Count down to 2013…can you believe it is almost here???

No crafts to share…

Thoughts of family running round in my head. The magic of Christmas still hangs in the air.

The gifts have been opened, the food has been ate…the tree is back in his box.But I have loads of great memories that will stay forever.

Today is real special, with my guy home to play in the snow on this winters day.

The count down to 2013 is on our minds, what the future may bring is well out of sight.

Have a wonderful new year…Mary

Five days till Christmas

And all through the house, the presents are wrapped and under the tree. waiting to be given with glee.

No snow on the ground, but there still is some time….white or just bright we all gather round.

No cookies made yet, but Sunday will find me knee deep in baking, cookies and foodies for our Christmas eve delights.

L B and Finn, our sweet little fur friends are a little confused by the fussing about.

The head of the house, the man in my life will find nine days of well deserved rest on the vacation he gleaned.

A eve party is being planned, The Evans and Nell’s will play games, it will be swell. The food will be special, made by loving hearts and hands, gifts will be given, it’s a part of the plan.

The kids will delight in all the family love, and God will be watching from way up above…light hearts much laughter, glad tidings to all, Merry Christmas to all, to all near and far. Rejoice in the season, lets all have a ball.             ME

Just a little TLC

A little illness to bring in the holidays. Bronchitis is not my idea of Christmas Cheer!

Stay well if you can…..

Tears in America

The gifts are wrapped, and the tree is decorated….

Alexis, Avery and Halle are on my computer screen…..makes me smile.

Our tree is decorated….I am small, but no less filled with the love of Christmas.

We have had snow. But it is still to warm to stay on the ground very long.

I am off to do some shopping with my daughter Jenny….

Have a wonderful day!!!

Oh yes, Finley goes to the groomer today…

LB will not be happy that he is gone for the day….

To all my creative friends :)

 

My daughter Jenny gave me this old window months ago. It will go upstairs in the new bedroom/loft. But I am not sure what I want to do, should it be for pictures. chalk board in each pain….I need your input. It will go on a very short wall space…I am thinking next to my desk.I really have no other ideas…HELP!

If you look at my last post. I have to hang it near the floor. I have no tall wall space.

The Headboard :)

 Our son-in-law Doug gave us the pickets. Arney built the headboard.I painted it.Doug and Jenny came to help get it upstairs.

Finley getting his much needed rest.

Time and energy…..

 

The carpet is Coco Brown. The headboard is not built yet…so there were pillows on the floor this morning. But the bed is heaven. The wooden blinds are not all hung yet, but they will be so nice.

Thank you so much for this wonderful retreat

         “Arney.”

Now comes the fun, getting all the little things around us that make it ours. Pictures to hang, things that always make a house a home.

Thank you for taking this journey with me.

       

It’s starting to look a lot like……Christmas

I have been making Christmas cards. It has put me in the mood for the holiday. It is hard to do crafts when your house is already a mess. But today the carpet goes in upstairs and I can get my house in order again. We are excited for many reason, # 1 is getting off the sofa. This has been a long project.

But thank goodness we could do it. I have given away, thrown away, so much stuff. I think we have made our trash man very happy.

I was thinking this morning about the people who are cleaning up after “Sandy”. How they must long for a time when they can get their lives in order.

I plan to start decorating Saturday evening.

I wish you love in the holidays…

Getting it done…glass handles

We are getting to the end of the remodel…

I knew we were almost done when my vintage glass handles went in…

In the mid 70’s we were in the business of buying and selling collectables and Antiques.I had stashed these glass handles and other glass knobs because I just loved them.So when we bought our cottage farmhouse I used the knobs in the kitchen. But never found a place for the handles. So now they have found a new home out of the box and onto the closet door and on the two cubby doors. I am so excited to use them.

Our Thanksgiving was very nice….I was a good girl and did not eat the sweets.

Now on to Christmas….Happy everyday:)

Just a couple of old turkey’s

Off we go to my daughters house for Thanksgiving dinner.

We will pass by many farms on the back roads. People gathering together on this special day.

I just love my new bonnet!!!

Jenny will make the best stuffing, Doug will tend the bird, Summit will keep asking is it time yet. And we are bringing the ham….:)

Everything will be so pretty, and we will eat our fill. I will try to stay away from the sweet’s but I will fail…

At the end of the day we will say our good bye’s  and head for home wondering why I ate that last piece of pie?

My heart will be full too because it is a day to celebrate all that is good and real in our life…Family, good friends.

We will drive home through the country side and be grateful that we have a home to go to.

May you be blessed to be a blessing on this

Thanksgiving Day…

       Love!!!!

I just know you will be so glad!!!

Do you get the feeling that this man just works all the time? You would be right!

He comes home to eat, sleep build and paint. Yes we are so ready to be done.

He is my hero!

Always something to do here at "The Back of the Moon”