A nice quiet Christmas at home with Carol and Ian. Carol started the day by baking a batch of doughnut muffins for breakfast. We both grew up with a Christmas that included doughnut muffins, the recipes were slightly different but both are heavy on a coating of cinnamon and sugar. Shortly after munching down a couple of muffins we gathered in the living room followed closely by the household critters - all the rattling of gift wrap must mean there's something for them to eat.
Ian checking out a new rugby shirt.
E'owyn with her rawhide chew gift which shortly after this photo was taken she threw up what she had eaten... where else? On the carpet. Patches also had a rawhide with no ill effects.
Carol with an biography of herfavorite president, Andrew Jackson.
Scotia tormenting her new toy seen heredangling below her scratching post perch.
Glorious mess after all the gifts were open. I enjoy letting the wrapping paper and gift packaging lay around awhile before tidying up.After checking out and talking about the gifts we exchanged I was outside mounting a temperature and humidity sensor transmitter for the wireless weather thermometer Ian gave me. After lunch Carol and I went for a three mile walk and upon returning Ian had left for a field walk in the snow out on our property behind the house. Came across some deer tracks and some spots where it appeared they had laid down on the edge of the woods.
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Have you ever checked with the rest of the siblings about the doughnut muffins? Because they are also a special day treat with us ;)
I think Doreen and/or Kathy make them as well. Mom's were dunked in melted butter then rolled in the cinnamon-sugar mix after baking. Carol's get the treatment before baking.
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