Cookies...YUM

Thanksgiving was wonderful. Ate to much!! I had my Son and his wife and four kids, and my daughter and other son. After the feast we went to a movie. That was fun. Just the four grownups that were left after the Son, DIL, and kids left to go to her families. We saw The Blind Side and it is really good.

I have been sooo busy (as have the rest of you I am sure). I had two big Christmas projects that had to be done....and they are (o: Last night we had all the kids and grandkids back to decorate Grammies Christmas tree. I have fun pictures of that, but I am saving them for a later post. After a supper of soup and left over pie.... the kids got to decorate a gingerbread house and cookies.

Do you see the mens heads in there? If you do this.... put the house together ahead of time. When the kids are older, maybe they can handle the walls, but they sure needed help from the Dads. I think the most fun was had with the cookies they got to decorate and eat. Never knew sprinkles could travel so far all over the house! They had a ball, and so did I. It was a fun memory. I think that is a new tradition for us. Do you notice anything different about my Grandkids?

This is a month of lots of exciting happenings and secrets and surprises around here. And I don't just mean HoHOHO.

Happy Thanksgiving

Just put on something compfy

something that makes you feel special and

unique

remember you are a princess

the world is at your fingertips

don't worry about the color coordinating

purple capes go with anything

sit on the swing and sing any old made up song you want

give the world that look

now

click your Dorothy shoes together

magic....

There are lots of things going on around here. My kitchen and Family room are undergoing a great makeover. My Daughter in law is doing that for my Christmas gift. Let me tell you it is wonderful. I will show pictures later. My daughter is making plans to move to her new apartment this week. My revolving door is revolving once again (o:

Of course I am getting ready to host a small family Thanksgiving dinner here Thursday. That means cleaning and cooking. We do a simple dinner...because we always have. The turkey comes out great in the convection oven (o: I only have one day of daycare this week so I went shopping this morning and really got a lot done (o: Last week I worked hard to finish the girls advent box and this week I will finish a gift for Hubby's parents. Tomorrow I have the whole day with my sister. We use to hang out almost everyday so I miss being with her.

Hope this is a truly Thankful time for all of you.

HEM YOUR BLESSINGS WITH THANKFULNESS SO THEY DON'T UNRAVEL!!!

Slow Down and Relax

Time to relax

Just stop for awhile

God's in charge

it makes no sense for me to stress

to hustle and bustle till nothing is merry

to worry and work

till everyone's tired

to tired to hug a little one

to tired to laugh at a silly mistake

to worn out to look at the blue

blue water that reflects God's smile

Is he saying to stop

just Stop

STOP

Start enjoying this minute

this very minute

Don't let the calendar make you crazy

slow down and enjoy

enjoy each minute

Ahhhh...I needed that little lecture to myself

as for you

slow down and enjoy

my friend

Snow Anyone?

I just love these snow pictures. It is almost all gone again. I can't believe we have had three good size snows already. Because of the nature of Colorado.... the sun comes out and melts it away before to long. Usually! When I went to college in kansas, I was amazed that the snow stayed on the ground almost the whole winter. Yuck!

So, we have been having many discussions about the Holidays. Who will be where and who will bring what. We have the names drawn and some of the family ( DIL) has their gifts bought. Never fear...not me. I have finished the girls advent stuff. Somehow that ended up being a bigger job than I thought it would be. I put all my heart into that and the gift I buy and wrap will probably go into a pile with the other toys (o:

More snow and an overnight guest

Guess who is spending the night at my house? This snow picture( that crazy face is because of snow in the glove) is from Oct. the 29th, but it is building up outside pretty good right now. A few days ago it was in the upper 70s. It is a balmy 30 degrees right now.

