For my neighbor Pat

This is for my very special neighbor Pat....she and her husband Velden are just the best. Our houses are far apart sense we are on small farms....but we couldn't be any closer. Velden is our snow mover right now. He comes in with his tractor and moves the snow off our drives. We all look like Penguin's walking. I think she will get a kick out of this.

January Challenge

I took a dollar store small box.... Made it look like a suitcase as close as I could. Added things she might have on her trip from theater to theater. Click on picture to make it larger. It was fun! I forgot to say this is for the Mind-wideopen challenge. If you would like to vote, go to my friends list and go to her blog. You will find some sweet eye candy there.

This is the challenge picture...with the word Forever.

Snow Day

Today was a snow day. It was beautiful but very icy on the roads. Avery's Birthday was last week...Kristie made her a Butterfly cake. We all sang Happy Birthday. Kristie made a wonderful dinner...we ate to much. Does anyone remember when they were 4 years old? If you do, share a story.

New Year Thoughts

Baxter spent allot of time on the library table today watching me take down some of our decorations. I don't know if he was glad that everything had been taken of the table or sad. All I know is he was staying in that spot....so I had to stop and take a picture of our little friend. I noticed that my walls look pink....they are really baby almost white peach...so important to share that...OMG! I have seen a few blogs where the idea is to pick a word for what you might apply for the new year....Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ....change....I know President O has already used this word, but it is very easy to get stuck in the same old things day after day. It is comfortable, even predictable, and I need to think out of the box...this will be hard. I will make a list of things I need to change...I will share the list.

I want to take this time to thank you all for taking time out of your busy life to spend time with me. I am blessed to have found such a wonderful place to share some of my craft and so many things that come into our life. It has been a interesting year....with elections, I thought would never end! Watching the people we trusted take so much from us, gas prices, food prices, and jobs going away. In one way or another we are all affected....but we are going to come out of this, I believe we have learned and will continue to learn more about ourselves and each other. The human spirit is well! I think that blogging is a gift, that we share so many things and understand that we are all creative, loving people that have come together to give and receive support in away that nothing else can do. With a click we open windows to things we would never have seen. Know people we would never have known. I can sit here in my PJ's or dressed up for whatever the day brings, and it doesn't matter. I can have bed head or just finished grooming, it doesn't matter....you come! Sometimes I have glitter all over me, glue on my figures, paint, glass, beads....and wonderful paper, it's all good. You are there. With all this said, I call you friend and if you let me, I will continue to come into your life, I love your stories, your art, and your cute little click!

Merry Christmas 2008

Alexis...it's Christmas!

Avery......being Avery

Camille.....Thank you for coming to visit our party!

The tree is empty, and the bags are full.

The Tree

Food!

Summit

Cory, Annika, Avery

Avery....have you noticed that Avery likes to have her picture taken?

Lots of Hugs, lots of Kisses and all that food.

I made bags for all the kids to put their Candy and cookies from the tree. This is Annika showing her Mom Max what she got .

C.J and Kylee filling their bags

Summit, looking to see if he got enough

Alexis and Avery this is serious business

Avery seems to have found her pot of gold....note the boots, they have lights in them.

Merry and Bright

Jenny, Max, Clay and Kylee trying to figure something out about her new Cell Phone????

Avery, Alexis and Matti

Annika

Annika, Me, Avery

Make a Joyful noise

Annika and Avery

Annika

Cory, Kristie, Arney, Jenny, C.J, Summit, Kylee, and Matti or Beagle

Savannah and Kylee

Trevor won 20.00 in a game we played.

The evening continues

Kristie and Camille

Alexis, C.J, Treyton

Trevor

Doug

Avery, Camille. Cory

More Christmas Eve

Jenny, Clay, Savannah, Kylee

Treyton, Chris, Kayla, Terri, Savannah

Ice Cycles

The tree is full of FOODIES!

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve Party was so much fun. Doug, Jenny and Summit found the treasure box filled with more chocolate than Heaven would allow. We were a party of 21 wonderful souls that love each other. It was cold and windy and snow falling as the house was bright with Laughter, too much food, children ready for all the games, presents, and lots of love. It is wonderful when we are all together, so different are we all, but when together it is like a patch work quilt, somehow it all comes together and is just Beautiful. Merry Christmas!
More pictures to come....