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Thank you Anne and blessings to you. It is always a pleasure to hear from you - you are so optimistic and full of light - an example to us all! Merry Christmas.

12/11/21 06:17 AM

#2080

D. Anne Bagley (Elliott)

Kay, thank you also🎄🎄🎄

12/11/21 03:50 PM

#2081

This recipe is from a friend who makes it for all her family gatherings - make it and take it. She says it is a big hit. Everyone loves corn!

Please feel free to load your favorite recipe here. We all could use new suggestions for our Christmas holidays. Thanks.

12/11/21 08:56 PM

#2082

https://www.crispyfoodidea.com/2020/11/delicious-christmas-casserole-recipes.html

From Kay Manning Elrod, click on the the link below to take you to some great Christmas casserole recipes.

My favorite recipe is a cup of Bisquick, an 8-ounce roll of sausage and a cup of spicy cheese of your choice, or mild if you prefer. 20 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees. These sausage and cheese balls are easy to throw together and you have a hot appetizer. You can freeze them. We warm them up for breakfast or a snack too.

Becky

12/12/21 12:45 PM	#2083
Ruth McAteer (Lockridge) Becky, the sausage and cheese balls are a family favorite of ours. Got the recipe from my Mom years ago and make them every Christmas. I make them ahead and freeze. Just as good frozen or freshly made. We also love them for breakfast if any are left.

12/13/21 04:54 PM

#2084

Concerned for our friends in the path of those terrible tornadoes in the central states, I contacted Scott and Jeanne Martin in St. Louis to see how they were doing. Below is Scott's response. Storms in the St. Louis area left at least 7 people dead. Thank God Jeanne and Scott are fine. K

Scott Martin
12/13/21 12:09 PM

Hi Kay, So nice of you to be thinking about us. We are both safe; the tornados that pass through the corridor here typically go north of us. In the entire time we have lived here (46 years), we have never suffered any damage from tornados. The worst we have experienced would be downed tree limbs from high wind gusts. Our heart aches for those who have suffered significant loss from the tornados. It is common for our tornado sirens to go off (tornado warning, meaning that a tornado has been spotted) several times a year, mainly in late summer-early fall. So we move to the lowest level of our house and turn on the TV to see the weather pattern.

On a separate note, moving to the lowest level was a bit difficult for Jeanne. While hiking in September in UT (we have a second home in Park City) Jeanne slipped crossing a boulder field and sustained a significant tibial plateau fracture. She was airlifted out by helicopter to the Univ of Utah hospital. By the grace of God, the chief of orthopedic trauma surgery, whose specialty is tibial plateau fracture repair, was on call that weekend and operated on her the next morning. The staff told us she could not have had a better surgeon in the entire US! Recovery has been slow - no weight-bearing on that leg for 12 weeks - but she has now progressed to full weight-bearing and is transferring from a walker to a cane. The full recovery for this injury takes about a year.

Our best wishes to you and your family for a blessed Christmas and healthy new year.

12/16/21 09:22 PM

#2085

Kay, it is good to get the update from Scott. What a rescue for his wife. Thanks, Scott for sharing!

I saw this post on FB from Wayne Haselden with a photo of their tree. Can others send in or post your photos? Should be fun to see the different decorations.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Becky

May be an image of christmas tree and indoor

Wayne's tree - beautiful!

12/17/21 10:29 AM

#2086

Kay’s neighbor on Sherwood. He gives all donations to St. Jude. He dresses up as Santa every year from after Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve and stands out in the yard talking to children and adults – rain or shine.

Thanks for sharing Kay!

The traffic on our two little cul-de-sacs is incredible during the holidays after 5:30, but the visitors are very accommodating to us residents. Sometimes our people have to turn on their flashers to get out or they get caught up in the Santa traffic. There have been times we have been out for an evening stroll and someone will yell to us from the car and it is a friend from the past - once it was my husband's boss. At some point everyone's children have seen the lights on Sherwood. This neighborhood is truly special. K

Click on Sherwood Christmas Lights to see house on Sherwood Forest Dr.

12/17/21 06:11 PM

#2087

Just a simple tree, one with lights on and the 2nd with them off. The thing I like about it so much, as you can see out the window of lights off picture, no other houses within 500 yards in any direction. If you like the city or development.........it's because you have never lived in the country!! My opinion of course.

Jimmy's tree - elegant!

12/17/21 07:21 PM

#2088

Wayne and Jim: Your trees are beautiful! I bet it's a beautiful sight driving up at night when the tree is lit and nothing else but darkness all around. The lights are my favorite thing about Christmas - and the decorations. Merry Christmas all ya'll!

I'm still waiting to hear from some of you who would like to share your recipes. Thanks.

12/18/21 11:26 PM

#2089

Hey, Kay. I posted Wayne's. Sometimes I see the posts on Facebook and post here. This is the Helms' tree.

Here is the Helms' tree.

Becky's tree - stunning!

12/20/21 11:15 AM

#2090

Wayne Haselden

Thanks Becky, I really appreicate it. Jimmy's tree and your tree are beautiful. Merry Christmas to Everyone and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to you and Donna and hope your New Year brings lots of joy and good health to you both. Thanks for all your beautiful contributions. Kay

12/21/21 01:12 PM

#2091

Try this decadent french toast with your sausage balls. Babka bread is my new favorite thing. Is it bread or is it cake - no one knows...it comes in chocolate and cinnamon. You can find it at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and sometimes Publix and Harris Teeter around Christmas.

12/24/21 01:52 PM

#2092

Happy Birthday to our two Christmas babies - Bobby Devinney and Rick Wisher.

12/26/21 10:21 AM

#2093

Hope all Bearcats had a great Christmas......especially the ones that pull for the Tigers

12/26/21 04:09 PM

#2094

Jimmy, is this your house and tree in the picture attached to your greeting?

12/26/21 06:37 PM

#2095

Not in my lifetime, Kay. It's a Clemson friend of mine that lives in Zirconia, NC. Sits on top of a mountain near the SC/NC line. Bears in his yard as much as deer are in mine. Beautiful place.

12/27/21 01:06 PM	#2096
Ruth McAteer (Lockridge) Go Tigers! I'm such a fan.

01/01/22 10:38 AM

#2097

Happy Birthday Dennis! I couldn't figure out how to post it on your page, so I'll share it with all our classmates. I hope this new year brings you and your family nothing but happiness, good health and all you deserve. Thanks for all your contributions to our web site. K

Happy Birthday Gif - IceGif

01/06/22 05:46 PM

#2098

Got my self a new eagle for the new year. Had a 20+ year old winged HD bar & shield on my shoulder and just wanted something different. Sometimes hard to cover an old dark one cause the colors will bleed thru.

01/06/22 05:47 PM

#2099

plan of attack

01/06/22 05:48 PM

#2100

Finished job

01/06/22 08:14 PM

#2101