You Got Mail!!!

This is Jerzies first look at a Christmas tree this morning. Her parents don't have theirs up yet. She was certainly fascinated. I got the mail right after lunch and there was a card addressed to Jerzie. She loved all the sparkly glitter on the card and

she loved that 'her Santa' was on the card too.

She also got some money that she said she will put in her bank when she gets home.

Thank you Darla for making my little girls day!

Snowy Sunday

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Food for Thought

"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty feet tall." - -- Larry Wilde

Show and Tell

Today I'd like to show you some special family pieces. The first is my Santa. Santa is about 5 feet tall and has a red (fake) velvet suit. His hair and beard are made out of spun fiberglass. He has been in our family since he was won in a 50 cent raffle when I was a teen, over 40 years ago.I can barely put my arms around him. Inside he has a cardboard frame and his arms are stuffed so they can be moved up and down.

Santa has had a few bad incidents in his 40 + years. He has traveled several miles, stood in a beauty shop window, been chewed on by mice and been in a house fire. The first thing one friend asked after my fire was if Santa was alright! I think he looks more realistic with his beard smoky gray. Every year I say it's time to get rid of him but I just can't do it. He stands on my 2nd story deck and watches my customers as they come and go. Many of them look forward to his appearance every year. The kids in the family can see him thru the kitchen window. In reality I know that I will never be the one to get rid of him.


This wooden bowl is a family item that I was given as oldest Grandaughter. It is always on my kitchen counter. It is filled with the red plastic Christmas cookie cutters I used as a child.

The holly leaves and the present are 2 of my favorites.

I still have the whole set but not the box. I also love the Santa face and the snowman. I love being surrounded by happy memories all through the year but especially at Christmas.

For more Show and Tell posts go over to Kelli's House.

Santa

Because of Jerzie I got out my Santa stocking holders this year. Ckick on the picture for a better look. This next Santa is a one of a kind. I bought it at a church auction.
I just love his face, hair and beard. Jerzie told me at lunch the other day, as she was rubbing her face, that she didn't have a beard but Daddy did. She said I didn't have one either. She doesn't realize that in a few years Gramma might have one! lol!

Miniature

Several years ago a friend gave me his collection of Hallmark miniature ornaments. Over the years Laurie has added to the collection and I have added other tiny ornaments. The trees kept getting bigger every year and now I use a tall skinny tree. This year the tree is in my kitchen.
This is one of my favorites that Laurie gave me. I'm sure you can tell why!
I love these little clip on snowmen. As you can tell by the pictures I've added a homespun fabric garland a grapevine and berry garland and white lights.

A birdhouse and an icy snowman.

A musical snow trio.

Penguins, mice and snow people.

A cat on a scooter, a mouse sleeping in a sneaker and a cute little angel.

All topped off with a sparkly snow angel.

It's Bloomin' Tuesday!

Welcome! Today I'm going to show you hydrangea pictures. I love hydrangea and have add 3 new ones to the regular hydrangea I have had for many years. I moved that very large bush this fall and hope that it will survive. I only have pictures of 2 plants.

Limelight Hydrangea

I love hydrangea no matter what stage they are in. I can't wait to see how my new ones do this year!
I have decided to take a Christmas break from Bloomin' Tuesday. I promise that it will return on Tuesday, January 6, so keep those cameras and summer pictures handy!

If you would like to join us, just add your name and permalink to Mr Linky and a link on your blog to this post. If you are here to pretend that it is still summer, sit back with a cold drink and enjoy the tour.

O Christmas Tree!

Jerzie and I have been busy already today. We decided to make a Christmas tree. Jerzie put on some cookie stickers that Lilli sent her in my package. Then we glued on some red sparkly pipe cleaners.
The very best part was putting on the shiny balls with a glue stick. Jerzie loved the glue stick, as you can tell by the number of balls on the tree!
Of course, we had to put a magnet to hang it on the fridge.

It is so much fun now that Jerzie is old enough to enjoy this kind of project.

Snowy Sunday

I didn't take these pictures today because it's too cold, windy and snowy out!

To join Snowy Sunday or check out other posts go over to Laurie and Chris'.

An update on yesterday's post: Someone checked out the union book and even as a part time employee have the right to bump someone with less seniority. Since there is such a turnover, and some over me have decided to quit I am only the 5th cashier on the list. I may not get office right away but that's okay. A rep from Human Services is supposed to come in and talk to everyone. Thanks for the concern!

Sad Day!

Yesterday was a very sad day. I got a call from one of my fellow workers from the grocery store. The bigwigs came in the morning and announced that our store would be closing on January 31st.This store employs 62 people. Hopefully the managers and full time people will get jobs in other stores. I only work about 20 hours a week and have been there about 5 years but my problem is insurance. I have prescription, dental, eye glasses and medical at no cost to me. I just got a new prescription yesterday that would have cost $238.! Now that I have register and office experience I'm not as concerned about getting a job as I am getting one with benefits.

It was hard to go to work last night and will be harder tonight because it was in the morning paper and now all our customers will know. I, along with everyone else is at a loss as to what to do. We will all have a hard time with the new ad line about big smiles!

Show and Tell

It seems that this Christmas I'm thinking "inside" the box. No, not the presents, the decorating! This sewing machine drawer is on a table in my living room. I found the adorable figurine at a discount junk store for a dollar. Click on the picture to get a better look.

This is on my dining room table. You can see by the next picture, it is an old red metal box. I bought a box of boxes for a dollar at an auction and this was in it.

I washed it off but didn't scrub it because I like the old look. None of these arrangements are permanent. I like to change things so I may use them filled with something else later.

I found this 3 compartment wooden box in a barn at a sale. It didn't even have a price on it. I guess they figured no one would want it. I think it was a dollar also. This is on a table in my bathroom. How's your decorating going? Do you think 'inside' or outside the box?
Thanks for stopping by. To see more Show and Tell posts go over to Kelli's House.

Almost!

First I'd like to apologize for not commenting much lately. I do check in on you when I have a few minutes but I know we are all in the same boat. Trying to get everything done in a short amount of time. I'm almost done with my inside and outside decorating. I've had to spend some time getting ice off my roof. Just let me say here that a telescoping tree trimmer handle with a small hoe taped to it works great to pull snow and ice of the roof! I finally called my son yesterday and he finished the job I started. Now I'm looking for someone to replace the gutter because when there is no gutter I get a waterfall in the stone part of my basement.
I'm almost done shopping and I've started some projects I need to do. My goal this weekend is to finish the projects and the decorating. Then just cookies, wrapping and getting a tree. I just found out our tree guys aren't selling this year so we need to find somewhere else. Bummer!

So how are you doing with all you need to do?

Christmas is 3 weeks from today!