Sunday, December 30, 2007

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


THANK YOU SO MUCH - BOTH OF YOU!!!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Santa paid a visit....






Thursday, December 20, 2007

Friday, December 07, 2007

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

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Warm Mittens


Sunday, December 02, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

"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!


Sunday, November 25, 2007

Sleigh Bells Ring....

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

Thursday, November 22, 2007

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!


Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Initial Impression




Wednesday, November 07, 2007

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

Saturday, November 03, 2007

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"

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Pygmalion



Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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


Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The newest bracelets...

Gold Vintage Halloween

Cemetery Garden
Vintage Halloween


Saturday, October 06, 2007


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


Friday, October 05, 2007

Tuesday, October 02, 2007