{"id":10227,"date":"2023-12-21T18:51:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=10227"},"modified":"2023-12-21T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:51:49","slug":"merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-to-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2023\/12\/21\/merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-to-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around here, it&#8217;s a little behind. But what&#8217;s new? I do have the tree up and decorated, most of the presents home but not all wrapped. Christmas cookies are in the oven and Will&#8217;s upstairs sleeping. Huh? It seems like yesterday, while I was gone shopping, he decided he would not only move a bunch of big round bales closer to the cow yard but ALSO put the door on the tractor&#8217;s cab. Now, that door weighs about 100 pounds. Gee, the doctor&#8217;s orders say not to lift anything heavier than ten pounds for two weeks! I thought he could hear better than that. Not only did he do that but, during the process, he lost his balance on the tractor&#8217;s steps and hurt his shoulder grabbing onto the side, to keep from falling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10228\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies_7809-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cookies, in process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even ask what the door was doing about that time! Of course, he&#8217;s crabby too. But I&#8217;ll shove a few Christmas cookies at him, and he&#8217;ll be better. I guess I&#8217;ll have to watch him closer, huh?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10229\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tree_5189-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Christmas tree is lit. Notice Mittens keeping my chair warm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, I hope you all have a very Happy Christmas and Holiday week. We&#8217;re expecting family and that&#8217;ll be so nice. We&#8217;re supposed to have rain for Christmas Eve. I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s ever happened before here in Northern Minnesota!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10230\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cookies-done_7817-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not artistic, but done! Delilah and the older grandchildren won&#8217;t care and Melanie is too little to know what they are. Whew!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8211;Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around here, it&#8217;s a little behind. But what&#8217;s new? I do have the tree up and decorated, most of the presents home but not all wrapped. Christmas cookies are in the oven and Will&#8217;s upstairs sleeping. Huh? 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