Snowfall - 7-9 inches

Grand Rapids received snow showers all day Friday and Saturday with winter weather advisories and lake effect snow advisories galore! Yay!

I predict we probably received 7-9 inches. Temperatures remain cold with highs only in the low to mid 20s and wind chills in the teens.

I only headed out Saturday morning to play raquetball, and roads are slick. Today I will be meeting up with some family at Rivertown mall, but the roads should cleared as it hasn't snowed since last night.

Christmas Cut out Cookies

Christmas cookies are baked, frosted, sprinkled and a few eaten. I had to eat the broken cookies! This is my Grandma Owens cut out cookie recipe.

Grandma O's Christmas Cookies
makes 60 cookies:
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream
1 tsp baking powder
5 c. flour
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Frosting
2 c. powder sugar
1/3 stick oleo
1/2 tsp vanilla
little milk
food coloring

In large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, shortening together. Add vanilla and sour cream. Add dry mixed ingredients. Blend together. Let stand overnight in fridge. Roll out and cut in shapes. Place on cookie sheet (lightly greased) bake 10 minutes in 375 degree oven.

Family Picture - Thanksgiving Weekend

This couldn't have worked out better. Ryan and Dad had red sweaters, I brougt a green sweater, and mom just had to look through her closet to get a green sweater (she has sweaters in every color, so no big deal for her). I put in my wide angle lens so I can get a nice full view of the my parents beautiful Christmas tree. This year decorated with gold and red. The lighting was a bit hard to work with, so we are not as crisp and sharp as I would like, but it is better than flash.