Christmas 12/23/10

                      I'M GONNA TELL MY DADDY!!

    

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One of my favorite ornaments.

  I've had this angel for over 15 years. 

These mittens belonged to my son,

 Nathaniel, when he was a toddler.

They were in the closet with

 other gloves and scarves; then

it occurred to me to use the mittens

 as an ornament

 (Aren't they cute?)

This nativity set belonged to my mother in law, Edna.

  It is over 40 years old.  It still has the original hay

 and it plays "Silent Night"

This wreath belonged to my mother, Julia.  I purchased it for her

 Christmas of 1981 from "The Popular";

 it was a very upscale store in El Paso, Texas. 

 My mom loved it!  She said it made the house look very fancy.

My Maggie

This tree sits on our front porch.  My husband and son decorated it.

We didn't have enough birds, so my men improvised. 

It looks beautiful!!

  Hopefully, next year I will have more birds to cover the tree.

Front door wreath

Christmas Skull

My decked out skull with a Santa hat.  Love it!

Late Post of Thanksgiving

I know I am posting our Thanksgiving holiday a little late.  I have been keeping busy with school and trying to get my work done for the Fall Semester; school ended on the 10th of December.  I did well in Watercolor, but I have not checked my grade for Pastels.  I will post my art work in the near future.

Anyways . . .

My favorite time of year is Fall because it brings all the wonderful holidays; Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I have to admit tho that my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.  I really do enjoy preparing the Thanksgiving meal; my family appreciates it too.  We miss our son Sergio, but this holiday was not too sad.  God has sustained us through the last year; and I know He will continue to heal and restore our family. 

Thank you Father!!

Mixing ingredients for my pumpkin pies

Pies right before going into the oven

My husband's favorite dessert; Watergate salad

What a beautiful turkey!!!  It was GOOD TOO!!!

I love using the Reynolds Turkey Bags;

the turkey always comes out very moist.

"Please, please, please, come down"

(Poor Paige, she is not allowed to eat any bones, but she sat in front of the stove for over an hour; my son and I put the carcass in a trash bag.  Paige and her sister Maggie did have turkey with their dry food). 

I hope for those reading this blog, that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Always count your blessings and give Thanks to the One who provides us with what we need in our lives:

JESUS

Doggies

I have two little dogs, Maggie and Paige.  They have been my source of companionship and they are wonderful! I know that they watch over the house and me.  I thank God for these sweet spoiled animals.  As Maggie and Paige have been brought in from the cold.  Maggie ran upstairs to lie in Nate's bed and Paige is on the sofa.  These dogs sure do have it hard. 

 

 

Do these dogs look malnourished? 

DO I LOOK FAT?! 

Autumn Decorations

I have been buying Fall knick knacks for many years, and I usually wait for the seasonal sales, but lately stores have been very savy with their merchandise.  Unfortunately, I do have to restrain myself; remember I lost my job this past Summer.

Anyways . . .

My son suggested that I take photos of our home and put them in my blog; I thought what a wonderful idea (it was something I was going to do anyways), but I will give him the credit.

 Some of these turkey were antique shop finds, the large one back center was from a hobby store and the back right turkey was a yardsale find.  These turkeys are so great to display.  The glass turkey in the center was an antique store find and it is a little lopsided, I just love it.  I had been eyeing the amber glass turkey for almost 5 months and my husband and son encouraged me to buy it;  it might not have been at the shop much longer. 

Coffee Table setting

Sweet find at a little

                                         shop in Littleton, CO

For our future grandchildren.  No pressure Nate.

I enjoy surrounding my family and home with beautiful finds

but my favorite find for this Fall is . . . .

Mr. Ghosty!