Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Here is an ornament to go on the Pub's Christmas tree:

I just got all my xmas shopping done. Hooray!

No Christmas tree or shopping for me..

just lacking the Christmas spirit and the funds

One doesn't need a Christmas tree or funds in order to celebrate Christmas.

Don't you folks around here know what Christmas is all about?

Click here if you don't know.

Hey Zee: No I didn't win any of the baskets of goodies. But, I did go to a cake auction last night and although I lost the bid on one cake, I did win the bid on another. It was soooo cute I almost hated to cut it up to eat. But hey, that's what cakes are for.... to eat right? The cake had a town scenery on top. It even had a fence with an arch and miniature Christmas lights that actually lit up (by batteries). Of course coconut for all the snow. So it was yummy not just fun to look at

Marteeny, trees aren't Christmas, they're nice, but they're not Christmas. Family & friends are. Making a special card for a friend and stopping by to give it to them and staying for a nice cup of coffee, or cocoa and a catch up with them and enjoying their tree could put you in the mood. I just went out shopping with a friend this evening and didn't spend a dime. I helped her to find things she needed for her grandkids and bounced ideas back and forth. She enjoyed my company and it made for a nicer evening. I treated us to a quick $1 Mickey D's burger and a $1 medium caramel coffee (the going rate for that at our local Mickey D's) It didn't ruin our suppers and we were able to sit and relax a bit from all of the walking. But even just a coffee would have been a great. I hope when the next Christmas song comes on you get flooded with some great past Christmas memories and know how lucky you are to have had them. I hope Christmas gets a little easier and fun for you quickly In the meantime, are there any evergreen trees/bushes (like arborvitae, pine, hemlock, holly, yew etc) that you can cut a couple branches from and put in a vase for your table? Close your eyes and take a whiff and you'd have that Christmas scent only an evergreen can give you. Glue a couple ornaments to a stick and place them in the vase too for color or a bowl of ornaments next to it is cool too. Some of those special ornaments (you still have packed away?) will bring back some nice memories of when you received them.











Merry Christmas everyone

(((((((((((((((((sis)))))))))))))))) next year you'll be "home" for christmas.. keep remembering that my dear and smile..

that cake sounds awesome..

as for the goodies.. maybe next time huh

love the decorating ideas you have.. simple, low cost ways to bring a lil holiday cheer into a home.. nice!!

well.. the weather outside is frightful.. and ma daughter ain't moving anywhere today.. seems she's here for another week.. there are just some things.. ya can't work around.. freezing rain mixed with falling snow.. is one of 'em

it's SATURDAY folks.. only 4 MORE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS

not sure how or IF I can get a tree in here now that they're staying longer.. I'll figure SOMEthing out though.. can't have a first christmas withOUT the trimmings

hope everyone has a specTACular day!!

4 days till that jolly fatman breaks my chimney again.

I put a hat on mine 'n spiraled barbed wire all the way down.. like to see him try THAT entry point again

I have no family in the area and just not in the mood for the holiday..

I hear ya sis.. usually after the morning's over and the kids gone.. which is usually right after lunch.. I'm like "lets clean up this mess" and take everything down, store it away for next year, but leave the tree up.. I loves the twinkling white lights

mornin folks.. it's sunday.. woop-de-freakin-do..
the weather is HORRIBLE.. and shoveling well.. I dropped everything and came back in the house.. I'm just too exhausted to do any more.. I've had enough..

so sis.. move over.. I'm hiding out in the padded room and opening a bottle of wine.. yeah.. I'm done being Super woman..

If you are done being super woman does that signal bikinis ahead?

it's like -30 outside hippie.. and you wanna see bikinis??




wow.. it's MONDAY.. go figure.. just another lousy day in the hood.. I'll be happy with THIS year is OVER!!

only 2 more days till Christmas and I WAS gonna get a tree today but.. there's no room to put it with all my daughters 'n grandson's bags 'n boxes piled everywhere... fml..

anywho.. hope everyone's day is brighter!!

My monday sucked....

sorry to hear that ((((bro)))) it's all uphill from here

Merry Christmas..

Merry Christmas to you too my dear.. (((S)))