Happy Monday Peeps! It's time for Monday Funday where we have some scrumptious fall food ideas for ya from last week's link up! But before we get to the food, I wanted to remind you that I've put all my Christmas posts together in : All Things Christmas ... in case you're collecting an idea or two … [Read more...]
Christmas Ideas & Twirl and Take a Bow
Thanksgiving week!!!! I'm so excited - are you? This week before the big day, my days will be full of cooking and baking and tasting. Then on Thanksgiving, which is at at my sister's house...33 of us crowd around tables and eat and laugh and love on the babies. It's my favorite holiday. If you live … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Trees
These little Christmas Trees are so easy to make and look so pretty as a centerpiece or in a grouping on the coffee table...I made these little trees last week and I wanted to tell you about them! I found these tiny foam balls for $2.99 in the wedding section of a local craft store. They … [Read more...]
Country Christmas
Welcome to my house all country Christmas decorated! Open House HERE I love this tree in the foyer. It has those delightful colored lights of my childhood~And just off the foyer is our library room. The Husband built in a wall of delicious bookshelves. I love my books...I like to put out … [Read more...]
Living Cozy with Scrumptious Yarn!
This elf's on a roll! Decorating, making gifts, planning my weekly baking day...But you know, if you've been hanging out with me for awhile that I don't decorate or bake or entertain just for the sake of doing those things.I wrote HERE about setting the stage for more important … [Read more...]
Coming Off Christmas…
It's an art, coming off Christmas. I've tried it all kinds of ways, like ripping down all the decorations the day after Christmas and getting back to "normal" by sundown on December 26. Now, that's one way to go about it. For me that's similar to what I'd imagine coming off crack cocaine cold turkey … [Read more...]
God bless us everyone…
Captured Moments from Christmas at our house... I hope your Christmas was a good one. Here are a few moments from our time together... My girls and I~(Jamie, the beautiful Hawaiian, is Timothy's S.O., but I claim her:) )Ollie watching for crumbs!First we snacked and watched an old … [Read more...]
This Elf’s on a role!
Calling all Senses... I'm taking a break from Christmas movies to listen to some Holiday music while I'm decorating. Have you started the Christmas music yet? I got to this point on my play-list and noticed that the same song was playing over and over and over! I didn't mind, it's “River”, my … [Read more...]
To further my excitement to near hysteria…
I know many of you will not understand this. But I'm beginning my decorating next week. Yes, for Christmas. Yes, I know it's early. But, for this first time since Mom left, I feel tickled. Giggles that you can't stop, tickled. Deep down belly laughing, giddy excitement, tickled! You get the … [Read more...]