Archives for December 2011

Day 7 - Tonight some members of the 4H group went shopping for a 'Christmas' family. As always, we pick a family member and split up. Chase, Damian and a few other boys picked the 2 year old. Clothes were not a 'wish', only learning toys. Chase seemed excited to learn that they had $100 to spend. Hmmm. I caught up to them in the toy section and they had two items. Both, good choices. … [Read more...]

Countdown to Christmas - day 7 (already?!) This year's parade theme was "A Season of Giving" so the 4H group combined the Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, St. Jude, Make a Wish, our local Animal Shelter and Food Pantry to make one GREAT float =) - The kids had a great time putting everything together - and Santa's helpers?! Well, they were more worried about their hair being messed up by the … [Read more...]

I love the sounds of Christmas and a sound that isn't heard in our house too much throughout the year is my sewing machine. However, this year won't be any different than those in the past as I will be making some special gifts. Although there won't be many, I still love hearing the music playing, having the lights on and the sewing machine clicking away. Hmmm wonder who the luck one(s) is … [Read more...]

On this 5th day of Christmas I'm loving my Mickey house! For some reason last year we didn't get out one particular box that held a memory from one of my favorite places on earth. So when we dug through and I found it this year, I quickly remembered how much I missed it. It's happily placed on our breakfast nook tree so I can look at it during every meal we share there. it even flashes three … [Read more...]

I am a follower...... Yep, in this case I am. Two of my 'blog friends' have signed up for this challenge so I guess you could say I drank the kool-aid =)I'm missing 3 days but here's my iPHone pic for the day. I guess you could say I'm dreaming about being there, dressed just like this snow man, lol! … [Read more...]