There’s nothing on earth quite as delicious as a plate full of rice krispy treats. The picture here was taken a couple weeks ago. Since this plate was devoured at the party we attended, we have made more rice krispy treats for another party. This time we made sure to save plenty at home for our own consumption. Of course, that’s not very helpful to the waist-line but this time of year we do allow ourselves to over-indulge a little. Maybe that’s not the best idea but hey it sure tastes good.

Christmas is 2 days away. I’m pretty excited. We are going to Nashville on Friday, the day after Christmas. We will be there until New Years Day. On New Years Day we’ll be driving to Tallahassee, FL to spend a little bit of time with my grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins there. That’s where my dad is from originally and much of his part of the family still lives there now. I think we may only be there one night but hopefully we’ll have enough time to see everyone.

Last night, I spent some time ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. I’ve never done that before but it was a great experience. Our Rotary Club does it every year. I especially enjoyed seeing the little kids giving their pennies and quarters and nickel and dimes. It’s so important to teach kids the value of giving and it just made me smile every time.

Well, if you’re reading this before Christmas, I hope you have a very merry one. I probably won’t write again before then and maybe not again until after the new year. It’s been a great year over all for me and Jessica. We are looking forward to an even greater one next year!