Tuesday, December 31, 2013

New Year's Eve

Have fun tonight (but not TOO much). We celebrate at 4pm here, which is midnight in England.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Quiet Time

The visitors are all gone, the house is quiet. Now my cat Dasher can come out from his hiding place.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Gumdrop Tree

When guests visit for the holidays, I like to put up my gumdrop tree. 

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Ice Skating

My family is going to go watch the movie "Frozen", and then try our hand at the local ice-skating rink. 

Friday, December 27, 2013

Coloring

I put a black & white coloring cloth from IKEA on the kitchen table, for my family and visitors to color. Everyone has been having fun doodling, and then signing their name next to their "art".

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Ampersand

I love ampersands. This holiday is a good time to use it:
Family & friends & food & fun & festivities &.....
One of my favorite Christmas gifts is an ampersand bottle-opener!


Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Monday, December 23, 2013

Cookie Tree

Each year, it's my family's tradition to make a gingerbread tree out of different sizes of star cookies. 

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Busy Elves

The elf and I were busy getting last-minute things done for the holidays. But where is he now? I still need help!



Friday, December 20, 2013

Christmas Shows - Rudolph

We still enjoy watching all of the old Christmas classics on TV. Rudolph is a favorite. 


Thursday, December 19, 2013

Snowman

This snowman is inspired by a favorite Old Navy holiday shirt that each of my kids wore, long ago. I kept the shirt for the grand kids. 

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Glitter

I bought a giant jar of glitter. I'm not really sure why; it just called out to me! My son said that's what hoarders do. But who doesn't need some glitter in their lives?

Friday, December 13, 2013

Forest

This is my dog, Gidget, in the local park. She thinks she is a fox in the forest!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Christmas Toys

It's fun to see old friends again during the holidays. Here are the nutcracker, the gingerbread boy, and the mouse girl. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Presents

I have a stack of velvet-covered gift boxes. Most of the time they are used as holiday decorations, but each year on December 1, I hide new ornaments inside for my family to find. 

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Snow?

We were promised snow. 100% chance! It rarely snows in our town. Well, there were a few flakes visible among the raindrops! That's about it. The most exciting thing was the weather report.