Beef Jerkey

Over the Christmas holiday we make beef jerkey. Believe it or not it was very easy & very delightful. Mike cut the beef & I marinaded it in jerkey spices & teryaki sauce. Then I put it in the oven 200 degrees, on the oven rack rungs with a baking sheet underneath & whalla.... 5 hours later it was done. Our first attempt turned out very nicely and pretty spicy. Making Beef Jerkey will be a yearly Christmas tradition from now on.
Christmas was very eventful with family doings and neighborhood parties. Good friends and family are ingredients for a Blessed Christmas. Christmas eve day was spent with my sister and her family making wine. She showed me how to clarify the wine in the juge jugs stored in the basement. It took much longer that I thought it would take but it was just nice being able to spend time with all of them. We didnt make it to other friends due to staying too late at Paulettes but thats ok. When we got home Santa and I filled the stockings with candies and little presents for everyone. It was very nice not to have to stay up till after the kids went to sleep to do these Santa chores.
Christmas Morning was so delightful. We celebrated Christs Birth at breakfast~ I made sausage from Uncle Andys church group with biscuits and coffee. Yummm! Also we didnt have to wake up at the crack of dawn for the little ones to rip open presents. It was nice and layed back this year. It was quite a nice family time together. The day was dappled with doing whatever we wanted and taking naps. Later we went to Dans for the Christmas get together and gifts for the kids. It was pretty mellow as we planned on only staying a short while. And it actually happed that we were there only a short while. Amazing! Christmas night was cuddled up under the blanket watching TV.
The day after Christmas is Dad's 81st birthday at Mom & Dads house. We all get together again for yet another celebration. This lasted until 11 pm for me. Dad & Mom offered to take us all on a Caribbean Cruize next year for our vacation. Hopefully it will turn out alright and everyone gets along. Only God knows for sure!