I’ve just mixed powdered sugar and milk until I get a consistency for icing I like. But I think I’ll try a royal icing this year.

    Drinking: Bone broth hot chocolate. The recipe calls for chicken bone broth, but I actually prefer beef. It’s really good either way, though! My kids have actually had the opportunity to have packaged hot chocolate several time recently, and they wouldn’t drink it because they said it wasn’t good.

    LEGO-ing: I got 3 Christmas Polar Bears sets for 70% off after Christmas last year. Saved them and got them out this week to do with B and Ro. Fun times.

    My girl got to go to a Christmas tea party yesterday!

    A young girl sits at a festively decorated table with holiday treats, a Christmas tree centerpiece, and empty teacups awaiting tea.

    Kumquats

    Kumquat tree with almost ripe fruit

    Ro girl taped up a box to wrap. 😊

    Two of her favorite things are crafting and wrapping gifts for others. ❤️ Oh, and tape. Tape might be her very favorite thing.

    A cardboard package resealed with lots of tape.

    Some recent-ish thrifted things:

    A $1 framed Christmas cross-stitch

    Lemon Federalist ironstone sugar, creamer, and for cups - paid $2 for all of it

    2 floral napkins that were either 25 or 50 cents each, can’t remember.

    A set of yellow dishes, along with a framed cross-stitch and floral napkins, are arranged on a countertop next.

    Did a sort of Icelandic Christmas Book Flood at our co-op today (we’re diving into a Christmas Around the World study for the next few weeks). The kids drew names a few weeks ago and found the perfect books for each other, many of which were thrifted. It was simple, but so special.

    Wrapped books beneath a small Christmas tree

    Rowyn woke up and made @Mtt a cannonball first thing this morning.

    A person holds a crumpled and taped piece of paper colored brown and meant to be a cannonball above a patterned rug on a wooden floor.

    Stopped by my dad’s for the night Friday night on our way home from Missouri. Left there with 2 dozen eggs Saturday morning. Cooked almost half of them last night for dinner. 🥚🍳👍

    An egg carton holds several brown and blue eggs.

    New Kindle case to match my new Kindle 😍 (Both thanks to @Mtt ❤️)

    A Kindle Paperwhite with a matching colorful case placed beside it on a white surface.

    Another fave family game: Skyjo. We played before bedtime last week on B’s birthday.

    A family is playing a colorful card game at a wooden table.
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