CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

This recipe came from my friend Beth.  Super easy, but even better, rich and creamy and yummy!

9 oz white chocolate chips

8 oz semisweet chocolate chips

1-1/2 cups peanut butter

{makes about 60 cups using mini papers}

Heat white chocolate and 3/4 cups of the peanut butter over medium low heat until melted and smooth.  

Spoon enough into bottom of each paper liner - about a 1/4 of inch or so.  

Refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes.  

Aren't these cute?  They're from Martha's line.

Meanwhile, melt the semisweet chocolate chips and remainder of peanut butter over medium low until smooth.  

Add this chocolate mixture over the cooled, firm white chocolate peanut butter.  

Some of them are packaged up and ready for gift giving.  I do have to leave some here for the boys.  They love 'em!

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THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW

It's December 11th, and I'm still decorating.  Well . . . maybe just a little bit.  Mostly just tweaking and fluffing.  As much as I love decking the halls for Christmas, I really enjoy adding some cheer outside the house just as much.  

We have a big bay window in our family room.  Since we're in that room a lot, I really like to have the outside view just as nice and festive as the views inside.  I decided not to take in this particular dining set that's outside by the pond.  Frankly, there's no room to store it!  We have two outside dining sets and a lounge set.  This is an older set anyway, so I'm not too worried about it being out in the weather.  But I did want to spruce up 
~ quite literally! ;o) ~ 
our view out there.

A nice stroll around the property "pruning" some of the evergreen trees gave me enough branches to created these swags.  

Bows were made from jute upholstery webbing. 

There's that beat-up, junky wheelbarrow!  
I still haven't let Hubby have his way and drag it to the curb ;o)

I placed a green spot light under the tree so at night it illuminates the tree along with the garden flag and wheelbarrow to make the view at night just as festive.

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FOR YOUR HOLIDAY ENJOYMENT

If there's a single person out there who hasn't heard or seen these guys

ENJOY!

I personally can't get enough.  They're fabulous!  

The story of how they got together is pretty interesting as well.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Christmas Can Can

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

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SITTIN' ON SANTA'S KNEE 60'S STYLE

I display these old snapshots of me and Hubby every year during Christmas.
Aren't they priceless?!

I'm thinking Hubby must be around three or four in the picture above, and looking a little apprehensive about the whole Santa thing.

Ahhh . . . the joy and wonderment of sitting on Santa's knee.  

The look on his face is priceless!

I'm thinking I may use that pic above next year for our Christmas cards.  Have copies made and somehow incorporate it into a card design.  How cool would that be?

 And there's me stylin' in my hooded blue parka with matching mittens. I must have walked in the door of the store and hopped right up on his lap!  I think I was about five in that picture, and I believe it was taken at our local Woolworth's store.  I also think it might have been the first picture of me and Santa where I wasn't screaming!

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