Merry Christmas from our house to yours!!!

 

I hope Santa visited your house last night.  We didn't actually see him, but I know he was here, because our home was filled with love, and hope for the new year.  Oh wait, that didn't require Santa's touch, our home is always filled with love.  

 

But this morning, we felt that extra something special.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

 

 

We are ready for Santa.  The cookie jar is full to the brim of gingerbread men, and we will put out a few for Santa tonight.  

 

I hope he comes to your house too.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

 

I tried my hand at flower arranging using Christmas greens.  This is what I came up with to cheer my friends who are going through a tough time.  I made two of them, and they were beautiful on the long wooden dinner table.  

 

HAPPY DECEMBER!!!

 

 

I saw this on Facebook, and it made me think how fortunate I am that I don't know anybody who would do such a thing. 

 

Looking for snow in the mountains.

 

HAPPY DECEMBER !!!

 

This is how it looked outside our windows on Monday.  It was warm enough to go for a walk, but still a little too damp.

 

We thought about it, and decided to wait for another day.  It's OK to take a day off now and then.  

 

 

HAPPY DECEMBER!!!

 

It's Momma's birthday, and time to decorate for Christmas.  We brought up the snowmen, Father Christmas, and enough silk poinsettias to cover everything.  That's how we do it.  

 

I also found a log of already made cheese biscuits (from last year) so we will cook those today too.

 

I'm so glad we've had a few inside days, to make cookies, cook cheese biscuits, and decorate for Christmas.  I love thinking about how fortunate we are to live here in the mountains.  

 

I hope your holidays are off to a wonderful start too.

 

 

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!

 

Here we are, a rainy day in December, making cookies.  We love to make our gingerbread men cookies.  Jon rolls out the dough and cuts the little gingerbread men, and I decorate them with m&m's and chocolate chips, while we listen to Christmas music.  Our whole house smells wonderful, and we have fun.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

 

 

I don't have a picture for you today, but check back tomorrow.  We are expecting rain all day today, so our plan for the day is to cook!!  I will take pix and let you know how we did.

 

HAPPY DECEMBER !!!

 

Look how cute the haybale is this month.  Somebody got creative and decorated it, and the little hill for Christmas.  

 

I found out that it wasn't just some body:  it was Karen and Val and Cheryl. 

 

 

You guys are awesome.  Thanks for making us smile.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

We haven't seen this in quite a while:  water in the creek!!!  It doesn't look like mulch, but it's something.  And it makes me happy to see it.

 

 

HAPPY FALL!!!