A very funny story to read tonight!
It’s Friday night!! Even though we’re not doing Family Movie Night tonight, I do have a story for you: “The Night Before The Night Before Christmas,” a funny story by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Mike Lester.
This is a great story to read on Christmas Eve-Eve, different than your typical actual Night Before Christmas stories, which you can read tomorrow night.
In addition to reading, here’s a cookie recipe for you as well:
OATMEAL SCOTCHIES
INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp grd. cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups quick or oldfashioned oats
1 2/3 cup (or one 11 ounce bag) butterscotch chips
These use butterscotch chips and oatmeal. They're a yummy, crunchy cookie!
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in oats and chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 7-8 minutes for chewier cookies, 9-10 for crispier cookies.
Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes, transfer to rack to cool completely.
AND FINALLY……
If you’re looking for some fun, homemade ornament ideas to do during the day on Christmas Eve to help the kids pass the time on what can be a very long day, waiting for the “big event,” here is a collection of photos of some of my favorites from this year and years past. These make great last minute gifts or “tags” to add onto a gift package, or…to add to your tree!
My sister-in-law always makes a handmade ornament each year. This year she collected all kinds of covers, all year long, to create the ornaments.
Here is the ornament Elizabeth brought home today, made out of popsicle sticks and paint.
Caroline's second grade photo ornament using her school photo and a painted frame.
A fun, easy ornament for young kids to make using glue, glitter and tissue paper.
The Whole bag of Chips 
ooohh this is a family favorite (the cookie)!! đŸ™‚