Sean opening the gifts he received from our friends Nina and Amelia...

THANK YOU SO MUCH - BOTH OF YOU!!!

Santa paid a visit....

Birthday Celebration for my mom and my daughter today...

A Christmas wreath made for me by my talented friend Caleen...I love it!

A beautiful quote shared with me today by my Christianne...

"Sometimes we feel that the busier we are, the more important we are—as though our busyness defines our worth. Brothers and sisters, we can spend a lifetime whirling about at a feverish pace, checking off list after list of things that in the end really don’t matter.

"That we do a lot may not be so important. That we focus the energy of our minds, our hearts, and our souls on those things of eternal significance—that is essential.

"As the clatter and clamor of life bustle about us, we hear shouting to 'come here' and to 'go there.' In the midst of the noise and seductive voices that compete for our time and interest, a solitary figure stands on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, calling quietly to us, 'Follow me.'"

- Joseph B. Worthlin

Warm Mittens

We decorated our Christmas Tree tonight!

November Birthdays in our Family...

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend."

~ Melody Beattie

Love this baby!

Sleigh Bells Ring....

.....are you listenin'...in the lane, snow is driftin'....a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight....walking in a winter wonderland!!!!

Here are a few of my many wonderful blessings....

Happy Grant...sweeter than Pumpkin Pie!

Leslie and Jason

Grant, Ryan and Christi
Nathan
Sweet Sean
My Dad and Ryan with all his curly locks of gold
Leslie and Sean

For the LOVE of Chocolate!

Initial Impression

Today's Little Tidbit of Wisdom -

Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.

- Brendan Francis [Behan] (1923-1964) Irish Author

Fall Decor...it was very hard to say goodbye to Halloween this year....but...Christmas is on it's way....!

Halloween Moments

Sean and Me....or should I say, "Wolverine" and "Housewife Faerie"

my Christi and little Nathan...or "Alice" and "Cheshire Kitty"

Pygmalion

Under the Harvest Moon

Trip to Phoenix last week...

I always wondered if the church photos of temples were "doctored" - you know, the skies in the background - maybe someone enhanced them to make them bluer....but I can tell you that the sky that day in Mesa, Arizona really WAS this lovely deep blue. That same night as the sun set...the sky was the most beautiful shade of of turquoise - wish I could have captured it with my camera. It was a nice visit to somewhere I've never been before!

Nicolette Bracelet

The newest bracelets...

Gold Vintage Halloween

Cemetery Garden

Vintage Halloween

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

- J.B. Priestly (1894-1984) English Author

Today's shift in the weather...love it!!!

A fun surprise visit for me today from Christi and the Boys...

My little Sweet-Peas....