Count Down To Christmas Link Party

updated Dec. 7th. Today is my birthday I will be going out to lunch. I am scheduling the next link it should start right after this one ends.  If not I sometime get my times messed it will begin at 
3:00 pm today
Scroll down this one is still active. 
Welcome To Count Down to Christmas!

I love our photo that B.J. made for us. 

Feel free to link all your Christmas post.

This is a great time to share your archived posts too!

So let's party!  

Wordless Wednesday

                             

                                                     Happy Trails
                                       

Linking with The Art of Homemaking, Share Your Cup, Create With Joy, Imagine-in-ing, 

WW@Talbert Zoo  Picture Perfect @ Amandas Books and More, WW@Moms Own Words,

WW w/ Claire Justine , WW @ Oh My Heartsie Girl , Creatively Unleashed,
WW @ Just Playing House, Saturday Sparks , Best Of The Weekend

5 Star Frou Frou Link Up, Simple Homestead Blog Hop , Vintage Charm Party

Cooking For A Pink Party

                                     Good morning.  
Welcome to my Saturday edition of Making Everyday a Holiday.  
                   
It's super easy to make our Thursdays feel like a Holiday.   Our grandson comes over in the afternoon every week and stays while our daughter is at work . . . 
                                 
Believe it or not she is the shorter one facing the camera.  She isn't much taller than these students!
While she's teaching we are making memories  like this . . . 

Last week we set the table. (that post is here) and made cookies . . . 


This week we made these . . . 

It simple to make any day feel like a holiday.  And teach your grandson something new.  

He learned how to read a recipe . . . 

And heard stories of his mom making deviled eggs.  I staged this shot but I see I need to retake it since it's blurry.  I intended this shot for part of her Christmas present.  She loves this cookbook. 


I think he enjoyed learning new things.  I enjoyed making memories.

To make even more special memories and to share these we 
have a plan for the festive watermelon plates . . . 

My grand daughter is 6 months younger.  Her birthday is in December.  This year I planned to send her a present in the summer because it's so hard to manage her birthday and Christmas.  
So we are sending them the makings of a fun holiday party along with her 1/2 Birthday package.   They'll get instructions to take photo's and send them to us and share their Pink Party. 

                  Let's make everyday a Holiday 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                             Happy Trails    
                   
Linking with Pink Saturday,  Saturday Sparks,Create With Joy, The Art of Homemaking,
Share Your Cup, Make It Pretty Monday, Plucky's Cooking and Creating
           

Planning A Pink Party

                                                  
The minute I saw these cute little plates I knew what I would do!

                           Plan a party in Pink!
                                    

So I began gathering a few things to build a festive party around a theme of Pink and Watermelon.  Mainly because in the back of my mind I already had a plan in mind.  But I'll share that after you see the thrifty things I've collected . . . 
                        
So first I bought on sale at Kroger the round plates and napkins marked half price.  
Then I went to Dollar Tree for the $1.00 plastic table clothes. 
Yesterday I found the triangle shaped plate marked down at Kroger for .29!  
I scooped it up and grabbed some almost wilted flowers for $1.00.  Cut a few blooms away and watered them.  They are perkier now.  

And now to share with you my inspiration for the entire theme!
         
Not quit Top Chef but the 8 year old baker had a fabulous time.
                   
I wasn't completely happy with how the pink plastic table cloth looked but. Our little budding chef is in training and we kind a got a little messy.  
                
It was still a happy and festive little pink party.  And he didn't even notice the wrinkles in the plastic cloth.
              
 It really only took  a little sugar cookie dough and a little icing to make the day a Holiday.   

The flowers and cute little plates decorates just made me smile.  

The bonus is.  There is a half a roll of dough left for another day!

               I wonder what bargain I can find to decorate with?

Linking with Anything Goes Pink Saturday,  Pink Saturday, The Art Of Homemaking, Share Your Cup and Create With Joy, Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes , Clever Chicks Blog Hop
Simple Saturdays
                                                      Happy Trails