Levi's Stocking

We got a Christmas package from my dear Mom in Law. In it was Levi's stocking...Yay!!! Isn't it just adorable. I love baby blue! :) Now everyone has a special stocking all their own. ;) and how extra special that they all came from Mom. :O)

My Giveaway Prizes

Over at Nancy Jo's blog, she had a giveaway for some beautiful items. I couldn't resist but to enter and how wonderful it was to find out that I won!! YAY!!

These are the pretties that came in my package yesterday.:) The strawberry apron will be just perfect for the kitchen in the new house as it is all going to be decorated in strawberries and roses. I love the lacey green trim! There was a Hershey's chocolate cookbook that my hubby snitched as soon as he came home. The recipes look yummy! yummy! yummy! There was a lovely gingham napkin, a tin Gingerbread man cookie cutter, a beautiful doily, and 2 old fashioned wooden clothespins. (I have already put the cookie cutter and the pins to good use so they weren't able to be in our photo shoot today ;) )

I couldn't resist getting a close-up of the doily. It is just too elegant to not see the beautiful details up close!

Along with all of this was the most gorgeous handmade card!

I feel like Christmas came early with all these goodies in my mailbox! :) THANK YOU NANCY JO!!! :O)

Don't forget to visit Nancy Jo's blog. It is one of my favorite places! :)

www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com

I have been working on this shawl for a little while as

I have been working on this shawl for a little while as a Christmas gift. I finally finished and wrapped up neatly with a bow. I just love the pattern and can hardly wait until I can myself one. They are so snuggly warm.

I was thinking about selling them to help out with finances a little this year.

Dolly #2 for Sale

She is dressed in her bonnet ready to play in the sunshine or snuggle in with a good book. Her dress and body are made of 100% cotton and loving stuffed with the softest of filling. Her favorite things are going barefoot through the garden, picking green beans, chasing butterflies, and giving hugs! She is waiting for you! :)



She is $16.00**. This includes her traveling costs. (This includes confirmation that she arrived safely. Insurance will be extra.)


**As with all dolly travels, International shipping can be done, but will not be included in the cost of the doll. The cost for the doll will be less the U.S. shipping costs. International shipping will be calculated according to location being sent to. :)

Another Wonderful Treasure

I can't get this to turn rightside up, but these beads area gift from Dawn. Hubby and I sat sorting through and picking out our favorites from each and every one. I shall have fun learning how to make my own jewelry. She also sent the most hilarious card.:)

Deck the Halls...and Trees...and Counters...

My dear sweet hubby went thrifting (yay!! farmgirls are rubbing off on me..hehe) with me today and found this beautiful Holly Hobby plate. It's dated Christmas 1973. This was little bit before me, but I remember Holly Hobby very well! I used to have her bedsheets when I was little. Hubby got it and didn't show it to me until we were in the car. Isn't that just the sweetest?!!

Here is our little Christmas tree all lit up for the first time this season. It has all of our special ornaments. Lots of Baby's 1sts, a Couple's 1st, and a few little Curious George's, John Deere tractors, and Hubby's 1st Christmas with his Mom ornament. There are a few others that are important to us for little reasons. They all have a special place on our tree and in our memories. :)

The Christmas holiday has officially begun!! YAY!! --Our tree is up!!

More Treasures

This came from Autumn. So pretty!The two pictures below are of a needlebook that Autumn made me a while back. I use it all the time and it reminds me of her. She said it was made out of repurposed wool skirt. So cute!

Hannah Michele

Her name is Hannah Michele.

The Best Picnic Day

We had a gorgeous day full of lots of beautiful sunshine. We just couldn't resist taking the kids out on the swings and having a picnic. It was a wonderful times and the kids loved it!! That's always the best part! :D Tori on the "big girl swing"

Levi learning to swing with Daddy.

Yummy! Peanut Butter and Jelly with Oreos and Milk..the best picnic foods! :)

Christmas Cleaning

With Christmas only 5 days away, I am spending this week cleaning and organizing as much as I can. It is quite interesting with the children trying to help, but we are wading through. ;) Levi's new interest is helping "clean" the potty. He floats wonderful things in there: toothbrushes, Christmas cards, Barbies, and others. They never knew that they would have such a fateful end with a burial at sea.
My daughter is old enough now to realize that cleaning is not something that she should want to do. :) We clean around her mostly. She does have some chores she is supposed to do, like putting her toys away, helping to watch her brother, and making her bed. I usually wait until the end of the week or in this case, Wednesday to make her really pitch in.
I have to pick my battles..lol....so cleaning around her is just easier momentarily, until I can focus my full attention on making sure that she is doing what she is supposed to.
We are almost done. I have lots of laundry to put away. It's all folded, but I just can't get motivated to delve into it.Dishes and laundry seem to be my cryptonite. I'd rather clean that potty a handful of times than have to wash the dishes just once....lol. I come by it naturally though, my Mom and sister loathe dishes almost as much as I do! ;)
Off to clean....hugs!

Sewing Day

Whenever I bring out the sewing machine, which is a lot lately, the kids are fascinated. I think it's because it is the only thing that has enough buttons that they don't realize they are sharing because they are all playing with a different knob or dial or switch. :D Levi could hardly wait for me to get up so he could take over my spot. Maybe when he's a little taller...lol

A Thriftin' We Shall Go

These are some of the goodies I found while out at the Thrift with Mom yesterday. I love the big plate the most, I think. It matches a plate I found at a totally different thrift store before Christmas. :) Maybe, if I keep an eye out, I'll find the whole set before too long. :P

Giveaway at Country in the Burbs

Tammy over at www.countryintheburbs.blogspot.com is having an awesome giveaway. She makes these adorable tote bags and is giving one away in honor of her 100th blog post! It is personalized for the winner's hobbies and interests! TOO AWESOME!!
Make sure to run over there and check it out!! :)HURRY GO GO GO!!

Along Life's Way

I was sitting here thinking today about all the choices I've made as I've gone along in life. I often wonder which specific choice it was that has put me where I am right now. Do you ever wonder, that if you had changed just ONE thing in your life along that way, that your life could be totally different. I am not discontent where I am at right now. I know where I am is where I should be, because God is still moving and working. I am so thankful that God works in spite of me. Even during those times of sowing my wild oats, God working in me to prepare me for what was to come. I think everything we do whether good or bad, is preparing us to give us a new prespective. Like my little saying say, I dont regret what I've done in life. I know that each thing was either a victory of choosing right or a lesson learned from having chosen wrong. Its only those things that I didn't do when given the opportunity that I think I really missed out on. YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY!
May you never chose no just because you think that youll get a second chance.