Christmas Traditions

While others are shopping on Black Friday, my family is making candy.  My mother has been hand-dipping chocolates for over 50 years.  The process begins early with making the fondant centers and caramel.  Then after Thanksgiving my sister, Janet, and I roll the centers while Mom dips them in chocolate. Mom has perfected the art and places letters on top to designate the filling.  Over the last few years, we have started doing some of the dipping, but ours don’t  look quite as nice.   Our friends always know what they are getting for Christmas. 

This year, Janet’s daughter-in-laws, Amanda and Annie, came with her and were a huge help.  We dipped about 15 pounds of chocolate and packages 32 pound boxes and 12 1/2 pound boxes as well as the extras.  It is a fun time to spend together.

GOOD NEWS

DAREN IS ENGAGED!!!

It didn’t take him long, but he has found a really nice girl.  He went to her home in Townsend, Montana for Thanksgiving and “popped the question”. 

Marlene Beck and Daren John Rockwood will be married March 24, 2012.

We are excited for both of them and happy to have another daughter-in-law.

Where Have You Been Lately?

I think that I have almost forgotten how to blog.  It has been awhile since I have had the time.  I thought that I would show where I spend a lot of my time.  It is my home away from home….

SCHOOL!                  

Family Pics

Daren returned from his mission and it was time for a new family picture.  I will admit that my boys do not enjoy having their picture taken and we have some wonderful memories of trying to get a family picture.  They aren’t to hep on dressing up or taking a ton of poses, so we went with a comfortable scheme.  I decided if I let them wear their jeans and shorts and took them to a place they love, the farm, that maybe they might put a smile on their faces.  It is also great to have a daughter-in-law with a nice camera and an eye for photography.  She was a good sport to set the camera timer and then run to her spot before the flash.  We tried a few in the wheat field and then moved to the trailer spot.  It was a bright sunny day but even with squints and shadows, I think this is a pretty great looking bunch.  I’m just a very proud mom!