Yesterday we had our first bingo winner! Congratulations to Caroline for winning the first prize package. Now here are today's words - first person to post bingo wins the second prize! Go! :)
The final extra words are:
Cookies - a very popular word choice of all of you! :) Our family hasn't ever made a ton of Christmas cookies like some do, but we do enjoy baking some during this time of year. Yesterday I made a recipe recently posted on Money Saving Mom for Angel Face Cookies. I substituted palm shortening for the cup of vegetable shortening but did everything else the same. They turned out pretty good! Last year I made some cut-out cookies:
Have you ever made a gingerbread house? I've made one...11 years ago now. It was from a kit, with everything prebaked, and all the decorations included for you. It was fun to work on, but you didn't get to be very creative. I should try it again, and this time come up with my own design and bake my own gingerbread. :)
It's so fun to make a snowman! It's great when the snow is packing well enough to roll up - it seems like sometimes we are more prone to get the dry powdery kind that doesn't tend to stick together. I like to grab an old scarf to decorate my snowmen, and sometimes we'll have an old carrot available for the nose. If we don't, I just collect some sticks from the woods.
If you were around last year on the blog, you may remember the great Christmas light debate. It's still going strong here at the Girotti house! :) This year, we switched to totally LED lights on the tree, after having to replace the old strands every. single. year. However, there was one strand of the incandesant lights left that still worked, so I took the opportunity to scavenge that for my own room. Now the bottom of my large mirror has garland with multi-colored lights decorating it. I have just left them plugged in all the time and have enjoyed drifting off to sleep bathed in colorful light. :)
~Sarah
Bingo!
Posted by: Anna W. | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:01 AM
Bingo!
Posted by: Kathy W. | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:06 AM
Bingo! :-)
Posted by: Elizabeth W. | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:08 AM
Me, too, but, alas, just a bit late. Congrats to Anna! I drifted back to sleep, and got in a bit late. It is just around 5 AM in CA, after all.
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Cathy | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:08 AM
Bingo, that is...left out that word.
Posted by: Cathy | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:09 AM
BINGO!! (A little bit late):-)
Posted by: Elizabeth | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:52 AM
Bingo here too!! Thanks for the fun game Sarah and sharing your memories and traditions with all of us. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Posted by: Lisa Spivey | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 09:06 AM
Rats! I still have one word left: games! Christmas time is about the only time we have time for games these days, so they're an important part of our Christmas holidays. My daughter and I have baked cookies for the last two days! We baked enough for 12 gift bags for my husband's team at the office and we always give tins of cookies to our neighbors. Of course, there are always a few for us to eat as well! Our favorites, and the most time-consuming to make, are the lebkuchen--German ginger cookies. Yum!!!!!
Thanks again for your contest. It was fun!
Posted by: Aunt Rhonda | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 09:08 AM
I, too, had Bingo today. I also made the Angel Face cookies this week. We are having a guest with a nut allergy, so thought those would be something he could have. Thanks for all your work on the contest and Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Becka | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Bingo!!!!...me too. I checked the blog EARLY this morning and there wasn't a post...too late in coming back. Oh well. Congrats to the winners. It was a fun game and I too enjoyed reading all about your memories and traditions. Thanks Sarah!! :)Merry Christmas! Mrs. "O"
Posted by: Chris | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 09:48 AM
BINGO! But I'm too late! Merry Christmas!
-Shelly
Posted by: Shelly Hammond | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Bingo! We checked our words a little late this morning because our daughter is in labor, and it seems that we are too late! But we did reach Bingo! And I see that you finally added "cookie" to the list! That was a ton of fun!
-Kelly
Posted by: Kelly Hammond | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Hi! I think it is funny that the Christmas light debate goes on! I remember that from last year. We have white lights, but truly, there is nothing like the colored ones. They remind me of my tree growing up. :) I am not baking a lot this year. Just some chocolate chip and peanut butter blossoms. Have a blessed evening!
Sharon B.
Posted by: Sharon | Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 07:48 PM
Popping in to wish the Girotti family a very Happy Christmas and every blessing in the New Year!
Posted by: Kathie | Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 06:39 AM