We have had a fun time already. We went to church and then she picked Panera Bread as a place to eat. I was so annoyed that they were out of french bread that they serve with the soup. Oh well (o: I am on a bread frenzy. Crave it. Anyway we sat by the fireplace (which hubby thought was way to warm ) and talked. Just Kyla and her Grandparents. One seven year old without three younger sisters. Even though it was freezing, we stopped at McDonalds for an ice cream and a little play in the kids area. When we got home we tried to catch snow on our tongues before we came in. Papa turned on TV, but we girls got on the computer. Kathy, I showed her the talking parrot. We had fun laughing at that, then we looked up other utube videos. We watched dolphins and sharks, then she drew them and wrote a report on them. No kidding! It was her idea. I told her it was like home school, so then she wanted to pretend she was home schooled. After drawing and writing for awhile, we got in her bed and read from one of the many chapter books I have here from Garage sales. After I read two chapters, I left her alone with the book while I finished a few other things. Twenty minutes later I remembered to check on her and she was still reading. That girl is a reader. Like her Grammy!!! (o: None of my own children liked to read even though I read to them from the time they were able to look at a book. Yes, they loved to be read to.... but never read on their own for fun. Kyla is a read under the covers with a flashlight kind of kid. Tomorrow I have to get her to a long ballet practice. She is going to be in the Nut Cracker in December (I can see a great post with ballet pictures coming up). The practices are starting to get longer and more frequent. The rest of her family went to the mountains for the weekend, but she isn't allowed to miss a practice. We will have lots of time to play in the snow and make crafts and maybe bake (o: before the ballerina has to go to practice.

Get together

Isn't that the cutest picture? You know me.... can't post without a picture. This is from the Birthday party. My daughter the aunt, and little Shay.

So I promised to tell you about the blogger get together. It was just a small simple event. Not like some I have read about. I had so much fun though, I just might have to do it more often. Three of us Colorado girls met for lunch. Myself, Noreen from nananors.blogspot.com and Marlene from barefootsoul.blogspot.com . Noreen included a picture of us on her blog. If you go there scroll down to Friday November 6th.

I just felt like I had known them forever. Well, Marlene and I go to the same church, and we do know each other, but don't see each other all that much. What surprises me is how you just feel such a connection that you can talk and laugh and even pray for each other. I don't always open up and share things and I found myself talking about some things that were very personal. I am glad I did because I have 2 people praying for me now and I could call them or email them and I know they would try to help with whatever I had going in. Isn't that amazing?

Now what? The door is open for new and brave steps. Maybe Betty could come visit from South America (o: Maybe I could go to a dear blogger friends wedding (o: Maybe Kath and her trucker husband will stop on an over the road trip (o: I would love to meet my knitting nurse friend Kathy. Pea could come from Canada (o: My weather vane friend and I could discuss our health (o: My Prairie chick girlfriend could tell me all about her cute kids (o: Then there are the Grammas and Grammies and Gramees ( I collect them) and a Pamela!!! Theres a flower and a Pocket full of eggs and my sweet farm friend with the cutest little Honey Hen. Now my friend that lives on the beach in Florida... maybe I can visit her (o: I am sure I have left some out because...hey I am tired and... by the way... did I ever tell you I can't type. Two finger hunt and peck. I can just hear the sympathy flooding in (o:

Good Night.

She is Six Years Old Now

The Birthday Party was great. The kids had a ball and the grown ups too. I am only disappointed in my pictures. Way to much red eye and the back of the Birthday girls head.

She has changed a little bit from the pictures in the last post. My six year old Princess. I love the fourth picture where 'The Sisters' are watching her open the present from them. They were so excitied. Make up. Pretend of course... but never the less very exciting. The top picture shows her getting ready to put the cherries on the cheese cake. There was also a pumpkin cheese cake. Devine!!!

Can't believe the weekend is almost over. I love the weekend (o: Saturday I got to go to the CU basketball game with a friend. That was new for me and lots of fun. Lots of other fun things like church and eating out with friends, shopping, cleaning, and the last soccer game of the season for the Granddaughter. She has improved so much from the first game (she cried everytime she came to the side lines). Only sour spot of the day was little tiny 2 year old sweet heart of mine fell and hit her head on the sidewalk. Owe!!! Giant Goose egg on the forehead.

Next post I will tell you about the blogger get together (o: